This is how many data breaches Lancashire County Council committed in the...
Lancashire County Council breached data protection rules on almost a hundred occasions in the space of three months.The figures, presented to a recent meeting of the authority’s internal scrutiny...
View ArticleThis is how much Lancashire County Council has been given by the government...
Lancashire County Council has received just £10,000 of area-wide funding to help it deliver the government’s anti-terrorism strategy, a committee of councillors has heard.All local authorities have had...
View ArticleVIRGIN HEALTH CONTRACT: Union blasts 'terrible decision'
The public sector workers union has blasted as a 'terrible decision' the announcement that a £104m contract for healthcare services in Lancashire has been awarded to private firm Virgin.Lancashire...
View ArticleTransgender hate crime is rising in Lancashire
Lancashire Police are dealing with more incidents of hate crime against transgender people, with LGBT charity Stonewall saying the figures are “a wake up call”.The latest Home Office data shows 66...
View ArticleUnstunned halal meat will no longer be supplied to Lancashire schools by the...
Lancashire County Council has once again voted to stop supplying unstunned halal meat to its schools.The decision was made at a meeting of the full council exactly a year after the proposal was first...
View ArticleBooths 2018 Christmas Book is out today!
Forget the John Lewis ad, here in Lancashire we know when Christmas is on its way....the Booths Christmas Book arrives!It takes almost a year to produce, from first ideas in December to going to print...
View ArticleLancashire passengers prepare for 32nd day of strike action on Northern trains
As the dispute over train guards continues, unions say they will press ahead with strike action tomorrow - the 32nd day of strike action so far this year.The increasingly bitter dispute between rail...
View ArticleWinter Gardens audience treated to epic performance by Light Odyssey at the...
Audiences at the Winter Gardens have witnessed just about every form of entertainment during the venue’s long history.But Light Odyssey proved to be a first even for this classic venue.Skilled...
View ArticleFleetwood's Maurice Murray part of world’s longest ever convoy of ice cream...
It was a wheel scoop for mobile ice cream seller Maurice Murray after he helped create a new world record.Maurice, 56, of Wentworth Avenue, Fleetwood, was among a group attempting to join the world’s...
View ArticleDanny Boyle brings ‘Pages of the Sea’ to Blackpool’s golden sands
Blackpool’s golden sands will be taking part in Danny Boyle’s Armistice “thank you”.The Slumdog Millionaire director is asking people to gather on beaches across the UK on November 11 to etch the faces...
View ArticleWyre Borough Council to work with Trading Standards over fatal allergic...
Efforts are being made in Wyre to help stop the risk of potentially fatal allergic reactions to certain food types sold to the public.The borough council will work with Trading Standards at the county...
View ArticleThe Belle Vue pub: Project update of revamped pub that's proud to back work...
What’s happening?Why’s that? The pub is a Sizzling Pub, part of the Mitchells and Butlers stable, and the firm decided it was time to give it a full refurbishment. Who benefits? Staff at the pub...
View ArticlePrimrose Bank Care Home in Poulton wins Care Establishment of the Year at the...
Staff at Primrose Bank Care Home in Poulton are celebrating having won the Care Establishment of the Year Award at the NACC Awards 2018.Nick Dutton, operations manager and Rachel Dutton, care manager...
View ArticleHigh street app OFFiGO to launch full version across Lancashire
A Blackpool based website business is set to launch the full version across Lancashire by the end of this year after a 12 month pilot.OFFiGO was founded by Dave Preston as a website and app based...
View ArticleHealth: Looking after your cholesterol
Jenny Logan writes about monitoring your cholesterolIn my last article, I mentioned the NHS ‘heart age’ check, people are being encouraged to engage with at...
View ArticleTense drama in the Informer will grip you from the outset
Informer, the iconic 1992 hit single by Canadian reggae-rapper Snow, never made much sense to me. “Informer, a-squiddly-diddly-diddly-diddly-dee, a-leaky bum bum now”, he seemed to sing from inside a...
View ArticleFleetwood pupil names rabbit at foot of founder
A little rabbit has gone a long way towards helping schoolchildren in Fleetwood learn about the history of their town – and it’s all down to a competition to name the little fellow.The bunny in...
View ArticleLancashire should be able to spend extra social care cash without "strings"...
Lancashire will be one of the biggest beneficiaries from a fund set up to ease pressure on adult social care services this winter.The county council area is set to receive £5.5m, the fourth largest...
View ArticleCall for county chief executive's contract to be made public
The new chief executive of Lancashire County Council has described it as a ”privilege” to take up the top job, while admitting that it was “not ideal” that she did not have the full backing of elected...
View ArticleParking for £1 discount deal for festive shoppers in Blackpool
Christmas shoppers will be able to park for a £1 in Blackpool this December.It is hoped the discounted deal, along with a programme of entertainment, will entice residents and visitors to spend their...
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