Morecambe Bay
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| Islands | Walney Island |
| Did you know | Morecambe Bay is a huge sandy bay covering 310 square kilometres, making it the second largest bay in Britain after The Wash. |
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| ID | 940439 |
About Morecambe Bay
Morecambe Bay is a large estuary in northwest England, just to the south of the Lake District National Park. It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom, covering a total area of 310 km².
Jasper Brooks inquest: Baby died due to 'neglect' at hospital
... " Inquiries into poor maternity care have already been held in Morecambe Bay, Shrewsbury and Telford, and East Kent, with a review ongoing in Nottingham...
Nicola Bulley: Parish councillors receive vile messages, leader says
... Officers are continuing to search the water, heading towards Morecambe Bay, with mounted police also taking part in the search in Knott End...
Nicola Bulley: Yellow ribbons left near where mother last seen
... Police are continuing to search the water, heading towards Morecambe Bay...
Nicola Bulley: Missing mum's friends renew appeal for help, two weeks on
... Police believe Ms Bulley fell into the river, but underwater searches - now extended to Morecambe Bay and Knott End - have failed to find her...
Nicola Bulley: Police stop social media filming in search area
... The River Wyre is about 28 miles (45km) long, and the search has now been extended as far as Knott End and Morecambe Bay...
Nicola Bulley search: What we know about her disappearance
... Police have now extended their search in the water to Morecambe Bay and Knott End...
Nicola Bulley: Dive team pull out as search extended
... The search has now been extended as far as Knott End and Morecambe Bay...
East Kent maternity deaths: Babies may have survived with better care
... Speaking ahead of the report s publication, Dr Kirkup told BBC Radio 4 s Today programme: " When I reported on Morecambe Bay maternity services in 2015, I did not imagine for one moment that I would be back in seven years time talking about a rather similar set of circumstances and that there would have been another two large, high-profile maternity failures as well on top of that...
Nicola Bulley: Dive team pull out as search extended
The Search for Nicola Bulley has been extended after a specialist diving team said it had completed its work.
Peter Faulding, from Specialist Group International, said his team were pulling out as the mother-of-two was " categorically not" in the area of river where police believe she fell in.
Ms Bulley, 45, was last seen walking Her dog by The River in St Michael's on Wyre in Lancashire 12 Days ago.
The Search has now been extended As Far as Knott End and Morecambe Bay .
Mr Faulding, who was called in by The Family to help with The Search , said: " We've done very thorough searches all The Way down to The Weir . Police divers have dived it Three Times , extremely thoroughly.
" That area is completely Negative - There is no sign of Nicola in That area. The main focus will be The Police investigation down The River , which leads out to the estuary. "
He added: " If Nicola was in That river I would have found Her - I guarantee you That - and she's not in That section of The River . "
Mr Faulding told the media on Wednesday That he felt his team had " done all they can".
He Said he could not understand why Nicola was not found on The First day she went missing, adding: " Wherever she is I hope closure comes soon. "
Police said they still believed Ms Bulley fell in The River , but remained " fully open-minded to any information That may indicate where Nicola is or What Happened to Her ".
Officers are currently following about 500 lines of inquiry and seeking some 700 motorists seen in the area on 27 January.
Detectives have also analysed data from Her Fitbit smart watch, they said.
On Wednesday, Ms Bulley's partner Paul Ansell visited The Spot where police believe she fell into The River .
Ms Bulley had dropped Her two daughters, aged six and nine, off at school And Then gone on Her usual dog walk alongside The River on 27 January.
Her phone, still connected to a Teams call for Her Job as a mortgage adviser, was found on a bench on a steep riverbank overlooking the water, along with The Dog lead and harness on the ground.
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