Family pay tribute to teacher killed in M58 crash in Lancashire
A 50-year-old woman from Southport has been confirmed as one of two fatalities in the multi-vehicle crash on the M58 crash yesterday. Anne Kerr, who worked as a teacher at Pontville School in Ormskirk,...
View ArticleArchdeacon Michael: My moment of epiphany
Last Sunday was Epiphany Sunday. It is a day that Christians remember the magi, (three wise men, three kings) go to Jesus with their gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh.In Spain and Spanish speaking...
View ArticleHorrified Poulton dad finds ‘drugs’ in child’s Playstation game
A father was furious after he found “a bag of drugs” inside a second-hand video game he bought for his four-year-old son.Oliver Edwards, 30, took his three sons, ages four, 10 and 12, to shop GAME to...
View ArticleParents pay tribute to 14-year-old "superhero" son killed in M58 crash
The grieving parents of a 14-year-old boy have paid tribute to their son who was killed in a crash on the M58. The boy has been named as Joe Cairns, from Radcliffe, near Bury, in Greater Manchester.His...
View ArticleHere is how to make positive changes by looking at what you CAN do
Medical herbalist and columnist Jenny Logan writes about solution focused therapy, looking at things you can change.It’s New Year and like many people I am being asked what my resolutions are for this...
View ArticleLottery winners have a good start to the new year
The new year got off to a good start for people in Thornton.Eight people in Heys Street got 2019 off to a winning start after waking up to the news that their lucky postcode has netted them a £1,000...
View ArticleLetters - The 'Barton experiment' is failing at Fleetwood Town
This week's mailbag includes a letter from a concerned Fleetwood Town fanTown experiment seems to be failingThings seem to have started to slide again at Fleetwood Town. I thought that, in Joey Barton,...
View ArticleCat Smith column - The housing system is broken, and has to be fixed
Fleetwood MP Cat Smith backs a new report which says that, to solve the nation's housing crisis, we need to build more social housingHalf of our young people in this country can’t afford to buy their...
View ArticleRogue traders steal nearly £2,000 in cash from Blackpool pensioners
Rogue traders have stolen nearly £2,000 in a series of scams targeting elderly victims across Blackpool and the Fylde coast.Police are warning pensioners to be extra vigilant after rogue tradesmen...
View ArticleHere is how to avoid the 'Red Wine Headache' the morning after
Colin Burbidge, of Lancashire Wine School, offers tips on how to stop the annoying headache after drinking too much wine.In the news this week my attention was drawn to a Wall Street Journal article by...
View Article"If you stare at the veins in certain cheeses you can see the future"
Columnist Steve Royle ponders what the future will hold for 2019.My New Year’s resolution is to stop making resolutions. As a result, I’m confused. Have I succeeded or failed so far? I did consider...
View ArticleFeature: Big Garden Birdwatch turns 40
Charlie Bullough looks at the world’s largest garden wildlife survey and some of its winners and losers.The RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch will clock up a 40-year milestone in 2019.The nature study, where...
View ArticleBrexit: The Uncivil War may have been the Brexit drama we wanted, but it was...
The country is in a mess at the moment – Brexit has got us all in a tizz. No one seems to know what it is, there are hard Brexits, soft Brexits, Norway++, Canada models, there is A50, the ERG and the...
View ArticleNorthern Rail warns passengers could be left stranded this weekend after...
People could be left stranded miles from home this weekend after Northern Rail braces for further strike action. Northern Rail has warned passengers that services will be significantly affected this...
View ArticlePoundland is left red-faced after customers complain of 'sexist Booby-themed...
Poundland has startled customers with its new range of erotic sweets in the shape of 'boobies' and 'booty'. The discount retailer has come under fire for selling the risqué sweets which are available...
View ArticleLayton woman's thanks to Blackpool Victoria Hospital 'stars' who helped her...
A mum was warned her baby may not survive when she went into labour – at just 25 weeks – after going to hospital with what she thought was an infection.Naomi Appleby’s son Arlo weighed just 1lb 12oz...
View ArticleCounty warned to brace for cold snap
Lancashire should brace itself for a cold snap following above average temperatures this weekend, forecasters have warned.The Met Office has said that temperatures are expected to plunge moving towards...
View ArticleCampaigners lose latest fracking legal challenge
Environmental campaigners have lost a High Court challenge over the Little Plumpton fracking site.Friends of the Earth had challenged a permit variation granted by the Environment Agency to shale gas...
View ArticleCleveleys purse snatcher in court after breaking pensioner's hip in town...
A woman has been arrested and charged with theft and assault after an elderly woman was robbed in Cleveleys town centre. The woman has been remanded in custody and will appear before Blackpool...
View ArticleMeet The Snots - the new comic creation of Preston's Mr Pantomime Phil Walker...
It’s not just the way he tells them - it’s the way he writes them too.Lancashire comic Phil Walker, Preston’s Mr Pantomime, has added a new string to his bow - as a children’s book author.His debut...
View Article