Poulton man who was looking for love in Lithuania stole £25,000 from...
A Poulton man has been jailed after he stole his elderly mum's life savings to pursue romantic relationships with a number of foreign women.Howard Clark, of Beckdean Avenue, Poulton stole £25,000 from...
View ArticleBye bye fax machines: This technological wonder was a young reporter's lifesaver
As a trainee reporter, they were both the bane of my life plus the magical suppliers of stories.Metres of yellow, curling paper, often covered in incomprehensible type, often smudged or blurred where...
View ArticleCash boost for county's social care and business rate coffers, but districts...
Lancashire is to receive the joint-largest share of a nationwide grant to ease pressure on social care services.The county council area will be handed almost £15m from a one-off funding pot announced...
View ArticleWanted Sussex woman believed to be hiding out in Blackpool
A woman from East Sussex who is wanted by police is believed to be in Blackpool.Police in East Sussex and Lancashire are searching for 32-year-old Kay Pawson, who is wanted for recall to prison.Pawson,...
View ArticleLiving with PCOS caused a Lancashire woman to pile on the pounds - but now...
Growing up, Alanoosh Williams had never really had a problem with her weight. But by her early adulthood, she was diagnosed with a condition that led to her piling on the pounds....When Alanoosh, of...
View ArticleWhat is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)?
Here is all you need to know about Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition that affects how a woman’s ovaries work. The three main features of PCOS are:...
View Article'Never put anything on social media that your mother would give you a clip...
Columnist Dave Swanton writes about the perils of putting your whole life on social media.The first anniversary of me working for myself from home passed a couple of weeks ago and it’s time to reflect...
View ArticleHere is how to survive overdoing it at the office Christmas party
Medical herbalist Jenny Logan writes about preventing over-indulgence this ChristmasIt’s that time of year again – The office Christmas party. The get together with friends. The family gatherings....
View ArticleWarning to Lancashire families after SIX house fires in FOUR days are caused...
Lancashire firefighters are urging families to take care this Christmas when leaving white goods unattended. Fire crews battled six house fires in four days - four of them in just a 24 hour period -...
View ArticleVic poisoning probe: What murder detectives believe has been happening on...
Murder squad detectives investigating suspicious deaths at Blackpool Victoria Hospital are probing whether potential victims were given prescription-only sleeping pills.The drug is known as Zopiclone,...
View ArticleGritting lorries out on Lancashire's roads
An army of gritters have taken to Lancashire's roads ahead of the icy spell forecast this weekendLancashire County Council is warning people to watch out for ice with gritting crews treating roads...
View ArticleOld People's Home for Four-Year-Olds leaves you full of festive spirit, while...
There are no decorations up in my house yet. No baubles on the tree, no paperchains festooning the shelves, no tinsel glinting in pine and cinnamon scented candlelight.I don’t like having Yuletide...
View ArticleAre you ready for an over-indulgent Christmas?
Fitness columnist Dan Donohue writes about the impact socialising over Christmas has on you.We are now moving at a rate of knots towards the most wonderful time of the year. With the arrival of the...
View ArticleRoadworks update North West: All planned works Monday December 17 to December 21
Highways England is lifting more than 200 miles of roadworks in time for the festive getaway leaving more than 97 per cent of motorways and strategic A roads roadworks-free.Officials said where it was...
View ArticleCall for cost of police at Fylde fracking site to be fully-funded by government
County councillors have called for Lancashire Police to be fully reimbursed for the estimated £7m cost of policing the Preston New Road fracking site since construction activity began almost two years...
View ArticleFracking: call for inquiry defeated as county council praises safety monitoring
Councillors have clashed over the significance of recent earth tremors at the Preston New Road fracking site in Fylde.A Lancashire County Council debate which started with a call to halt the process...
View Article"No criminality" over Labour-run grants scheme, but administration of...
Police have concluded that there is “no evidence of criminality” over the awarding of community wellbeing grants by the last Labour administration at Lancashire County Council.The authority’s audit,...
View ArticleUpdate given on animals at Chester Zoo after massive fire
All animals at Chester Zoo "are accounted for" following a fire at the Monsoon Forest habitat area, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said.However, the zoo said later that staff were actually still...
View ArticleREVEALED: The places in Lancashire where drivers have the most points on...
New figures have revealed the areas of Britain with the best and worst drivers, according to licences with the most penalty points.The data, from the DVLA, showed motorists from Blaby in Leicestershire...
View ArticleThis is how much sugar these 9 Christmas food and drink favourites contain
Christmastime is famed for being a time to indulge and treat yourself. However, just HOW much are you planning to treat yourself this Christmas?Online pharmacy, Chemist 4 U, as part of their UK dental...
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