Nominations have opened for the Hawcoat and Newbarns ward by-election for Westmorland and Furness Council and the Hawcoat ward by-election for Barrow Town Council, both recently vacated by the resignation of Cllr Niyall Phillips.
The Council’s Health and Adults Scrutiny Committee has recommended that a full public consultation should take place on proposals affecting the intensive care unit at Furness General Hospital.
Plans for changes to wards and beds at Furness General Hospital were the focus of a meeting of Westmorland and Furness Council’s Adults and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.