RMT to ballot Northern Rail members over possible strike
Rail Union RMT confirmed today (4 January 2017) that it will be balloting its members on Arriva Rail North for strike action and action short of a strike over a pay dispute between its members and the...
View ArticleSuspected drugs haul found yards from primary school
Police are investigating after a suspected cannabis farm was uncovered just yards from a primary schoolOfficers searched a glasshouse at the rear of a house in Station Road, Thornton, at around 4pm...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man helping police with inquiries after pub assault
A man has suffered a fractured cheekbone in an assault at a popular restaurant, say police.The incident happened at around 2am on 1 January at Guys Thatched Hamlet on St Michael's Road in Bilsborrow,...
View ArticleBlackpool: From the courts 05-01-17
Here is a round-up of some of the cases at Blackpool Magistrates Court.John Ellis, 63, sexual assaultA 14-year-old girl was twice sexually assaulted by the same man on her way home from school,...
View ArticleHeartbreak over death of 2-day-old Olliey
A young mum has spoken of her heartbreak after losing her newborn son just months after suffering a traumatic miscarriage.Tiny Olliey-J Searle-Bayliss was just two days old when he died in his dad’s...
View ArticleArmed officers deployed after reports of a gun at Tesco Extra store in Blackpool
Three armed response vehicles were called to reports of a man with a firearm in a car yesterday evening, say police.Police say that the officers were deployed after a man reported seeing a weapon...
View ArticleColumn: Day I was locked up and not a single person missed me
When I first moved into Bishop’s House more than 10 years ago, I stood at the front door directing operations. As the removal men brought items from the van I tried to direct them to the right room....
View ArticleMan comes forward after assault at pub in Bilsborrow
A man has been identified following an assault at a pub in Bilsborrow.A member of staff was punched to the face while attempting to diffuse an on-going altercation at Guys Thatched Hamlet on St...
View ArticleVoters have their say on how ‘sexy’ our MPs are
Politicians know to their cost not to take too much notice of opinion polls.But the latest – officially banned inside Westminster – has left a few red-faced after grading the temperature, from sizzling...
View ArticleEmotional reunion for long-lost twins
They feared they would never see each other again – but now 93-year-old twin brothers have been reunited.Nearly 70 miles apart and with no means of travelling to see each other, Donald and Geoffrey...
View ArticlePolice appeal after criminal damage to taxi in Blackpool
Police are appealing for information following a report of criminal damage to a taxi in Blackpool.Two men got into a taxi on the Promenade close to The Reflex bar in Blackpool town centre.The men were...
View ArticleBar worker punched in the face
Police are hunting a man who punched a pub worker in the faceThe incident happened at the Poulton Elk in Hardhorn Road at around 7.5pm on WednesdayA police spokesman said: " A man was asked to leave...
View ArticleSoundtrack to my life so far
It’s taken until now for me to realise the true impact that the music and lyrics of the late George Michael’s work has had upon my life.I was sad to hear of his passing, of course, but it is only...
View ArticleThe BBC wins the Christmas TV war
It’s Christmas, the time of year when tradition dictates we give gifts, eat way too much and ignore all the other TV channels and watch the BBC.ITV, Channel 4 and all the others seem to give up at this...
View ArticleRobson Crusoe: A Surprising Adventure - One goes mad on an island
When I was a boy, I wanted to be a soldier, or a policeman, or possibly Alan Kennedy, the moustachioed, tightly-permed left-back of the all-conquering Liverpool team of the early 1980s.Geordie actor...
View ArticleBlackpool: From the courts 06-01-17
Here is a round-up of some of the cases at Blackpool Magistrates Court.Nigel Wilde, 36, making threats, assault and shoplifting.A man who threatened to petrol bomb a police station and spat in a woman...
View ArticleHealth tourists leave bills unpaid at cash-strapped Vic
Tourists and temporary migrants not entitled to free healthcare in the UK have racked up hospital bills worth thousands of pounds that remain unpaid.While some were seriously injured or poorly, with...
View ArticleHomes evacuated and roads closed after blaze rips through tractor factory
Dramatic scenes are unfolding this morning in Pilling where fire crews are attempting to bring a major blaze under control.Fire services and police were called to the scene of a major fire at a flat...
View ArticleCCTV appeal after thefts at Vodafone in Cleveleys
Police have issued a CCTV appeal after a theft at a Vodafone shop in Cleveleys.Two iPhones were taken from the shop in Victoria Road West at around 2.30pm on 4 January.Police would now like to speak to...
View ArticleLegal bill of £16k over sale of horse
A judge has ordered a keen horserider to pay damages of more than £16,000 following a dispute over a horse sale.Alison Metcalf of Bank Farm, Out Rawcliffe, had sold a dressage horse called Maisie to...
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