Festive cheer gives boost to cancer charity

A charity that works to improve life and treatment for people living with cancer has received a welcome boost from Shropshire’s leading independent care home provider. Coverage Care, which runs 14 homes in the county on a not-for-profit basis, donated £500 to the Lingen Davies Cancer Fund in lieu of sending Christmas cards during the…

Home handyman dedicated to the last

The manager of a Shrewsbury care home has paid tribute to its handyman who has retired after 17 years in post. Tony Docherty, who worked at Barleyfields House, proved his dedication to the last after spending his final working day using his four-wheel drive vehicle to flatten snow that had blocked the entrance to the…