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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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.
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... " Inquiries into poor maternity care have already been held in Morecambe Bay, Shrewsbury and Telford, and East Kent, with a review ongoing in Nottingham...
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... 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...
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... Police believe Ms Bulley fell into the river, but underwater searches - now extended to Morecambe Bay and Knott End - have failed to find her...
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... 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: Yellow ribbons left near where mother last seen
Yellow ribbons with messages of hope have been tied to a bridge near to where Nicola Bulley was last seen.
The 45-year-old went missing on 27 January after a riverside dog walk in St Michael's on Wyre in Lancashire.
A footbridge over The River Wyre has been adorned with messages from friends and family reading: " We need you home Nicola" and a poster with her photograph was tied to the railings.
Police are continuing to search the water, heading towards Morecambe Bay .
Lancashire Police is continuing to work on one hypothesis that Ms Bulley could have fallen into The River during her walk after dropping her daughters, aged six and nine, at school that morning.
The Search has been aided by specialists and divers from HM Coastguard, mountain rescue and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, with sniffer dogs, drones and police helicopters.
However Ms Bulley's partner, Paul Ansell , has said he is
He Said he wanted to keep " all options open" about her disappearance but his " gut instinct" told him she was not in The River .
Police said they were keeping an Open Mind as The Search for the mortgage adviser from Inskip entered its 17th day.
The Lancashire force earlier ruled out third-party involvement but on Friday said it continued to " look at all the potential scenarios to eliminate them".
Messages tied at The Spot near where she was last seen say Ms Bulley is loved and that people are " praying for your safe return".
No Trace has yet been found of Ms Bulley.
Her phone, still connected to a Teams call, was found on a bench on a steep riverbank overlooking the water, along with The Dog lead and harness on the ground.
On Friday, officers announced they were extending their search downstream towards The Sea at Morecambe Bay .
The Search will involve combing inlets and marshland at the Wyre Estuary
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