WHEELCHAIR racer, Anne-Wafula Strike will be speaking in Launceston Town Hall next Wednesday (September 19).

This coincides with the interest of the Paralympic Games that ended in London on Sunday.

Anne, an inspirational speaker, is supporting the Jaipur Limb Project in developing countries.

The project aims to make, fit and maintain artificial limbs in developing countries, where one in every 1,000 people have lost a limb as a result of accidents, war, diseases and polio.

For the full report, and a round up of the area news and sport, please see this week's edition of the 'Post'.