An annual awareness week promoting the use of community pharmacies takes place next week, and the theme of this year’s campaign is ‘your local pharmacy can help’. Ask Your Pharmacist Week runs from Monday 1st until Monday 8th November, highlighting the range of services available at pharmacies and the variety of problems that they tackle… Continue reading Ask Your Pharmacist Week aims to highlight the range of services available in pharmacies
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Road safety advice as nights get darker
As it starts to get darker later in the mornings and earlier at night, officers and partners are encouraging road users to look out for each other whilst out in Cumbria. On Sunday (Oct 31) the clocks will go back signalling the return of darker evenings. When it’s dark it makes it harder for… Continue reading Road safety advice as nights get darker
SportZone with guest Matt Ryder interview
On this week’s Sportzone is Matt Ryder, well known for his sporting exploits in the Furness area who is going to Nepal next week to take on his biggest challenge yet; climbing Mount Everest! Matt explains how he has taken to a new hobby of walking all the ‘Wainwright’ fells in the Lake district… Continue reading SportZone with guest Matt Ryder interview
Local Appeals – Theft of copper piping and car batteries Bolton St, Barrow
Police are investigating the theft of copper piping and car batteries from Bolton Street, Barrow-in-Furness that occurred at around 12pm on Thursday 21st October. It is reported a blue tipper van was seen in the area at the time. Officers would like to speak to anyone who may have witnessed anything in the area at the time… Continue reading Local Appeals – Theft of copper piping and car batteries Bolton St, Barrow
Northern’s anti-fraud work saves more than £10m
Northern has underlined its commitment to protecting public money by saving more than £10m in fraudulently claimed refunds in the past 18 months. The train operator, which has been publicly owned since March 2020, has its own specialist team of investigators and is also working with colleagues at Trainline to stamp out refund fraud.… Continue reading Northern’s anti-fraud work saves more than £10m
Joint MP letter to social media companies
The MP for Barrow and Furness Simon Fell has written to the major social media company alongside 50 fellow Conservative MPs lobbying the tech giants to do more to tackle online abuse on their platforms. The letter calls out the “inaction” of social media companies to stamp out abuse on their platforms and… Continue reading Joint MP letter to social media companies
B&B’s Awesome Halloween 2021 Mixtape
Catch up with the spooktastic B&B’s Awesome Halloween Mixtape a collaboration with Bekah’s Mixtape and Bear’s Awesome Show.
Northern issues ‘Do Not Travel’ alert for Cumbrian Coast Line
Northern continues to advise customers not to travel on the Cumbrian Coast Line due to poor conditions following torrential rain across the county. The route between Barrow and Carlisle has been closed as a result of localised flooding in a number of locations, and road conditions are making rail replacement transport extremely difficult. Northern… Continue reading Northern issues ‘Do Not Travel’ alert for Cumbrian Coast Line
Andrea is joined by Sugarfoot on Drivetime 1 Nov21
Joining Andrea on Drivetime this Monday will be Sugarfoot. They will be in chatting about their various projects and will be performing Live in the studio. Andrea on Drivetime 4-6pm every Monday
World Stroke Day: Don’t miss out on #PreciousTime
The NHS in Lancashire and South Cumbria will be giving strong support to World Stroke Day – an annual opportunity to highlight the serious nature and high rate of strokes and spread awareness of the risk factors and signs. Across the region, the NHS will get behind the #Precioustime campaign, which aims to make… Continue reading World Stroke Day: Don’t miss out on #PreciousTime