Steve Canavan: Family trek up Nicky Nook... but nature had other ideas
Taking advantage of the beautiful weather at the weekend, Mrs Canavan and I headed to a nearby village for a walk.I would tell you the name of the village but it might lead to fans of my writing,...
View ArticleWest Coast Main Line on course to 50 million passengers ahead of HS2 after...
Record-breaking numbers of passengers are using the West Coast Main Line - which runs through Wigan, Preston and Lancaster - new figures reveal.Nearly 40 million journeys were made over the last year...
View ArticleRising fuel prices hit Lancashire drivers hard
Fuel prices in the north west have risen by more than 7p in just one year, according to new figures, with drivers in the Ribble Valley and Pendle the worst hit.According to the new figures, diesel...
View ArticleWhat is stopping women getting more jobs in the digital sector?
A group of Lancashire skills experts has backed a blueprint designed to attract more women into the digital industry.The Lancashire Enterprise Partnership’s (LEP) skills and employment panel has...
View ArticleNHS teams improve care for new and expectant mothers
Medical teams at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have developed a new service - the first of its kind in the North West - to aid in the diagnosis of pre-eclampsia, a serious...
View ArticleHere is where you can find a good sweet shop in Lancashire
Plenty of sweet-toothed readers have voted.Here is a list of people's favourite places to get sweets in Lancashire. View the vote here: VOTE: Where are the best sweet shops in Lancashire?
View ArticleNew chief executive joins Lancashire Care NHS Trust
A new chief executive has been appointed by Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust.Caroline Donovan has joined Lancashire Care from North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT), which the...
View ArticleLighting up Blackpool Tower for Huntington's Disease
Blackpool Tower will be lighting up in pink and/or green in May to raise awareness of Huntington’s disease.Supported by the Huntington’s Disease Association and in conjunction with #LightItUp4HD,...
View ArticleHere is how to reduce plastic waste with your cosmetics
Most of us are guilty of racking up a lot of waste with our cosmetics. Isa Lavahun from Cosmetify.com gives us the low-down on how to be more eco-friendly with your beauty products... 1. Switch out...
View ArticleHere is all you need to know about diverticular disease
Herbal medicalist columnist Nicola Parker breaks the taboo over toilet habits.Toilet habits can be a bit of a taboo, something we don’t talk about for fear of upsetting polite company. Not for me,...
View ArticleThe power of newspaper front pages never grows old
Sometimes a newspaper front page nails the mood of a nation so completely, us other editors go slightly green with envy.A newspaper splash is a point in time moment - it’s not something that can be...
View ArticleLatest convictions from Blackpool Magistrates' Court - Friday, April 5, 2019
Here are the latest cases from Blackpool Magistrates' Court.Christopher Kendall, 40, assault and breach of court orderA man spat in a police sergeant’s face as he was being booked into custody at...
View ArticleMore than 1,000 speeding drivers caught on Lancashire's roads every week
Police are catching fewer drivers speeding on roads in Lancashire.Lancashire Constabulary detected 61,242 speeding drivers between April 2017 and March 2018, five per cent fewer than in the previous...
View ArticleWould you consider drinking wine from a can?
Colin Burbidge, of Lancashire Wine School, writes about the possibility of drinking wine from a canIn the wine news recently, the Eastern Daily Press reported a Norfolk company that delivers wine to...
View ArticlePoulton care home ordered to improve by the Care Quality Commission
Primrose Bank Care Home, in Breck Road, Poulton, requires improvement, the health regulator Care Quality Commission (CQC) said after a recent inspection.It comes after a similar rating was given last...
View ArticleLine of Duty is one of those shows that has to be watched live, not on catch-up
These days, we watch TV – if we watch TV at all, rather than YouTube or TikTok – via catch-up, or streaming services or a box-set binge.All of which suggests we’re slumped, alone, on our sofas, glass...
View ArticleWyre's local election hopefuls
Wyre’s voters go to the polls on Thursday May 2 for the local elections - and all the candidates have been named.The Conservatives are fielding 50 candidates, Labour 41, the Greens six, the Lib Dens...
View ArticleAll you need about how baby clinics in Fylde and Wyre will change next week
Baby clinics across Fylde and Wyre will return to normal later this month - once staff have “adapted” to the revamped systems being put in place by the new operator of the services.Virgin Care took...
View ArticleYoung people are "addicted to instant gratification", mental health champion...
Every time Sam Tyrer stands up in a room full of teenagers to speak about the fragility of mental health, he does it with the benefit of first-hand experience.At the age of 17, the deaths of several...
View ArticleBack from brink of death: Rescuers astounded by miracle survival of teenager...
A teenager found floating face-down in the sea off Blackpool had no heart beat for more than 40 minutes – and has lived to tell the tale.In a remarkable story of survival, Shelby Burns, 19, came back...
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