Two people injured in explosion at Fleetwood nursing home
Police, paramedics and fire crews are responding to reports of an explosion at a nursing homeThe explosion is at Fleetwood Nursing Home in Grange Road, and two people are reported to have been...
View ArticleNational initiative aims to inspire the next wave of apprentices
Apprentices are blazing a trail across the workplace.Reporter Charlie Bullough looks at two contrasting stories during National Apprenticeship Week, which runs until March 8.Apprentices are blazing a...
View ArticleFirefighters reveal new theory behind Fleetwood Nursing Home explosion
An explosion at a nursing home in Fleetwood could have been caused by petrol vapour catching fire, say investigators. The blast rocked Fleetwood Nursing Home in Grange Road on Saturday, March 2 at...
View ArticleLancashire's great assets sell off - but what was sold to make the millions?
More than £34m worth of assets have been sold off by Lancashire County Council in the past five years, amidst the authority’s on-going battle to balance its books.But no definitive list of buildings...
View ArticleSocial care stats prompt clash about access to services
A row has broken out over whether residents in Lancashire are being refused social care - and even dying - because of a delay in publication of a government plan for the sector.Conservative cabinet...
View ArticleClimate change: call for county to do more to reduce carbon emissions
Lancashire county councillors have declined to declare a “climate emergency”, after disagreeing over how best to make a local impact on global warming.Dozens of councils across the country have made...
View ArticleLatest convictions from Blackpool Magistrates' Court - Tuesday, March 5, 2019
These are the latest cases from Blackpool Magistrates' Court.Gordon Young, 52, breach of community orderA man blamed his deteriorating eyesight for failing to keep appointments with the probation...
View ArticleLancashire is in the slow lane for broadband speeds, but here is how you can...
A new report claims the county is in the slow lane when it comes to broadband speeds.The data shows that Lancashire as a region has an average download speed of 40.9Mbps, compared to England’s total...
View ArticleCleveleys library set to reopen, two years after it was closed
A flagship programme to reopen many of the county’s libraries will mark another milestone this month with the reopening of Cleveleys Library.The library, on Rossall Road, will be reopened on Tuesday,...
View ArticleBrain Awareness Week: Here is what food is best for a child's brain development
As next week (March 11-15) is brain awareness week, medical herbalist columnist Jenny Logan writes about natural ways to support a child's brain health. So, I thought I would take this opportunity to...
View ArticleKnife crime not mentioned in Lancashire community safety plan
Knife crime does not feature in a new document laying out the most significant threats to community safety in Lancashire.Councillors from across the political divide condemned the omission and insisted...
View Article'I would wake up two to three times a night after stopping breathing'...
Whilst on her way to work, Rachel Abbott was always plotting murders. It almost came naturally to her, as she considered human nature and how certain people with deal with precarious situations....
View ArticleLetters - Schools need to spend more in the classroom and less on middle...
This week's mailbag includes letters on education, knife crime and Theresa May's new 'towns fund'School cash being wasted on wagesWhy are schools complaining about their budgets? Perhaps, if they...
View ArticleCat Smith column: Tory cuts are having shocking consequences for the most...
In her weekly column, Fleetwood MP Cat Smith takes the Government to task over the effects of budget cuts, and the new 'Stronger Towns Fund' for the northShocking cost cutting by the Conservatives is...
View ArticleHere is how to get tickets for the Cruelty Free and Vegan Skincare and Beauty...
Every day, the average person applies between 85 and 168 different chemicals to their body via their skincare and beauty routines. Of these, your skin absorbs up to 60 per cent of these chemicals, such...
View ArticleHere is everything you need to know about placental abruption
The placenta is a baby’s support system in the womb. If it doesn’t work properly, the baby is at risk of health problems.What is placental abruption?Placental abruption is when the placenta comes away...
View ArticleCan you really mix beer and wine? All you need to know to avoid a hangover
Colin Burbidge, of Lancashire Wine School, gives his advice on mixing beer and wineIn the news recently it is no surprise to me to learn that English vineyards produced a bumper 15.6 million bottles of...
View ArticleWatch the moment a chained up bike is stolen from outside a Poulton secondary...
Police are searching for a man after a bike was stolen from outside a Fylde secondary school. The incident saw an unknown man use bolt cutters to cut through the lock of a bike tied up outside Hodgson...
View ArticleArchdeacon Michael: Giving up goodies doesn't have to mean being miserable
I hope you have a lovely Lent! I know normally people think of Lent as a time to be glum and miserable.That as we give up things which give us pleasure, that all we can do is consider the things that...
View ArticleHere is how the sporting greats such as Federer and Hamilton can inspire us
Columnist Dan Donohue, of Fitness Formation, writes about chasing excellence.I don’t know about you, but I feel incredibly inspired watching the greats become even greater, regardless of the fact they...
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