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A six-year-old girl from Barrow has raised £1,000 and counting for Furness General Hospital after pledging to run or walk a mile every day in January. Emme-Rose Deakin has smashed her initial target of £150 after the Covid-19 pandemic inspired her to support the NHS. Proud dad Phillip Deakin said he felt 'incredibly proud' of his daughter and her decision to embark on the month-long challenge. He said: “The idea for this fundraiser came about when Emme-Rose heard that we were about to head into another national lockdown. “She wanted to say thank you for all of the hard work of...

Heidi Bowron, membership and charity engagement coordinator for Bay Hospitals Charity, accepting the donation from Barrow Raiders chairman Steve Neale Generous members of the public who bought ‘NHS Heroes’ clothing from Barrow Raiders have helped the rugby league club make a donation of nearly £3,000 to Furness General Hospital. The club made the donation via the Bay Hospitals Charity, which raises money to improve patient care and experience across University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. Club Chairman Steve Neale visited the hospital to make the donation and t...

A PROJECT inspired by the American ‘Peanuts’ comic strip featuring blanket-loving Linus van Pelt, Snoopy and Charlie Brown, is giving comfort to youngsters on the Children’s Ward and Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Furness General Hospital. ‘Project Linus’ brings together selfless women from around Barrow and the South Lakes to make beautiful quilts for children while they are in hospital. The quilts are given to the children and then offered to families to take home when the children have left hospital. In the last two years, the quilters have made 110 quilts for the Childre...