Ambulance service

Four people have been taken to hospital after a car they were travelling in crashed into a tree in Heskin last night

Four people taken to hospital after Audi crashes into tree

How the front and rear of the new building could look

Take a look at the new NWAS ambulance station planned for Lostock Hall

A woman in her 20s has sadly died after becoming unwell and taken to hospital after police paid a visit to her home on Meadow Croft near Longridge

Breaking Tragedy as woman dies in hospital after police visit home

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Ambulance staff accessed records of Southport attack victims

Officers rushed to a home in Miller Road, Ribbleton at 4.43pm, where a man in his 30s was found wounded. Ambulance crews attended and he was taken to hospital. He has since been discharged.

Breaking Man stabbed at home in Preston as police arrest suspect in his 30s

Blaze at Warburtons factory in Burnley, Lancashire.

Warburtons fire 'It involved one of the production lines'

Police launch investigation after man found with stab wounds

A man in his 30s suffered a “serious head injury” following a reported assault in Accrington

Man suffers 'serious head injury' after reported 'attack' near bar

L-R: Peter and Stephen visiting the North West Ambulance Service museum in Liverpool. Stephen during his time in the service.

"He was and still is my hero" - special 99th gift for ambulance man

Road reopens after school kids injured as bus driver hits bridge

Paramedics assessed the children at the scene and all but an eight-year-old boy were discharged from their care, said a spokesperson for North West Ambulance Service

Everything we know as children injured & bus roof ripped off in crash

Three teenagers charged following reports of an assault in Blackpool

Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed in Blackpool

Breaking Four teenage boys arrested after man left with serious stab wounds

A private ambulance service in Lancashire has been rated as “requires improvement” overall following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission

Lancashire Ambulance Service rated 'requires improvement' by CQC

NWAS assistant Gina was off duty when she saved this man's life in Blackburn

Off-duty ambulance assistant saves mans life with CPR in the street

Total Fitness has confirmed that its Preston gym has reopened after a woman tragically died

Total Fitness issues statement after woman dies at gym
Total Fitness has confirmed that its Preston gym has reopened after a woman tragically died following a medical episode.
Sean Gleaves

A woman tragically died following a medical episode at Total Fitness in Preston

Woman dies after being 'pulled from swimming pool' at gym

A North West Ambulance crew worked with firefighters to help a casualty after a road traffic accident near Omskirk

Ambulance and firefighter crews help casualty after road accident

Ambulance Service staff going on strike. PIC: PA

Ambulance Service staff go on strike for 48 hours

Nigel Francis.

Watch: Moment man spits in paramedic’s face as he’s led to police van

Watch: Man who slashed ex's ankles with broken glass is arrested

Neil Baron left a man with a bleed on the brain following an attack at a pub in Blackburn

Thug who left man with bleed on brain in pub attack jailed

Emergency services were called to the scene of the explosion at a farm in Hothersall Lane, Longridge shortly after 6am on Monday, December 16

Breaking Man dies in explosion at farm near Longridge as police issue statement

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I'm an ex-cop - now it's my job to stop assaults on ambulance staff

(L-R) Emma O'Hara, Tracy Gardiner, Holly Clarke, Chris Jameson, Aaron Pares and Mark Lewis outside Blackpool Ambulance Station

Man who suffered a heart attack on bus meets medics who saved his life

Police have now identified the woman who was found dead on Friday morning in Dawson lane, Whittle-le-Woods.

Breaking Woman found dead in a tent now identified

Police are appealing for help to identify a woman found dead in Dawson lane, Whittle-le-Woods

Breaking Police appeal for help to identify woman found dead in a tent
A woman in her 40s or 50s has been found dead in a tent in Whittle-le-Woods.
Vanessa Sims

David Daintree died after being attacked by his XL Bully in Accrington

Breaking XL Bully destroyed by police after killing owner during attack at home

The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust have announced medical technician apprenticeship vacancies are open

Emergency medical technician apprenticeships are open - how to apply

Four-year-old Leo Dempsey from Leyland is taking on one mountain at a time to help sick children get their wish.

