Portsmouth councillor to complete run for area

A COUNCILLOR is running 10km to raise money for improvements to the community.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Aug 2016, 06:52 BST
Cllr Rob New and his Labrador CrixusCllr Rob New and his Labrador Crixus
Cllr Rob New and his Labrador Crixus

Tory councillor Rob New, who represents Copnor for Portsmouth City Council, has launched the challenge to pay for a Christmas tree in his ward as well as other improvements.

He is training for the run which he hopes to complete on September 24.

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Cllr New said: ‘After a recent survey of residents and a fantastic feedback for community improvements one item really stuck out above all of the others. It was the request for a Christmas tree for Copnor.

‘So with this in mind, I’ve set myself challenge to run 10km with my trusty sidekick Crixus the Labrador.

‘I’m not a natural runner and it’s painful to run any sort of distance.

‘But with both the community improvements in mind that I want to achieve, I can’t think of a better way to raise funds than by really challenging myself and putting our area first.’

To make a donation to Cllr New visit crowdfunding.justgiving.com/robert-new-copnor.

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