A NEW veterinary service offering 24/7 service will open its doors on Saturday.

Wild Side Vets will be operating from 70 Abbey Road, Barrow, from April 1.

The vets service will be operating 24 hour, seven days a week, providing an out-of-hours emergency service for clients who choose to register with them.

The Barrow area has been without emergency provisions since IVC Evidensia, which operates Grove, Alexander, and South Lakes vets, announced in March 2022 that, due to vet shortages, they can no longer provide the service at their Barrow and Ulverston practices.

Although inundated with requests for registration at the practice, Wild Side Vets is still taking on new pets.

The vet service will also deal with small animals including more exotic pets such as tortoises and parrots.

You can register by calling them on: 01229 246006