The Echo Dispatch Jason Lewis

Dorset residents share moving words on the longest serving British monarch.

Morebus chief Andrew Wickham on Covid, congestion and life without Yellow Buses

Bournemouth School for Girls headteacher Alistair Brien reflects on his time at the helm

Bournemouth's ten-pin bowling star competing to become world champion.

In the 11th episode of The Echo Dispatch, Jason sits down with David Wood, chief executive of Poole-based charity Helping Homeless Veterans UK.

The organisation was founded in September 2019 and since then, despite challenges created by the pandemic, the all-volunteer team has supported more than 230 veterans.

During the episode, David discusses his own personal experiences which led to him dedicating his time to supporting veterans.

He also details the work the charity does, his dream project which is edging towards completion and his opinion on what more could be done by Government and local authorities to support veterans.

**Content warning: This episode contains conversations about mental health and suicide.**

In the 10th episode of The Echo Dispatch, Jason speaks with Debbie Fleming shortly before her retirement from the position of chief executive of University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

Debbie called time on a 38-year career in the National Health Service at the end of March 2022.

The former Poole Hospital chief executive was involved in the huge merger of the NHS trusts in east Dorset and more recently oversaw an annual budget of £700million.

During the episode, Debbie discusses the resposibility her senior NHS position carries, the importance of ensuring staff embrace the trust's values and how frontline workers responded to the Covid pandemic.

She also provides an insight on her words of wisdom for her successor and how the need to address the challenges in adult social care in what was her final media interview.