Emergency services were called to a concern for welfare report this afternoon. Police and paramedics were mobilised to Station Road in Blackrod to help a woman. Read more: Man arrested after police find 'substantial cannabis farm' Read more: Reports of a 'gas leak' in town centre triggers emergency response Read more: Historic pub targeted on 2 separate occasions - police have launched an investigation Paramedics treated her before being taken to hospital.
A GMP spokesperson said: "Officers were called at 12.20pm today, August 21, to a report of a concern for the welfare of a woman on Station Road in Blackrod. "Emergency services including officers from North West Ambulance Service attended and a woman was taken to hospital where she remains.
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