CHARITY Report recommends exploring partnerships with clubs BRIEFING 11 Rotary boost for Shropshire Star cancer unit fund Grandmother in A rotary club has donated more than overdose death £1,000 each to two separate causes. Action plan to put Representatives of Lingen Davies A grandmother died after over- Cancer Fund and The Ark charity at- dosing on anti-depressants, an in- tended the latest meeting of Shawbury quest heard. and Mid Shropshire Rotary Club to be Jeanette Dorricott was found presented with donations and explain dead on September 28 at her home 27, 2016 February Saturday, how they would spend the money. in Newfield, Trench, Telford. A A total of £1,200 was donated for a medical report said the 54-year-old linear accelerator for the Cancer and pitches into play had taken an overdose of prescrip- Haematology Centre at the Royal tion drugs. Shrewsbury Hospital from a beard Report by Lisa O’Brien John Ellery, coroner for Shrop- shave by Rotarians Tony Cook, Gordon
[email protected] shire and Telford & Wrekin, said Duncan and Peter Love. she had not left a note. Another £1,823 was donated to the Ilona gets handball rolling CABINET chiefs have agreed to He said: “It is possible Ms Dor- cause from the Rotary Tree of Light ricott may have deliberately taken appeal and the money will go towards adopt a strategy on improving her life but I cannot say for certain. the cost of the £750,000 equipment sports pitches in Telford. “Therefore, I conclude Ms Dor- which will cut waiting times for radi- Telford & Wrekin Council’s Playing ricott died from an overdose of pre- otherapy treatment to cancer patients Pitch Strategy for 2016 has highlighted scribed medication.