Blackpool's Hayley Kay and friends call for donations to Blackpool Food Bank...
Can you help brighten up the lives of the less fortunate this Christmas?That’s the question being asked by a group of friends, including radio presenter and Blackpool panto star Hayley Kay, again this...
View ArticlePaedophile police officer who raped 13-year-old girl joined force to "gain...
A police officer who raped a 13-year-old girl and targeted children as young as 12 has been convicted.Father-of-one Ian Naude raped the 13-year-old just minutes after clocking off from his shift with...
View ArticleAnti-fracking protesters' anger at frack tremor report from Liverpool University
Anti-fracking protesters have rubbished a Liverpool University report which says recent earth tremors caused by fracking are at the same level as dropping three pans or a bag of flour from a kitchen...
View ArticleFeeling like celebrities at London No. Ten Manchester Street Hotel and...
As a lover of shopping, I was very excited to be given the chance to enjoy one of the country’s top shopping destinations – London’t luxury shopping outlet where high end brands meet some brillant...
View ArticleBlackpool post office raided by couple wielding meat cleaver
A couple wielding a meat cleaver raided a post office in Dickson Road this morning.The post office, inside the Spar store in Dickson Road, near the Promenade, was targeted shortly before 7am, minutes...
View ArticleCat Smith column - We have to do better for our veteran servicemen and women
Fleetwood MP Cat Smith highlights the treatment of the UK's veterans in this Remembrance weekI was privileged on Monday to attend The Final Homecoming, Fleetwood’s Community Parade to mark the...
View ArticleInside the Foreign Office makes foreign affairs seem dull
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but foreign affairs seems to be in the news a lot. Apparently, our relations with Europe are under a little strain, and various Government ministers keep resigning and...
View ArticleShopkeepers reveal terror of morning meat cleaver raid
A married couple who run a Post Office in Blackpool said they thought it was a joke when one of their regular customers robbed them with a meat cleaver.Lee and Sue Evans had just opened up the Spar...
View ArticleCCTV image of meat cleaver robber released
A woman who robbed a Blackpool shop with a meat cleaver has been captured on camera.The woman entered the store brandishing a meat cleaver and demanded staff hand over money from the tills.Footage from...
View ArticleWomen to make up half the directors of economic growth board - but there's a...
Half of the directors of a powerful partnership between the public and private sectors in Lancashire will be made up of women within the next five years.Currently, just two out of nineteen members of...
View ArticleShock of Lancashire's failing schools
More than a quarter of secondary schools in Lancashire are inadequate or require improvement, Ofsted figures show.Out of the 84 secondary schools in Lancashire, 16 require improvement and seven are...
View ArticlePudsey for PM? Lancashire opens its arms to BBC Children In Need...
It’s a morning of cloudless blue November skies, sweeping countryside, winding lanes, steep hills and all the warmth you can expect from Lancastrians beeping and waving us along.Elsewhere, the...
View ArticleLancashire Police release video of man wanted in connection to Poulton break ins
Lancashire Police have released CCTV footage of a man wanted in connection to a number of Fylde break ins. The footage from Sunday, November 11, shows a man wearing a black jacket, black trousers, and...
View ArticleAutomation could provide quicker access to answers from county hall
Residents phoning Lancashire County Council could soon find themselves talking to technology for the first part of their call.The authority is to start trialling voice recognition software next month,...
View ArticleRecycling centre changes will not worsen fly-tipping, says county's waste boss
There is no link between fly-tipping and the opening hours of waste disposal facilities, according to the man responsible for dealing with Lancashire’s rubbish.Steve Scott, Head of Waste Management at...
View ArticleBlackpool mum calls for Government to fund specialist 999 training: ‘If it...
A heavily-pregnant Blackpool mum nearly bled to death during an emergency that started when she was shopping in Sainsbury’s.Both Natasha Davies and her baby Michael were minutes from dying after she...
View ArticleBus and tram disruption expected as the Lytham Christmas Lights Switch-On and...
Travel disruption is expected today as the Fylde Coast gears up for two major Christmas lights switch-on events. The Lytham Christmas Lights Switch-On and the Fleetwood Festive Lights Parade both kick...
View ArticleFeature: ‘Crisis’ on the buses
Reporter Charlie Bullough looks at the impact of bus funding cuts and what can be done to improve servicesThe Campaign for Better Transport has a blunt message about the national state of our bus...
View ArticleSearch to find gin thief and accomplice after bottle is stolen from Bargain...
Lancashire Police are trying to identify two individuals after a bottle of gin was stolen from a well-known off-licence. The incident took place at Bargain Booze in Blackpool Old Road, Poulton.A video...
View Article‘Lane hogging is a habit that can cause accidents’: Your views on other...
We all detest it – but none of us own up to doing it.Middle lane motorway hogging is a great bugbear of many road users. Drive down the M55 at any point of the day or night and you will see someone...
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