International Women's Day: No level playing field just yet, even in the media
When I was at school and very small I wanted to play football.Not netball with rules about staying on the spot and short skirts I hated, not hockey with its very high risk of a low-flying ankle injury,...
View ArticleUnderfire rail operator targets ticketless passengers
Train operator Northern has launched a crackdown on passengers travelling without tickets.Fines of £20 fines or double the cost of a single fare - whichever is the greater - will be introduced on...
View ArticleMotherFatherSon - Richard Gere is seductively charming in this new BBC drama...
Television, apparently, is where it’s at. Where the good stories and the good storytellers are, where the best actors are and where Hollywood stars can really show off their acting ‘chops’.Which I...
View ArticleThousands of children kicked out of Lancashire schools every year
Exclusions at Lancashire’s schools have increased by 29 per cent since 2010.In 2016-17, secondary schools in Lancashire handed out 6,224 exclusions to children, the latest Department for Education data...
View ArticlePoulton OAP allowed to stay on road despite totting up enough points for a ban
A speeding grandfather has been allowed to keep driving by a court.Paul Waterhouse, 71, of Hardhorn Road, Poulton, was in line to be banned from the road after admitting an offence of speeding. He...
View ArticleMP shocked as benefits claimants coming to see her threaten suicide
An MP has claimed four-in-ten of constituents visiting her with problems over Universal Credit have threatened suicide.Lancaster and Fleetwood MP Cat Smith made the claim in a letter to Amber Rudd,...
View ArticleSupermarket vows to remove all single use kitchen knives from shelves
Asda has vowed to remove single kitchen knives from sale at all its stores by the end of April, amid rising fears over their use in fatal stabbings.The supermarket announced the move on today as...
View ArticleMissing Fleetwood man found safe
A missing Fleetwood man has been found safe after he failed to return home on Saturday evening. Mark Maitland, aged in his 50s, was reported missing by his family on Saturday, March 9.But police later...
View ArticleRevealed: Lancashire's slowest road
Traffic chiefs have revealed the main route with the slowest moving traffic in Lancashire.The Department for Transport figures show the A585 southbound between A588 South and A588 North had the slowest...
View ArticleWarnings of heavy overnight rain in Lancashire and Cumbria
Householders in North Lancashire and Cumbria warned that heavy overnight rain could cause flooding.The Environment Agency say that prolonged downpours could hit the region tonight and early tomorrow...
View ArticleNew body for child protection in Lancashire
A single organisation could be created to protect the welfare of children across Lancashire.Lancashire County Council’s cabinet has given the go-ahead to the plan, which would see the three...
View ArticleCall for more medical involvement in care planning for special school pupils
New guidelines are being drawn up to clarify who is responsible for providing medical care for children in Lancashire’s special schools.The move is in response to a report by a group of county...
View ArticleMore mental health support for Lancashire's young people
A quarter of the demand on a service to improve the emotional wellbeing of young people in Lancashire is now coming from primary schools.A quarter of the demand on a service to improve the emotional...
View ArticleThese are the 12 foods which we would usually consider healthy but contain...
British favourites such as baked beans and tomato ketchup have been named and shamed on a list of foods that are surprisingly high in sugar.Researchers from health and fitness site Vivotion.com have...
View ArticleStorm Gareth: Live updates as heavy rain and stormy conditions sweep across...
Strong winds and heavy rain has brought travel disruption to Lancashire this morning, as the county braces for Storm Gareth later today. We will be bringing you the latest weather and traffic news as...
View ArticleRat hair and opium - these are just two of the disturbing things you might...
Diners in France recently got more than they bargained for when poppy seed baguettes were found to contain a dose of opium that could take postprandial napping to a new extreme.Other than narcotics,...
View ArticleLancashire smokers who refuse to quit
Less than half the people using the NHS Stop Smoking Service in Lancashire managed to quit.In the six months from April to September last year, 4,617 people in Lancashire signed up with the NHS Stop...
View ArticlePolice stop and search powers in place again tonight in Preston
Lancashire Police say a Section 60 authorisation is again in place in the Fishwick and St Matthews areas of Preston.This follows an incident on Sunday where a 14-year old boy suffered knife wounds.It...
View ArticleJunction 8 Theatre gives Lancastrians a voice of their own in new production...
A Chorley-based theatre company is bringing a new production to Lancashire which explores what the red rose county means to its residents. Fiona Finch reports how the pioneering Junction 8 Theatre is...
View ArticleRush hour train services delayed in Blackpool and Preston due to faulty...
A faulty barrier at a level crossing in Poulton is causing delays across Lancashire's rail network this morning. Commuters are being warned that all Blackpool and Preston services will be delayed until...
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