Here are some beauty gift ideas for Christmas
Eyeing the New Year bash – or expecting some Christmas money as a present? Why not treat yourself to a glamorous new you?Eyeing the New Year bash – or expecting some Christmas money as a present? Why...
View ArticleLancashire's emergency services prepare for Mad Friday – with call outs...
Emergency services across Lancashire are preparing for Mad Friday – with a rise on last year’s call outs expected and a warning to ‘know your limits’. Mad Friday is the nickname given to the last...
View ArticleBlackpool's Funland arcade closed after flood hits three floors
One of the biggest amusement arcades in Blackpool could be shut until the new year after heavy rains caused flooding over three floors. Fire crews from Blackpool were called out today at 5.30am...
View ArticleLancashire firefighters praised for 'outstanding' service in latest inspections
Lancashire firefighters have been praised for their 'outstanding' service to the public by government inspectors. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service is the only fire and rescue service in the country...
View ArticleSuspected Blackpool drugs gang member charged with supplying heroin and cocaine
A man wanted as part of a police investigation into county lines drug gangs has been caught. Christian Cook, 19, originally from Manchester was found at a home in Blackpool and has since been charged...
View ArticleHere is how to de-stress before Christmas
Medical herbalist columnist Nicola Parker writes about winding down before Christmas.With the holiday season here, I found myself spoilt for choice on topics I could write about, pertaining to health....
View ArticleThis is when your pharmacy will be open in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre over...
A number of pharmacies across Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre are open over the Christmas and New Year holiday period.If a pharmacy is not listed below, it may not be open on that particular date.Some...
View ArticleThis is when you can put your bins and recycling out in Blackpool, Fylde and...
The wonderful gifts and fridges packed full of food will quickly turn into piles of wrapping paper and empty containers over the festivities.But don't worry, we've got all the information you need so...
View ArticleGP appointments to be more flexible
All patients across Lancashire can now access general practice appointments in the evening and weekends, NHS England has announced. The extended access means that patients will be able to see a doctor,...
View ArticleAmbulance service's 'Mad Friday' warning
As the region’s party-goers are getting ready for a big night in the Christmas calendar, North West Ambulance Service is preparing for one of their busiest nights of the year and urging people to plan...
View ArticleAFC Blackpool to put on a three-course dinner to stop elderly being alone...
A festive first will see a Blackpool football club put on a three-course dinner for elderly people who would otherwise be alone on Christmas Day.AFC Blackpool has organised the meal at its clubhouse –...
View ArticleTaser use by Lancashire Police DOUBLES
The use of Tasers by Lancashire Police has more than doubled in the past year, new Home Office figures show.Officers on the force drew the weapon 303 times, between April 2017 and March 2018. Of those,...
View ArticleConcerns over deteriorating empty shop in Fleetwood after £3m cannabis farm find
Concerns have again been raised about a deteriorating empty shop building in Fleetwood town centre which was found to be the scene of a huge £3m cannabis farm last week.Once the most prestigious shop...
View ArticleThis is the astonishing amount of rubbish Lancashire sends to landfill every...
Lancashire is recycling less rubbish than it did three years ago, figures show.Between April 2017 and March 2018, Lancashire recycled or composted 229,869 tonnes of all waste, 39 per cent of the total,...
View ArticleFleetwood Police wish residents a Merry Christmas - by burning cannabis...
Fleetwood Police have wished residents a Merry Christmas - by posting a video of burning cannabis seized from across the town. In a post to Facebook this afternoon, a police spokesman said: "To the...
View Article'Just keep on being amazing' - a mother's letter to her son to mark his birthday
Columnist Hayley Kay shares a personal note to her son on his third birthday.Recently my son turned three. On his first birthday I started a tradition of writing him a letter to mark the occasion. Here...
View ArticleHere is how to prevent gaining weight during an over indulgent Christmas
Fitness columnist Dan Donohue writes about reducing calorie intake to save piling on the pounds over Christmas.In last week’s column, we started to look ahead to the upcoming weeks of parties, markets,...
View ArticleFunland closes early for winter season after flood hits three floors
One of the biggest amusement arcades in Blackpool has closed its doors early ahead of the winter season after flooding hit three floors.Fire crews from Blackpool were called out on Thursday December 20...
View ArticleCould you be a school governor? Vacancies for the vital role across Lancashire
Ian Marquis first walked through the gates of Carr Hill High School in Kirkham more than fifty years ago.When he left in the early 1970s, he never imagined that his association with the school would...
View ArticleWishing you a Happy Christmas from a grumpy journo
On the first day of Christmas, I had a massive headache.Of course you have to remember Christmas in newspaper-land started in about February as forward planning began and the press releases started...
View Article