A MOTORCYCLIST suffered massive head and spinal injuries and has been left paralysed in a horrific smash in Worsbrough.
Jonathan Bates, 44, has been in hospital in Sheffield since the accident on Oak Dale Road on February 18. He suffered severe brain injuries which resulted in memory loss, a broken neck and two broken vertebrae.
Jonathan is expected to stay on the spinal unit for another three months and is undergoing rehabilitation to help him adapt to life in a wheelchair.His home needs to be adapted to include wide doors and ramps and the garage is currently being converted into a bedroom.
Friends and family are now trying to raise cash to help pay for it. A family fun day has been organised at Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare on August 15 with raffles, bouncy castle and face painting.
** The full story appears in the Barnsley Chronicle, dated May 29. **
