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BBC News
06-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Royal Preston Hospital helipad closes for 10 weeks
A hospital's helicopter landing pad will be closed for 10 weeks due to building North West Ambulance Charity said the landing pad at Royal Preston Hospital would be "temporarily inaccessible" due to "essential building works". The helicopter pad will be out out action from Monday, but another one will be used at Fulwood Barracks two miles (3km) away with patients then driven to the hospital.A charity spokesperson said: "This temporary arrangement ensures that patients in urgent need of specialist trauma care can continue to receive timely treatment without disruption." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Yahoo
22-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Ella takes on Windemere swim to raise £1,350 in memory of her dad
A 25-year-old who described herself as a 'novice swimmer' braved choppy conditions to swim two miles of Lake Windermere as a tribute to her dad. Ella Mason was taking part in last weekend's Great North Swim and raised £1,350 for the Royal Preston Hospital's Critical Care Unit in memory of her dad William. Ella, from Clitheroe, took on the challenge to thank the unit's staff for going 'above and beyond' in the care they gave to William. Despite the treatment he received, William passed away in February, aged 61, after contracting a Staph (Staphylococcus) infection. Ella, who now helps run the family farm with mum Fiona and brother Matthew, said: 'Dad was never ill. 'He was physically strong, but he came down with what we thought was flu. "Dad was never one for doctors but mum took him to the Urgent Care Centre in Burnley. 'Initially, he was sent home, but when he went back, he was taken by ambulance to Royal Blackburn Hospital and then on to the Critical Care Unit in Preston. 'By this time, the infection had spread all the way down his spine, but staff on the Critical Care Unit took on a very complicated surgery to remove a spinal abscess, after which dad was put in an induced coma. 'We were never given any guarantees but dad was so strong, he came round. "He got to see Matthew, who had been working in Australia but immediately flew home when told dad was ill. "Dad received the most exceptional care from all the staff, who went above and beyond. They also cared for us as a family.' Ella added: 'The swim was tougher than I thought it would be because it was very windy and the waves were huge. "I lost my cap and goggles in the first quarter mile, which knocked my confidence, but I made it. I'm very grateful to everyone who sponsored me.' Ella raised her donation through an online fundraising page at the Arla Great North Swim's Enthuse website, and she's hoping to add to it by organising a 13-mile sponsored walk from dad's home village of Dunsop Bridge to Clitheroe on September 6. Lucy Clark, a fundraiser for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity, which supports the Critical Care Unit as well as other units and wards at the Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble Hospitals said: 'Congratulations to Ella on achieving a tough swim in tough conditions. "We are incredibly grateful to her for her support. 'We know the last few months must have been very difficult for Ella and her family, so for her to go to the time and effort to thank staff in this way is so generous and means a great deal to everyone in the critical care team.'
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Yahoo
Dog attack leaves man with life changing injuries
A man has been attacked by a "large aggressive dog" and left with life changing injuries despite neighbours' attempts to help him, police have said. The victim, aged is in 50s, suffered serious injuries to his head, neck and body during the attack in Lyme Grove, Knott End-on-Sea, at about 22:00 BST on Friday. Lancashire Police said members of the public made "numerous attempts to free the man", who was then taken to Royal Preston Hospital. The force said the dog had continued to be aggressive and ran at officers who "took the difficult decision" to shoot it. A 40-year-old man, who lives in the village, was arrested on suspicion of owning a dangerously out-of-control dog. Residents on a local Facebook community page suggested the dog was a large bully-type breed but police have not confirmed this. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Lancashire Constabulary
