Volunteering is not just for Christmas - Reporter Charlie Bullough looks at...
Volunteering is not just for ChristmasReporter Charlie Bullough looks at the need to help charities all year round.Christmas can be a time when people are at their most generous.It is revealed not just...
View ArticleGritting lorries prepared as freezing temperatures forecast for Lancashire
Drivers are warned to take care, as freezing temperatures are forecast for tonight.Lancashire's fleet of gritters will be out tonight gritting all priority routes in Central Lancashire, East...
View Article'I can definitely recommend vibrating furniture as a cure for zombiism'
Columnist Di Wades writes about celebrating her birthday and feeling all shook up.It’s been a funny old month, as assorted characters might have said. My first action of November was to drag myself to...
View ArticleBlackpool’s Conservative group: ‘We don’t have the right to get freebies’
Blackpool’s Conservative group has called for more transparency when it comes to councillors’ perks.Coun Tony Williams told a full meeting of the council it was wrong for councillors to use their...
View ArticleFestive offerings from Preston past times
I start off today with a copy of my favourite comic as a lad, The Dandy.The reason for this is it was on December 4 1937 the first copy of this comic appeared. You might remember Desperate Dan and such...
View ArticleThe North West Ambulance Service is now rated as ‘good’ - two years after...
The North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has been rated ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), two years after being told to improve, a report released today will say.It received the second top...
View ArticleMan allegedly steals £90 of meat from Aldi in Cleveleys
A man is wanted by police after stealing meat worth £90 from a supermarket in Cleveleys.Police have released CCTV images of the suspect, who allegedly stole the meat from the Aldi store in Crescent...
View ArticlePolice are searching for a Nissan Micra after Bispham hit and run
A motorcyclist has been injured after a hit and run in Bispham this morning.The collision happened around 8.15am at the junction of Knowle Avenue and Pierston Avenue.A Nissan Micra collided with a...
View ArticleStorm Diana: Yellow weather warning issued as heavy rain and gales set to hit...
A yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office between 9am and 9pm Wednesday (November, 28, 2018) and 3am and 3pm on Thursday (November, 29, 2018). Forecaster are predicting that both...
View ArticleOnly one in five domestic abuse cases ends up in Lancashire's courts
The number of people prosecuted for domestic abuse has fallen in Lancashire.Lancashire Police recorded 28,585 incidents of domestic abuse in the 12 months to the end of March, according to figures from...
View ArticleThree attacks a DAY on ambulance staff
North West Ambulance Service has launched a campaign to rally the public to condemn acts of violence against emergency service staff.The #GetBehind999 initiative follows 1,249 acts of violence and...
View ArticleBlackpool man reported for summons after Bispham motorcycle crash
A man from Blackpool has been reported for summons after a collision in Bispham yesterday.The 33-year-old was interviewed by police following an alleged hit and run which left a motorcyclist with a...
View ArticleCat Smith column: Lancashire County Council's support for austerity is...
I’m shocked to discover how far the Conservative-controlled Lancashire County Council is prepared to go to support its Government’s austerity agenda.A whole raft of slash and burn measures are about to...
View ArticleYoung people's mental health - should Lancashire be spending more?
Spending on NHS mental health services for children and young people in Lancashire is more than 20 percent below the national average.It would take almost £5m of extra investment to bring the county up...
View ArticleShould social care keep people independent as well as safe?
Social care services have to be careful not to “rob” elderly people of their independence by being too risk averse when helping them to recover from a period of health, according to Lancashire’s adult...
View ArticleCollaboration between councils and the NHS is yet to "transform" care, says...
Funding to encourage closer working between health and social care organisations in Lancashire has not been used to truly “transform” the system.That was the message from Lancashire County Council’s...
View ArticleShock at County Council’s parking fees plan
Traders have reacted with shock and dismay to the prospect of pay and display parking possibly being introduced to Fylde and Wyre’s shopping streets.Lytham, Cleveleys and Poulton are on a list of...
View ArticleCalls for nominations in Lancashire for Cancer Research UK Kids and Teens...
An award scheme recognising the courage of children diagnosed with cancer has been launched in Lancashire and is supported by Strictly Come Dancing Star Dr Ranj. The TV doctor is backing the Cancer...
View ArticleHere are some of the best toy shops in Lancashire
It's certainly the seasons to go back to your childhood and visit a toy shop.Here is a list of the top five toy shops in Lancashire.Read more: Lancashire recommends.... gift shops and Here are where...
View ArticleDisability rights campaigner urges Lancashire public to always report hate...
Disabled rights charity boss Mel Close has called on Lancashire residents to play their part in stopping hate crime targeted at the disabled.Mel, Chief Executive Officer of Preston based Disability...
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