Catherine Mackinlay

1 week ago | nwemail.co.uk | Catherine Mackinlay

The intensive therapy unit (ITU) at FGH was downgraded in September 2024 due to staffing shortages, meaning that patients requiring the most serious care have since been transferred 50 miles to Royal Lancaster Infirmary. Although University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust (UHMBT) has confirmed that the change is temporary in a statement issued last week, Mrs Scrogham says the situation cannot be allowed to drift.

1 week ago | nwemail.co.uk | Catherine Mackinlay

4 1/1 Excitement is soaring at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve after Cumbria Wildlife Trust confirmed the arrival of the first chick on a newly established osprey nest. The site near Witherslack is now home to two active osprey nests. The original nest is occupied by long-established pair Blue 35 and White YW, who have been breeding at the site since 2014.

2 weeks ago | nwemail.co.uk | Catherine Mackinlay

3 1/1 A long-serving mountain rescue volunteer from south Cumbria has been recognised in the 2025 King's Birthday Honours list. Nigel Lister, chair of the Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team, is set to receive the British Empire Medal (BEM) in recognition of his outstanding services both to mountain rescue and the nuclear industry. Mr Lister, from Broughton, has been a central figure in the local rescue team for more than 25 years.

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Catherine Mackinlay

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2 weeks ago | nwemail.co.uk | Catherine Mackinlay

Example of grass on Barrow housing estate (Image: Google) Westmorland and Furness Council has apologised to tenants who may have been left frustrated after ongoing delays in grass-cutting across its housing estates. Speaking on the Westmorland and Furness Housing Facebook page, a spokesperson said: "We apologise for the delay in grass cutting across our estates.