Cat Smith column: Tory austerity - and no-deal spending - means poverty is...
This week, the Fleetwood MP looks at poverty, and claims the Conservative government's policies have worsened the situationOne of the most interesting things about being an MP is visiting schools and...
View ArticleAfter a year of rail chaos in Lancashire, 2019 is set to be 'another...
Rail passengers are set for “another difficult year” amid more timetable changes and increased levels of engineering work, a House of Commons report has warned.MPs claimed that there is still “a way to...
View ArticlePothole repair performance dips on some Lancashire routes
One in five less severe potholes on major routes in Lancashire is not being filled within a target response time, councillors have heard.Lancashire County Council aims to fix 90 percent of non-urgent...
View ArticleLancashire's 'Mass Unwrap' aims to leave plastic packaging at the supermarket...
An event is being held to encourage shoppers to leave plastic packaging behind.The idea behind the ‘Mass Unwrap’ is to leave the plastic packaging at the till to force supermarkets to deal with it, in...
View ArticleA record number of cars are expected to fail their MOT in March
A record number of vehicles are expected to fail their MOT in March - yet more than half will be for easily-avoidable reasons, according to new research.March is the busiest month of the year for new...
View ArticlePolice move youths off empty pub's roof in Cleveleys
Police were called to an incident in Cleveleys last night when a group of youths was seen climbing onto the roof of an empty pub.The Jubilee Park on North Promenade, closed around the Christmas period...
View ArticleWhat are the new rules about planning decisions at Lancashire County Council?
New limits are to be introduced on how long members of the public can address planning meetings at Lancashire County Council.County Hall’s development control committee makes decisions about waste and...
View ArticleNew figures reveal growing problem of online grooming
More than 500 grooming offences were recorded in the north west last year.Nationally, more than 5,000 online grooming offences were recorded by police in England and Wales in just 18 months, according...
View ArticleThe three questions resort MP Gordon Marsden has asked the government as he...
Gordon Marsden has taken the plight of veterans to Parliament.The Labour MP for Blackpool South acted days after saying it was a “disgrace” that in an NHS budget of over £150 billion, less than £10...
View ArticleThe joy of hearing those words 'all clear' for cancer patient Roisin
Columnist Roisin Pelan shares her good news...So the results are in, the scans have been checked and verified and I am delighted to announce that my latest scan was clear. I cannot put into words the...
View ArticlePancake Day: Fancy an alternative topping this Shrove Tuesday? Here's some...
Shove Tuesday is the day before Lent, traditionally a day for bulking up before a period of fasting.So if sugar and lemon are no longer doing it for you, here are some alternatives to try:
View ArticleWarning over the impact of stress and anxiety on chronic illnesses like...
Medical herbalist columnist Nicola Parker writes about how stress and anxiety affects chronic illness.One of the things that I’ve been thinking about recently is the impact of stress and anxiety on...
View ArticleHow much is a councillor's work worth?
Allowances for members of Lancashire County Council will be frozen for the next twelve months - but calls by a handful of councillors for them to be cut were rejected.The authority voted to forego the...
View ArticleWarren - Martin Clunes stars as an 'irredeemably unpleasant' driving...
It seems that ITV has given up on comedy – their remaining sitcoms, Birds of a Feather and Bad Move, were recently cancelled, apparently not to be replaced.So, is sitcom dead? Judging by Warren (BBC1,...
View ArticleCatwalk beauty looks you can buy
Looking for some catwalk beauty inspiration? Katie Wright's guide to the spring/summer 2019 trends starts here...Looking for some catwalk beauty inspiration? Your guide to the spring/summer 2019 trends...
View ArticleThese are the roadworks to watch out for across the North West from Monday,...
Here are the planned new and ongoing road improvements on the region's main roads over the coming week.Details are correct as of Friday, March 1 but could be subject to change, including weather...
View ArticleLancashire sees a big drop in police numbers
Lancashire has lost one in five police officers over the last decade while violent crime levels have gone up.The Police Federation says that “society just isn’t as safe as it once was”, and that the...
View ArticleThis is how many times Lancashire County Council has called in the bailiffs
Bailiffs were commissioned more than 6,000 times in the space of a year to recover debts on behalf of Lancashire County Council.The figure emerged at a meeting of the authority which heard claims that...
View ArticleCall for cash boost for county's nursery schools
Some of Lancashire’s nursery schools could face financial collapse unless the government offers more “realistic” funding for the sector.Some of Lancashire’s nursery schools could face financial...
View ArticleHere is how to stick to your resolutions and goals
Columnist Dan Donohue, of Fitness Formation, writes about maintaining those goals.Question. Are still working your way towards your goals or targets that you set yourself late last year or have the...
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