Colwyn Bay 13-year-old Ella Noon as been named as the Pioneer's Child of the Year.

Ella, who is a Ysgol Aberconwy pupil, had a liver transplant 10 years ago and since has remained on anti rejection medication which means she is at a higher risk of infection.

This means she is in and out of hospital, both locally and in Birmingham, but her mum, Andrea Noon, said she remains positive throughout.

Ms Noon said: "When she's good, she's good but when it's bad, it's really really bad. When she gets ill, she gets really quite poorly.

"Buy she stays positive through it all, at Easter time last year she went to hospital and even though she was poorly, she was taking the banter and even giving it out.

"She's had it quite bad since she was three years old. I do look at her sometime and think some people wouldn't go thorugh half of what she has in their entire life."

Despite all this she has pushed through and is now looking to become an ambassador for organs donation and go around to all the secondary schools in the area and talk to them about the matter and tell her story.

Ella was nominated for Child of the Year by Shelly Griffiths, who works at Glan Clwyd Hospital, and she the 13-year-old was "inspirational".

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Ella Noon (front) with Ysgol Aberconwy headteacher Ian Gerrard, Shelly Griffiths and mother Andrea Noon. Picture: Kerry Roberts

Mrs Griffiths said: "She is an absolute joy when admitted, she never complains or objects to the numerous tests and scans she constantly has to undergo.

"I believe Ella is an inspirational young girl who should be an ambassador for transplants as she lives the rest of her liver just normally.

"She shows braver and humility beyond her years."

Last year was the 10th anniversary since her liver transplant and to mark the occasion she climbed Snowdon, raising money for a children's charity.

Ms Noon said they were thrilled but shocked at the Child of the Year title.