A DOZEN people have applied to become Bury Hospice trustees, bosses have revealed.

The hospice is seeking to revive its board after a number of resignations in the second half of last year.

Acting chairman of the hospice Margaret Lloyd said that a board meeting took place at the hospice on Tuesday and two specialist advisers were appointed to oversee the trustee-appointment process.

Those advisers are Graham Yardley and Grace Hopps.

Mr Yardley has served on the Bolton Hospice board since 2004 and was the chairman there for six years before stepping down. He is still a trustee there.

Mrs Hopps has been a Bolton Hospice trustee since 2011 and is currently

Mrs Lloyd said: "We are delighted to be getting their help and we look forward to hearing their views in the coming months in what is an exciting time for the hospice in its 25th-anniversary year."

Board members said they are thrilled by the prospect of recruiting new faces to the team.

The hospice is hoping to appoint up to 12 new trustees and interviews will begin shortly.

Leaders are hoping to appoint people with skills in management, human resources, IT and with clinical matters.

The hospice is no closer to appointing a replacement for former chairman Colin Greene, who resigned in December.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the hospice filed its accounts for the 2014/15 tax year.

According to Companies House, the accounts will be available public viewing next week.

They are expected to show that the hospice made a £7,000 surplus in that year after losing £600,000 the year before.

Before Christmas, Bury and Bolton Hospices announced a 'twinning' agreement, in which Bolton staff and volunteers would assist their Bury counterparts with management issues on request.