Doreen Lofthouse, the late businesswoman that made Fisherman’s Friend lozenges into a global business, bequeathed her $56.3 million fortune to her Lancashire County town.
is there a concern that centres willjust get full and there will be nowhere for them to go? it is a concern for us at the moment because we are definitely in a crisis. we have never had as many dogs coming through our doors, people asking for help, so we are spending a lot of time trying to utilise our resources in the best way possible, engaging with more foster homes and working hard on some of the dogs we have got coming into us with quite complex needs. some soothing news now. a small coastal community has been left £41 million in the will of one of its locals. doreen lofthouse was part of the fishermen s friend cough sweet empire and left the money to a charity dedicated to revitalising fleetwood, a lancashire town where fisherman s friend s operations are based and where she grew up. fleetwood town council s vice chairman mary stirzaker told us
on revitalising fleetwood, a lancashire town where fisherman s friend s operations are based and where she grew up. joining me now is mary stirzaker, vice chairman of fleetwood town council. such a lovely story and it speaks volumes as to what doreen lofthouse was like. what did she mean to her fellow residents? she was like. what did she mean to her fellow residents? was like. what did she mean to her fellow residents? she was the mother of fleetwood. fellow residents? she was the mother of fleetwood, an fellow residents? she was the mother of fleetwood, an incredible fellow residents? she was the mother of fleetwood, an incredible woman. i of fleetwood, an incredible woman. she has donated so much to the town during her life. improving things for fleetwood and its visitors. it has been incredible and i don t know what fleetwood would have done without her, to be honest. iloathed what fleetwood would have done without her, to be honest. what does her lea without her, to be hone
operations are based and where she grew up. fleetwood town council s vice chairman mary stirzaker told us about doreen lofthouse. she was the mother of fleetwood, an incredible woman. she has donated so much to the town during her life. improving things for fleetwood and its visitors. it has been incredible and i don t know what fleetwood would have done without her, to be honest. she has invested in the promenade and in the pavilion, she has given an eros statue on the roundabout, pointing people towards the town. her business has employed a lot of fleetwood people throughout their lives and ijust hope this continues. this money will mean her legacy, people will never forget doreen lofthouse. she was our mother. she looked after the town and she never forgot her roots. she came from shop girl to global enterprise leader.
working with us. thank you so much for speaking to us about working with us. thank you so much for speaking to us about a for speaking to us about a remarkable woman and what will hopefully be a brilliant legacy for her. thank you so much, mary. a species of giant owl that had become something of a holy grail for birdwatchers, has been spotted in the wild for the first time in 150 years. there hadn t been any sightings of the shelley s eagle 0wl since the 1870s that was until this week, when scientists from imperial college london interrupted one during its daytime nap in a forest in ghana. the pair only saw the bird for about ten seconds just enough time to get this photograph. is it good weather for owls? i will update you with out when it gets dark! it is a bit blustery out there this afternoon, a bit of rain around as well, especially across western areas and in fact it will get even wetter as we get into tonight across