TURMOIL elsewhere in the NHS, there may be. But on one health care front here in East Lancashire, the service is turbo-charged - and super-efficient.

For take a bow, our 999 ambulance crews - they are officially rated the swiftest in the county.

The response times of ambulances in the Blackburn and Burnley areas to emergency calls have been clocked as the fastest in Lancashire.

That's some going on today's crowded roads. And don't forget the pressures that these super-skilled and extra-efficient ambulance crews have to work under, too.

We're truly grateful to these life-savers whose dedication we so often take for granted.

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