VAT refunds for air ambulances
As part of the Autumn Statement, the Chancellor is to announce VAT refunds for Search and Rescue and Air Ambulance charities alongside £7.5 million extra support for air ambulances.
New air ambulance to be unveiled in Bristol
Great Western Air Ambulance is unveiling its new helicopter at its Filton Airfield base today.
The EC135 cost £250,000 - paid for by donations as the charity doesn't receive any Government or lottery funding, and will serve an area with a population of more than 2 million people.
Unlike its ageing predecessor, the new helicopter will be able to land on the helipad at the Bristol Royal Infirmary.
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