Llanelli hotel manager Christine Langley Evans has enlisted the help of Cor Meibion Llanelli (Llanelli Male Voice Choir) in herlatest fund-raising drive for Leukaemia Research.

Mrs Evans, manager at the Thomas Arms, has first hand experience of leukaemia.

I was one of the lucky ones, she said. I was diagnosed with leukaemia, but I was lucky enough to get a bone marrowtransplant nearly two years ago.

I will always be grateful for the life-saving care and treatment I received, so I like to stage events every now and again toraise awareness for Leukaemia Research and to help raise funding for thecharity.

Mrs Evans added: I am grateful to Cor Meibion Llanelli for helping me out with my latest event a musical evening at theThomas Arms this Saturday, starting at 7.30pm.

There will also be a guest soloist, Mandy Starr, who is from Port Talbot and sings classical and operatic items, so it promisesto be a real musical treat.

There will be a comedian and cawl and crusty bread is included in the ticket price, which is 10. Tickets are available at theThomas Arms, or by calling 01554 772043.