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FUNDRAISING: Casualty raises funds for NEWSAR
On the 13th November we attended a mountain bike accident at Llandegla. Karl Shaw suffered a serious injury to his leg. The team members...
CALLOUT: Medical emergency near Welshpool
Team members were heading for home after a few soggy hours on a ‘hill day’ for a group of potential recruits when NEWSAR received a call...


CALLOUT: Two women lost on Moel Famau
Two women on a nice day out on Moel Famau became disorientated in hill mist while descending. The made a good decision to call for help...
CALLOUT: Missing man from Leeswood area
At 4pm we were requested to assist with a large scale search for a man missing from the Leeswood area. Â 20+ team members and 2 SARDA...
CALLOUT: Missing person from Holywell area
Late on Sunday night the team was contacted with regard to a high risk missing person in the Holywell area. Â Team members and a SARDA...
CALLOUT: Injured woman on Moel Famau
In the afternoon of New Years Day the team was contacted by North Wales Police and the Welsh Ambulance Service with regard to a lady with...
CALLOUT: Flares seen near Moel Famau
At 2:15AM North Wales Police contacted NEWSAR following a report of a distress flare or light above the Clwydian hills. Given the New...
2016 Hill Party Member recruitment – next steps
If you have completed an application to the team it will now be assessed by the Team Leader group. You can expect to hear if you have...
2016 Hill Party Member Recruitment
EDIT: Recruitment for hill Party members has now closed. NEWSAR is pleased to invite applications for prospective new volunteer hill...


NEWSAR volunteers visit the #findyourepic sculpture
On Thursday evening NEWSAR team members went for a walk to visit the #findyourepic sculpture at Coed Llandegla, nr. Wrexham, before it...


Callout: Trevor Rocks, Llangollen
The team was called out at lunchtime on Wednesday 22nd June to assist the Welsh Ambulance Service with a casualty at Trevor Rocks, near...
Volunteers Week 2016 – Meet Kate
11th June The latest of our volunteers to introduce themselves for Volunteers Week is operational Team member Kate: Aged 36. Rejoined...


Kizzy Whitehurst Search June 2016
23 NEWSAR volunteers were involved in search planning and ground searches for two days for Kizzy Whitehurst who was reported missing from...
Cliff rescue training – 13/4/16
On Wednesday 14th April, we were out practising our cliff rescue techniques near Wrexham at Moss Valley. Â Moss valley is an ideal...


Donation – Music Night at The Sun Inn, Eryrys
In December 2015 the Sun Inn, Eryrys hosted a fundraising Music Night on behalf of NEWSAR. Regulars of the Sun Inn were treated to...


Ken Skates AM Visit
Today NEWSAR welcomed The National Assembly for Wales, Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism, Ken Skates AM, to our base for a...
CALLOUT: Lost Duke of Edinburgh students at World’s End
CALLOUT: At 4:15pm on Friday 4th March a group of 5 Duke of Edinburgh students reported themselves a bit mislaid, cold and wet, somewhere...
SARDA Wales and NEWSAR filming
SARDA Wales dog handlers Ester Hooper and Tim Sherlock, also members of NEWSAR, were with other members of SARDA Wales yesterday filming...


Donation from coaches for Rosegrove Tate Oil Football Club
Three junior football coaches from Rosegrove Tate Oil football club in Burnley successfully completed the Yorkshire 3 peaks in 2015.  Guy...

Donation in memory of Darren Macfarlane
On the evening of Monday the 9th November 2015 NEWSAR volunteer team members were called by North Wales Police to assist in the search...
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