Why going to the dogs makes such good scents
Not all emergency workers or carers are human, as MEGAN TITLEY discovers after meeting some of the county’s most amazing hounds, who work as assistance dogs, rescue animals and trackers.From helping...
View ArticleDistressed teenager sparks 999 alert
Lifeboat teams launched a search after reports that a vulnerable teenager was threatening to take his own life off the Fleetwood coast, say the coastguard.Police were initially called to reports of a...
View ArticleWarning over four-hour road closure after anti-fracking protest
Police have warned anti-fracking protesters they face arrest if there is a repeat of yesterday’s actions which saw one of Fylde’s busiest roads partially closed for four hours.Yesterday police were...
View ArticleBlackpool: From the courts 12-01-17
Here is a round-up of some of the cases at Blackpool Magistrates Court.Derek Foxcroft, 32, harassmentThe Jeremy Kyle show was slammed in court and accused of encouraging baiting between people after a...
View ArticlePoulton headteacher backs health reform
A headteacher who quit her job to care for her mentally ill daughter has welcomed reforms announced by Theresa May.But Toni Roethling, who stepped down as head of Poulton’s Hodgson Academy last year,...
View ArticleFamily’s thanks for £16k operation cash
An eight-year-old boy with cerebral palsy is set for a life-changing operation.Luke Carter, from Cabus, along with family and friends, has raised the £16,000 needed to pay for Selective Dorsal...
View ArticleHigh winds damage McDonalds in South Shore
Firefighters were called to a South Shore fast-food restaurant yesterday evening at around 9pm after high winds caused damage to a sign.Parts of the sign at the McDonald's restaurant on the Promenade...
View Article'Heroin' seized and man arrested in drugs bust at South Shore home
Blackpool police seized a quantity of drugs, believed to be heroin, at a property in South Shore yesterday (11 January), say police.According to police, the drugs, were found as a result of a drugs...
View ArticleProtest group calls it a day
A campaign group which fought a tireless battle to prevent a gas storage facility being granted has decided to wind down its activities.Protect Wyre Group (PWG) was a collective of residents from...
View ArticleRNLI tees off 2017 with golf club gift
Volunteers at Fleetwood Lifeboat had a positive start to the new year when they were handed a cheque for £125 from Knott End Golf Club.The senior golfing members of the club raised the cash at their...
View ArticleTransport fest needs helpers
Organisers of a major transport festival on the Fylde coast are looking for more volunteers to help maintain its success.Tram Sunday, officially called the Fleetwood Festival of Transport, is one of...
View ArticleCoach’s Aussie skydive in honour of pal
A football coach from Garstang currently working in Australia is planning a sponsored sky-dive down under to raise funds for a Lancashire-based charity set up following the death of a friend.Daniel...
View ArticlePoulton cyclist suffers brain haemorrhage after horror bike smash
Police are appealing for information after a 47-year-old man suffered serious head injuries in a horror accident.Police were called by the Ambulance Service at around 6pm on Wednesday, 11 January...
View ArticleTragic soldier’s body is flown back to the UK
The body of a Weeton Barracks-based British soldier who died in Iraq has been repatriated to the UK.L/Cpl Scott Hetherington, 22, of 2nd Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, died following a...
View ArticleAttempted murder arrest after man stabbed
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing at a home in CleveleysThe incident happened at around 10.10pm on Wednesday.Police were called to an address in Beach Road...
View ArticleColumn: Like all hot air he will pass
Do you remember that scene in rom-com Love Actually when Hugh Grant as PM snubbed the entire USA because the president chatted up his girl? In one fell swoop, he destroyed the so-called ‘Special...
View ArticleMeet the coppers with a head for heights
Ever wondered what happens when police need to tackle dizzying heights to retrieve evidence or bring someone to safety? Well, the answer is a team of specialist officers who have a head for heights and...
View ArticleBlackpool: From the courts 13-01-17
Here is a round-up of some of the cases at Blackpool Magistrates Court.Gary Boyes, 40, threatening behaviourA man was arrested by police after saying he was going to kill a 14-year-old girl by stabbing...
View ArticleGovernment gives hope to barrage backers
Bosses behind a £340m tidal barrage scheme on the River Wyre have welcomed a new report backing such schemes. The Government-commissioned Hendry review has concluded that tidal energy was cost...
View ArticlePaupers’ funerals see huge increase in Blackpool
A pauper’s funeral was held in Blackpool once every three days on average last year.A huge surge in demand for the basic Victorian-style services, given to those who die alone or without relatives able...
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