AN AWARD is being established by the Prince's Trust-Cymru in memory of Emma Christoffersen, the young Newport wom-an who died from deep vein thrombosis.

Emma, of Llanmartin, was just 28 when she died last September after returning from a trip to Australia.

On Monday, her mother Ruth will be presented with a plaque by Peter Roberts, the Prince's Trust-Cymru's director of operations.

It will be given to the young person deemed to be the most successful member of the trust's volunteers programme in Newport.

The award is being initiated by the trust because of a donation made in memory of Emma by her friends, family and former colleagues in Marks and Spencer.

Emma, who used to work in Marks and Spencer, took part in the Prince's Trust-Cymru Volunteers Progr-amme in Newport and was a strong supporter of the organisation.

Earlier this year her fianc Tim Stuart told the Argus that Emma said if she ever won the lottery she would have liked to set up a Prince's Trust in Underwood for children on the estate.

A fund set up in her memory raised £1,200 for the Prince's Trust in just three months.

Since her death her family have since supported a campaign calling for a government inquiry into the health risks of long haul flights.

The Christoffersen family and other families affected by DVT have formed a campaign group called VARDA (Victims of Air Related DVT Association).

High on the group's aims will be a £7 million claim for compensation from the airlines and government.

The Prince's Trust-Cymru helps more than 4,000 young people in Wales overcome the obstacles they face in order to reach their full potential through personal development and pathways into self-employment.