Meet the four-year-old Leyland boy helping sick children

The most popular names for babies born in Lancashire have been revealed

Child who ‘loved In The Night Garden’ died after found not breathing

A 36-year-old man wielding a sword was arrested after an attack on members of the public and two police officers in Hainault. (Credit: Peter Kingdom/PA Wire)

Breaking Man wields sword in street attack

Crime scene markers in place where the incident unfolded on Sunday night

Pictures & video: Police plot out crime scene in Church Street

Ambulance explodes and bursts into flames in Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire.

Watch: Ambulance explodes into a fireball after dropping off patient

UFC Fighter turns paramedic after death of father. Former World Champion UFC fighter Ian 'The Machine' Freeman says now 'instead of putting people in hospital I save them'

Watch: UFC champ on personal tragedy that led him to become paramedic

The 11-year-old died suddenly at a home in Lancaster on Saturday (March 2)

Breaking Tragedy as 11-year-old boy dies in 'unexplained' incident at home

A post-mortem examination established Mr Hutchinson had died from a ruptured spleen which had caused fatal internal bleeding (Credit: Lancashire Police)

Breaking Four men jailed for killing John Hutchinson in revenge attack

Louis Constantin Busuioc, five, and his three-year-old sister Desire-Elena Busuioc died in hospital four days after the blaze at their home in Coronation Crescent, Frenchwood, Preston on April 8, 2022

Inquest into deaths of brother and sister killed in tragic house fire

Lancashire Police were called by the ambulance service at shortly after 11am on Saturday (August 19) to a report that a two-year-old boy had been found unresponsive at an address on Central Drive in the resort.

Breaking UPDATED: Murder investigation underway after two-year-old boy dies

Man in his 40s dies at Britain’s biggest outdoor waterpark

Blue Light Card holders will be able to get exclusive offers this weekend

Blue Light Weekend launches with huge offers - how to claim

Police say there is “no suggestion” of people jumping from Bournemouth pier or of jet skis being involved in the tragedy (Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)

Breaking Bournemouth beach deaths: Boat impounded by police

Bournemouth Pier in May 2020. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking Girl, 12 & boy, 17 die following major incident at beach

Breaking Police provide update on deaths of boy (17) and girl (12) at beach

Moor Road in Anglezarke remains shut after a collision involving a man riding a bike at around 9.20am this morning (Thursday, April 6)

Cyclist involved in serious accident as police close road near Chorley

A helicopter collision has killed four people in Australia

Sea World helicopter crash: 4 dead & 3 critically injured

Ambulance workers will vote on strike action this month and in November

Ambulance service strike: Ballot dates set for industrial action vote

The scene of the sad incident yesterday. Picture by Ben Gildert

Man in his fifties dies after being found unresponsive in Burnley

Families enjoy the snow in Buckshaw Village, near Chorley, earlier this week. North West Ambulance Service is urging people to be careful in the ice and snow after a recent spike in calls to the service

Ambulance service receives dozens of calls after accidents spike in wintry weath...

Police and Network Rail staff at the scene of a fatality on the tracks at Leyland train station this evening (Saturday, October 17)

Person dies after being struck by train at Leyland station

North West Air Ambulance, paramedics and Lancashire Police rushed to a crash near Preston. (Credit: Dan Smith)

Teenage male taken to hospital after car crash near Preston

North West Ambulance Service is appealing to youths to stop throwing stones before someone is seriously hurt

Ambulance service warns youths to stop endangering people's lives

Tailbacks on the M55. Pciture: Highways England

Chaos on motorways after THREE crashes in 20 minutes

The ambulance service is warning revellers to be careful on 'Mad Friday'

Ambulance service's 'Mad Friday' warning

A shopper who collapsed in Home Bargains being helped into A&E at Blackpool Victoria Hospital

Ambulance service gets Â£6.6m for new vehicles ahead of busy winter period

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