Football legends raise cash for hospice

FOOTBALL legends Ian Rush, Alan Kennedy and Mickey Thomas were part of the Celebrity team which helped raise over £1,600 for the Ty Gobaith children's hospice on Sunday.
They beat a Daily Post/Weekly News Xl 5-1 at Eirias Park in a game which attracted a crowd of over 400 to the Colwyn arena, despite heavy rain in the hour before the kick off.
Chris Evans put the newspaper side in front early on but after Ian Rush had equalised, ex-Liverpool and Wrexham player Lee Jones scored at the second attempt from the penalty spot after the referee ajudged that a free kick for a foul on Mickey Thomas had struck a hand in the defensive wall.
Henry Caldecott, 16, who plays for Llandudno Under-17s and won the Weekly News readers' competition for a place in the Celebrities line-up, capped his day by scoring a third goal for the celebrities in the second half with a left foot shot, and they added two more goals late in the game through ex-Manchester United and Colwyn Bay striker Deiniol Graham and substitute Danny Griffiths.
Full report and pictures will be in Thursday's Weekly News.