Fylde MP issues demand for proper regulation and monitoring of shale gas sites
Fylde MP Mark Menzies said he was disappointed with the decision but would continue to press the Government over regulation and monitoring of the shale gas sites.He said: “The decision I was looking...
View ArticleAdoption event to find homes for children
Wyre and Fylde folk are being asked to consider adoption to grow their families..An event will be held at Lancashire County Council’s County Hall, to help people find out about the process involved, on...
View Article‘Hero’ snapper saves soap star
Photographer David Nelson had to snap into action at the Inside Soap Awards, to stop an award-winning soap star tumbling from the stage.The Blackpool snapper got more than he bargained for when he...
View ArticleBAE ‘confident’ as share earnings rise
The company which employs thousands making aircraft on the Fylde has said trading looks positive ahead of its end of year report this winter.BAE Systems said the Warton-built Typhoon gave the firm a...
View ArticleThe Apprentice berk-athon is back... I blame the parents
Philip Larkin famously wrote that your parents – however unintentionally –make a mess of your life by the way they bring you up.He put it in rather more earthy language, but you get the drift. There...
View Article‘Successful shale gas industry will bring jobs bonanza’
The Onshore Energy Services Group said a fully developed fracking industry would benefit the area due to the jobs created.OESG co-founder Richard Sands said: “A report by Ernst & Young in 2014...
View ArticleVote for Lancashire’s Tourism Superstar 2016
Marketing Lancashire have announced the list of those in the running for Lancashire Tourism Superstar 2016, the only award in the Lancashire Tourism Awards to be nominated and decided by the public.You...
View ArticleFylde residents vow to battle on
Fylde residents have vowed to battle on despite the Government backing the shale gas industry and allowing horizontal fracking to go-ahead at Preston New Road near Little Plumpton.Pam Foster, from...
View Article‘Thumbs-up to fracking won’t benefit us’ - MP
Blackpool South MP Gordon Marsden said Thursday’s thumbs-up to fracking would not benefit Blackpool He said the industry would damage other existing industries such as tourism.He said: “Across...
View ArticleEaterie brings 15 new jobs
The latest phase of the Mill Farm Sports Village development at Wesham has created 15 new jobs.The opening of Milano’s Mediterranean restaurant takes the total number of hospitality staff at Mill Farm...
View ArticlePolice thanks for horse loan offers
Horse owners have been thanked for helping police train up new officers.Lancashire Constabulary appealed last week for loan horses through the winter, to help train up new mounted officers.A spokesman...
View ArticlePolice warning over contactless card thefts
A spate of crimes involving contactless bank cards has prompted Lancashire Police to issue a warning.Officers say a number of thefts from cars have resulted in bank accounts being milked by offenders.A...
View ArticleMajor road closed after second crash in two days
A major Blackpool road remains closed following a serious accident.Police and fire officers have cordoned off Devonshire Road in North Shore, between Northgate and Bispham Roundabout, to investigate...
View ArticleElectricity tampering put hotel guests’ lives at risk
A Blackpool hotelier ‘recklessly’ put lives at risk by allowing persistent tampering with electricity after his supply was cut off.Even after energy chiefs dug up the road to disconnect Lolly’s Hotel...
View Article‘I had two years to plan for 10 year wait on my pension’
When Marilyn Moorhouse gave up work on medical grounds, she believed she had just a few years until being eligible for her state pension.But new rules meant actually she had a full decade to wait.The...
View ArticleStrictly her business
It was an interesting co-incidence this week that during the start of Pinktober, otherwise known as Breast Cancer Awareness month, the subject of mastectomies was pushed into the public consciousness...
View ArticleTesco to ‘fine’ shoppers who wrongly park in disabled and parent and child bays
Tesco is to introduce fines for people who wrongly park in disabled or parent and child bays at its stores.The supermarket giant is to use a mobile app to allow staff to report the misuse of parking...
View ArticleReal ale boost at pub chain across coast
Pub-goers will be able to enjoy five real ales from across the world alongside a selection of up to 25 beers from the UK during a 12-day festival at eight pubs across the Fylde coast.Each of the beers...
View ArticleBlackpool: From the courts 11-10-16
Here is a round-up of some of the cases at Blackpool Magistrates Court from October 10.Daniel Thompson, 35, possession of cannabisA dad of two young children was found with cannabis valued at more than...
View ArticleIs Lancashire ‘at risk of nuclear contamination’?
Nuclear convoys carrying warheads routinely drive on the M6. If one crashed, or was attacked by terrorists, more than 260,000 people could be in danger of contamination, according to a new...
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