Tributes have been paid to former BBC presenter and Lancashire firefighter Beccy Barr who has died following her battle with cancer. The mum, 46, joined the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service in September 2019, after 20 years as a journalist and seven with BBC’s North West Tonight. She revealed at the time she was following in the footsteps of her father, Roy Barr, and after finishing her training was posted to Blackburn Fire Station.
Beccy started her career at the Blackpool Citizen in her early 20s and had previously worked for Bloomberg News and CNBC. A post on Beccy’s account on X, formerly Twitter, read: “I’m sharing the very sad news that Beccy passed away peacefully this morning. "She spent her last few days at [St John's Hospice] who provided the most dignified and compassionate care to Beccy and her whole family.
"Donations to the hospice can be made in Beccy’s memory.” A further post on Instagram by her sister read: “This morning Beccy passed away peacefully at St John’s Hospice in Lancaster. "They offered the most dignified and compassionate care for the last few days of her life.
“Beccy led an incredible life that I will post about on her account in the near future along with details of her funeral. "For now, I just want to say that I was incredibly blessed to have such an amazing sister. “She was a very loved daughter, granddaughter and niece.
More than anything she was a wonderful mother to Hannah.” View this post on Instagram A post shared.