Last week saw the launch of LOROS Local, a new initiative introduced by the hospice to give people in the community easier access to information about the services it offers.
Explorer Ed, who grew up in Leicestershire and now hosts his own TV series on the Discovery Channel, will be giving fundraisers advice on how to survive the wild, as they spend 36 hours in an unknown location to raise money for LOROS.
Ann Checketts, 67, of Shepshed, fulfilled her wish of seeing daughter Katie, tie the knot on Saturday, just months after her cancer took a dramatic turn for the worse.
With a record amount of nearly 2,000 women expected to take part on the night, LOROS need to recruit as many volunteers as possible to ensure the event runs both smoothly and successfully.
LOROS is making it easier for people across the city and county to access information about the Hospice’s services thanks to the launch of LOROS Local, a brand new mobile resource centre.
Mother-of-three Leah Brown, 26, of Thurnby Lodge, is taking part in the Hospice’s annual 10km women-only walk next month, after her 51-year-old mother, Debra Clarke, died at LOROS following her battle with cancer.
Paul and Linda Giles, of Lutterworth, won the grand prize in last year’s Christmas Raffle and have chosen to share their experience to help launch this year’s Bonanza Raffle.
The charity’s Furniture Shop, in Uppingham Road, Leicester, was broken into last night, with thieves ransacking the entire place before taking a safe containing £1,000 and causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage.
