Firm helping tospread message

Helping Joanne Hall and Gabrielle Latham raise as much money as possible for Amy's Retreat this weekend is Sheffield-based company Dialogue Communications, which has set up a special text messaging service.

The company, which has its headquarters in Sheffield but also has offices in London and Sydney, Australia, has established a service whereby people can donate 5 to the charity simply by texting the word “AMY” to the 82010. Each message costs 5 plus the cost of a text message.

The managing director of Dialogue Communications, Guiom Peersman, said: “What Joanne and Gabrielle are doing is fantastic.

“We’re delighted to be in a position to help them raise as much money as possible by making it even easier for people to donate via text message.”