A Whitland woman who raised £2,230 following a charity head shave has presented two causes close to her heart with large donations.

Sixty-one-year-old Monica Thomas, of Glendale Terrace, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, has split the money raised between St. Mary's Church in Whitland, where she attends, and the Neuro Inflammatory team at Morriston Hospital, Swansea, which provides a regional support, advice and information service for patients with MS.

A large crowd of supporters gathered at the town's Station Inn last month to witness Monica saying a temporary farewell to her crowning glory.

"I was diagnosed with MS back in 1990 when there wasn't much information about it," said Monica. "But now I have a wonderful MS nurse, and I am getting so much help, that I wanted to give something back."

The Vicar of Whitland, the Rev. Kingsley Taylor, and Monica's MS nurse, Sue Mullock, have now been presented with cheques of £1,115 each for the church and the team.

"People's response to my fundraising was absolutely wonderful," said Monica, who is cared for by her husband Gil.

"I raised far more than I thought, and it's still coming in. We even had another £6 after we had presented the cheques.

"All I did was sit in the hairdresser's chair, but it raised a lot of money and was an amazing experience. I haven't minded being without my hair at all, and it made people smile

"I won't be doing it again in a hurry, though; it's taken it out of me a bit!" she added.