Air ambulance charity launches emergency appeal to stay in the skies Date published: 12 February 2021
The North West Air Ambulance Charity (NWAA) has launched an emergency appeal to keep its lifesaving service funded
The North West Air Ambulance Charity (NWAA) has launched an emergency appeal to keep its lifesaving service funded, following 11 months of significant disruption as a result of the pandemic.
While the charity has continued to support the NHS on the frontline and provide advanced pre-hospital care to patients in need across the region, NWAA has lost an estimated £71,000 each month in revenue since the first national lockdown.
Relying solely on public and corporate support to raise £9.5m year, the amount it takes to remain operational, the pandemic has had a severe impact on the organisation: store closures, cancelled fundraisers and postponed events have seen funds dip significantly.
The incident took place on Blackburn Road in Oswaldtwistle at around 9pm last night. It comes after years of campaigning by local councillors and residents to try to get some measures introduced on the road because of the number of incidents there. County Councillor Peter Britcliffe, who represents the area, said: It is really time something was done as we have been highlighting it as the worst road in Hyndburn for accidents for years. We need to see some speed cameras or stringent safety measures in place. The residents in the area live in fear for themselves and also dealing with a major accident.
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A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a baby from Cumbria.
The one-year-old baby boy was living with adoptive parents when he died and was still under the care of Cumbria County Council.
ITV Border can exclusively reveal that the council have referred themselves for an independent review.
On the 6 January this year, the North West Ambulance Service was called to a property in Cumbria.
The baby was initially taken to the Furness General Hospital but due to his critical condition he was transferred to Alder Hey Children s Hospital in Liverpool where he died the following day.