NHS Breast Friend Winners Announced From St Mary’s…. We believe our nurses and health care workers are heroes. They go above and beyond, in good times and bad, to deliver the care our patients need, whether that be in the Hospice, or patients’ homes. So many of our supporters have asked us how they… Continue reading Catch up… Health Show Special Edition – St Mary’s Hospice with Guest Nurse Lauren
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SHOP BARROW DAY WITH A CHRISTMAS MARKET, YULE ACTIVITIES AND ELF THE MOVIE.
Barrow BID’s Shop Barrow Day returns to Barrow town centre this Saturday. The day is inspired by the National Small Business Saturday campaign, (Saturday 4th December), which aims to attract people to shop using local small businesses. This article provides 11 reasons why you should shop local this Saturday and visit Barrow town centre… Continue reading SHOP BARROW DAY WITH A CHRISTMAS MARKET, YULE ACTIVITIES AND ELF THE MOVIE.
Urgent call for volunteers as COVID-19 booster vaccines campaign steps up
More volunteers are urgently required to support the COVID-19 vaccinations programme in Lancashire and South Cumbria. With the Government announcing it is opening booster jabs to those aged 18 to 39 in the coming weeks, thousands of people will become eligible for a further dose of the vaccine. Vaccination centres rely heavily on essential… Continue reading Urgent call for volunteers as COVID-19 booster vaccines campaign steps up
Ulverston Reindeer Run
Ulverston Reindeer Run is a new fabulous and fun event and offers the perfect opportunity to get the family to run together. The 3K and 5K routes are flat and child friendly and will take place through the beautiful Ford Park. Why not kick off the festive season by getting moving and earn yourself a… Continue reading Ulverston Reindeer Run
Police urge drivers not to drink or drug drive over the festive period
Cumbria Constabulary is urging drivers to think before drinking or taking drugs and getting behind the wheel over the festive period. Drivers are putting the lives of others as well as their own lives at risk of death or serious injury and face the consequences of losing their license, losing their job, going to… Continue reading Police urge drivers not to drink or drug drive over the festive period
The Knife Angel is coming to Cumbria
The Angel is a huge statue made from 100,000 seized knives and will be on display in Cumbria for the next two months – first in Carlisle in December 2021 and then in Barrow in January 2022. The sculpture was created by the British Ironworks Centre to highlight the negative effects of violent… Continue reading The Knife Angel is coming to Cumbria
Cards for Kindness launches as Christmas countdown continues
A heart-warming winter campaign encouraging people to send Christmas cards to residents in local care homes launches on Wednesday 1 December. Cards for Kindness, now in its fourth year, aims to tackle loneliness and isolation in care homes across Lancashire and South Cumbria. The theme for this year’s scheme is “What warms your heart… Continue reading Cards for Kindness launches as Christmas countdown continues
Commissioner Launches New Police and Crime Plan
Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Peter McCall has today launched his four-year Police and Crime Plan for 2021-2025 and thanks the public for their input. The Police and Crime Plan sets out the policing priorities for the Commissioner and the Chief Constable. The Plan has been developed following public consultation asking people to… Continue reading Commissioner Launches New Police and Crime Plan
Northern leaders issue statutory advice to Government in response to the Integrated Rail Plan
Leaders from across the North have written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps MP, to propose a way forward that they believe offers the best opportunity to realise their shared ambition for the residents and businesses of the North, following the publication of the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP). The Transport for the… Continue reading Northern leaders issue statutory advice to Government in response to the Integrated Rail Plan
Catch up…. Green Revolution with guest Dr Paul Young
Dr Paul Young, a lecturer at Lancaster University and an atmospheric scientist, shares with Mai some of the ways scientists look at climate change and what those changes can mean for Britain. Bonus: Is Mai’s favourite disaster movie scientifically accurate? Tune into Green Revolution with Mia Harrison every Wednesday 1-3pm