Thousands of cancer patients in England are set to gain fast-tracked access to trials of personalised cancer vaccines following the launch of a world-leading NHS trial “matchmaking” service to help find new life-saving treatments. The NHS today announced it has treated its first patient in England with a personalised vaccine against their bowel cancer, in… Continue reading Thousands of NHS patients to access trials of personalised cancer ‘vaccines’

Tanker drivers supplying forecourts and aviation fuel across the North West and Scottish borders, will strike over pay next week, Unite, the UK’s leading union, said on Friday. Around 50 Stanlow oil refinery-based drivers, who work for Hoyer, which has recently rebranded as Oxalis, are angry that their pay offer is significantly lower than that… Continue reading Fuel shortages across North West and Scottish borders as tanker drivers strike

Cumbria’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (Commissioner), David Allen and  Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) are supporting this week’s Boat Fire Safety Week by promoting safety messages around alarms to Cumbria’s boating community.   Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service has partnered with the Boat Safety Scheme to offer a wealth of information on its… Continue reading Alarms Save Lives

St Mary’s Hospice Compassionate Community Hub is thrilled to announced they have received Power of Music funding to support our Admiral Nurse Dementia Service. A total of £5,000 over three years has been awarded to the group based in Barrow. The money will go towards 10 monthly Healthcare Musician led sessions within the Dementia Cafes… Continue reading Power of music funding

International Children’s Day takes place this weekend (Saturday June 1), celebrating and promoting the well-being of children across the world. Marking the occasion, Lancashire County Council (LCC) and Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) are highlighting the needs and rights of children. The organisations were recently granted funding from the Children’s Safeguarding Assurance… Continue reading Rights of children celebrated with international awareness campaign

Deaths and serious injuries have reduced on Cumbria’s roads in 2023/24 in comparison to the previous year following a multi-agency approach to target hotspot areas in the county. Road deaths have reduced by 26.7% and very serious injuries by 29.2%.   Cumbria Road Safety Partnership (CRSP) launched in April 2023 including partners from Blue light… Continue reading Road deaths in Cumbria reduced by 26.7%

Today is World No Tobacco Day (Friday 31 May), and marking the occasion Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) is highlighting its Treating Tobacco Dependency services. The recently-established services are available for all people admitted to hospital, pregnant women and people with mental illness. It is estimated that currently around 15 per cent… Continue reading Treating Tobacco Dependency services helping people quit smoking in Lancashire and South Cumbria

Northern staff are asking customers to choose a name for a stray cat which has become part of their team in Barrow-in-Furness. The skinny kitty wandered into the operator’s TrainCare Centre two years ago and decided to stay after being treated to a meal. The team quickly became fond of the friendly feline and they… Continue reading Northern asks customers to help name ‘The Cat’ who has become part of the team

A group of 14 kind-hearted people have raised more than £66,000 for an Ulverston charity. St Mary’s Hospice was over the moon to find out that the team who trekked to Everest Base Camp earlier this year had managed to raise a total of £66,720.13. This is the largest amount ever raised from a hospice-led… Continue reading Everest Base Camp trekkers raise more than £66k for St Mary’s Hospice

The new Member of the Youth Parliament for Westmorland and Furness was elected yesterday following a special ceremony at County Hall, Kendal. The Youth Parliament is a non-Party political body where 11–18-year-olds represent the views of the area’s young people at a regional and national level. The new Westmorland and Furness Member of Youth Parliament… Continue reading New Member of Youth Parliament elected for Westmorland and Furness