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Fundraiser Deborah Percy in Bonchurch, and the beachside defibrillator. GENEROUS donations from Bonchurch residents will go towards the installation of vital defibrillators on all four geographical tiers of the village. New life-saving equipment will be fitted at Leeson Road at the top of Bonchurch Shute, halfway up the Shute at the Bonchurch Inn, and outside the garage opposite the village pond. One defibrillator has already been installed at the beach. Fundraiser Deborah Percy has been instrumental in organising the project. She is now appealing for a final push to get the defibri...

Surge in support for Downtown Portlaoise which wants more businesses on board to help drive recovery Reporter:  '); Adversity in the face of Covid-19 has united businesses in Portlaoise with a surge in firms joining the Downtown Portlaoise traders group as the Laois town gets back in business after lockdown. But the group wants as many companies on board as possible to help drive the town's success. So much so that its Chairperson PJ Kavanagh has, on behalf of the committee, invited companies that are not in yet to join as new associate members. "With retail and hospitality set to reopen ...

Malawian UK Nurses Association (MUNA), an embodiment of like-minded Malawian physicians based in the UK, will hold yet another COVID-19 online conference (webinar) on Friday, April 16 at 20:00hrs Malawi time, this time tackling ‘Mental Health & Well-being — Pandemic Coping Strategies. One of the speakers, Dr. Nyang’wa The speakers are Ethel Changa who is a mental health specialist nurse and an England National Health Service (NHS) nurse advisor originally from Zimbabwe and a Malawian Lorraine Sunduza — a chief nurse in London and also a mental health specialist. Another specialist...

By John Tweed File image of youngsters enjoying sailing through the Chesil Sailing Trust on the waters off Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy. As we remember the life of HRH Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh and many of us try to find an appropriate way of honouring his memory and the contribution that he made to the life of our nation, it has been suggested that people may wish to make a contribution to charity, rather than buying flowers or signing books of condolence. As a locally-based charity that endeavours to help yo...

Andy Sloan meeting Prince Philip After the sad news of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh on Friday, we asked you to get in touch with your memories of seeing him. Prince Philip carried out countless engagements in Dorset over the years, his most recent being the unveiling of a statue of the Queen Mother in Poundbury alongside the Queen in 2016. He also visited the area in 2009 when he did a walkabout on Weymouth beach with the Queen. Andy Sloan of Weymouth met Prince Philip on this occasion. He said: "It was an honour to have met this legend. He made me laugh pretty hard. There wa...