Here's how someone from Lancashire could win their own jet plane for a weekend
Holiday firm Jet2 is giving away its newest aircraft to one lucky person to take 99 friends on holiday.TV presenter Rylan Clark-Neal will join the trip of a lifetime which has been arranged to...
View Article'Nemo is quite likely long dead and his great-great-great-grandchildren doing...
Columnist Steve Royle gets all nostalgic about the birth of his daughter 16 years and looks at how things have changed.My eldest daughter turned 16 last weekend. It’s a cliché, but they grow up so...
View ArticleSleeping with the Far Right - Giving objectionable views an airing makes me...
I sometimes don’t see the point of certain television programmes, particularly if they only serve to publicise the views of objectionable people.Programmes like Sleeping With the Far Right (Channel 4,...
View ArticleDriver flees overturned car near Elswick
Police are looking for the driver of a car which overturned on a country road.Officers say the occupant of the vehicle fled the scene after the smash in Elswick near Kirkham.The car collided with a...
View ArticleTwo Wyre shops caught selling alcohol to children
Two shops in Wyre were caught selling alcohol to underage children as part of test across the borough.Two out of 11 off-licences visited by police and council officers on Saturday night failed the test...
View ArticleFire crews rescue stricken horse
Fire crews dashed to help a horse which was found in a field unable to stand.Two appliances from Bispham and Fleetwood rescued the animal with the help of a vet.The alarm was raised at about 1.20pm...
View ArticleWoman who says she put her baby in her pram before cleaning up after her dog...
A mum has vowed to contest a £100 fine after claiming an environmental enforcer watched her struggle with her young child before she could clean up after her dog.Susie Foley, 35, was putting her 18...
View ArticleLancashire born author Catherine Simpson's new memoir about her sister has a...
“If my book can help I would be very glad”. Catherine Simpson tells Fiona Finch how she hopes her memoir, prompted by grief at the loss of her sister, will help other families talk about their...
View Article'Why do women try to look after a dog and a baby at the same time?' - your...
A mum has vowed to contest a £100 fine after claiming an environmental enforcer watched her struggle with her young child before she could clean up after her dog.Susie Foley, 35, was putting her...
View ArticleLabour Group's call for cross-party support to reopen Leyland, Chorley, and...
A cross-party call has been issued to reopen major Chorley, Leyland, and Fleetwood railway hubs. The Lancashire County Council Labour Group is calling for Coppull railway station to be reopened, as...
View ArticleLancashire businesses to be asked for their opinion about industrial future
Lancashire will have to assess the strengths and weaknesses in its industrial landscape over the next twelve months as it lays out a vision for the future of the its economy.Alongside almost 40 other...
View ArticleGetting Hoghton Tower ready for new visitors
Now is the time of year Hoghton Tower gets ready for the new visitor season. Reporter Fiona Finch and photographer Neil Cross went behind the scenes at the historic county property to see work in...
View ArticleGender pay gap is making it harder for young women in Blackpool to get on the...
The gender pay gap is making it harder for young women in Blackpool to get on the property ladder. New research shows it takes the average female first-time buyer in the resort an additional four...
View ArticleHow more social housing can make all the difference so families - and...
The future of social housing has been highlighted by the work of a commission established in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire. Fiona Evans looks at what it means for families. Since her...
View ArticleTwo critically endangered radiated tortoises have hatched at Chester Zoo
The “golf ball-sized” hatchlings, which are usually found in the dry forests of southern and southwestern Madagascar, are the first of their kind to be bred at the zoo for seven years.Conservationists...
View Article‘Max and Keira’s Law’ was passed TODAY and will see people automatically...
Plans to change the law so organ donation in England becomes opt-out cleared their final hurdle in Parliament this afternoon.The legislation will come into effect next spring and will be called ‘Max...
View ArticleThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - William and Kate - on royal visit to...
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - William and Kate - will visit Blackpool next week.The royal couple will be in the resort on Wednesday, March 6, to learn how Blackpool is leading the way in tackling...
View ArticleCathy steps into boxing ring at 60 to raise funds for friend's funeral
A Garstang martial arts expert took a step into a new sport when she decided to take up boxing for charity.Cathy Dickinson raised some £2,000 after gamely pledging to take part in her very first boxing...
View ArticleArchdeacon Michael: Top tips to be a man of the cloth
I have been in my current position for eight years now. Wikipedia tells me that I am 24th out of 131 in the list of Church of England Archdeacons in terms of service.This means that I often get asked...
View ArticleLetters - We pay more and more council tax, but what do we get in return?
This week's mailbag includes letters on the rising cost of council tax, conflicting dietary advice and the BBC licence fee.What do we get for rising tax?I’m confused about our next council tax bill....
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