Traffic warning to Cod Army fans
Football fans travelling to a Lancashire derby match have been urged to leave extra driving time as work continues on a major junction.Work on the Highways Agency’s £1.3m junction improvement at Windy...
View ArticleBid made to raise STI awareness
Health professionals are working with schools and organisations to get involved with the Chlamydia Challenge, which is bidding to help reduce stigma around sexually transmitted infections and help...
View ArticleHealth chiefs warn over sun risk at Easter
Health chiefs are urging people to be more aware of the risk of getting sunburned while out gardening this Easter bank holiday.It comes as they revealed the most common phrase heard by nurses when they...
View ArticleActivities for all the family at Stanley Park this Easter
Families are being invited to enjoy Stanley Park this Easter.A wide range of classes and events are being run at the park over the next fortnight.The events range from Easter bunny hunts at the Model...
View Article60 B&Q stores set to close in shake-up
Home improvement chain B&Q is to close as many as 60 stores over the next two years as part of a restructuring of its UK and Ireland business.Parent company Kingfisher, which also owns Screwfix,...
View ArticleRebecca Jayne makes final cut
A hairdresser is hoping to be proved a cut above the rest after she got through to the finals of a top national competition.Rebecca Jayne Turner, of Thornton, has been chosen as a finalist in the...
View ArticleDay of action at resort station
Protesters will be at Blackpool North Railway Station today as part of a new campaign to launch a publicly-funded national railway.The RMT union is calling for a national railway under public...
View ArticleMan in dock over dog row
An aircraft engineer ended up in court after a row with his estranged wife over having the family dog for the weekend.Steven Patterson illegally went into his wife’s home after the argument about...
View ArticleDelays in planning ‘hindering developers’
‘Unachievable’ government targets and delays in the planning process are hindering residential development in the North West, according to a report published today by BDO LLP.The accountancy and...
View ArticleTemperature to hit 20c as good weather continues
Temperatures are expected to hit 20c across the North West tomorrow as the recent spell of good weather continues - but make the most of it as the rain is moving in for the weekend.The Met Office tells...
View ArticlePlastics firm sees sales rise
Thornton based polymer plastics specialist Victrex has said it has had a good first half to the year but has warned tougher times cold be ahead.The firm which makes the strong and versatile PEEK...
View ArticleCompanies suffering weaker growth
Manufacturing and services firms in Lancashire have suffered weaker growth for the start of this year, the latest Quarterly Economic Survey from Lancashire’s Chambers of Commerce have shown.The slower...
View ArticleLancashire People living longer but in poorer health
Old people in Lancashire are living longer, but in poorer health, according to a new County Hall report.Latest figures show the county’s over-65s are also more likely to have a fall and to suffer...
View ArticleHelp identify man wanted over car vandalism spree
Police hunting a yob who damaged cars in Fleetwood have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to.The vandalism happened in the early hours of Sunday, March 22 in Copse Road.Lawton’s of...
View ArticleClitheroe FC player sacked after ‘sex video’ posted online
A Clitheroe FC football player has been sacked after he was filmed allegedly having sex with a woman in the manager’s dug-out.Jason Hart (24) was dismissed yesterday after the clip was circulated on...
View ArticleClitheroe FC player sacked - club speaks out
A Clitheroe striker, who was filmed allegedly having sex with a woman in the manager’s dug-out, was sacked to save the reputation of the club.Jason Hart (24) was shown the red card yesterday (Sunday)...
View ArticleBusinesses leaking £95m
Small and medium businesses in the North West are leaking £950m due to unqualified finance staff, according to the Association of Accounting Technicians.The AAT has found more than a third of people...
View ArticleMan was part of trio who took £1,000 of goods
A Romanian man was part of a trio who stole more than £1,000 of goods from two Asda supermarkets on the Fylde coast.Vitalis Ilie, 27, of Luxor Avenue, Leeds, pleaded guilty to two offences of theft.He...
View ArticleCounty fund investment
Rosebud Finance, which provides growth funding for Lancashire businesses, invested over £2m in 16 firms in the year to the end of March 2015 – up 25 per cent on the previous year and its highest ever...
View ArticleHeritage status for sweet shop
A former sweet shop in Fleetwood which attained local legendary status has been given a special blue heritage plaque.Generations of folk in the town grew up enjoying the parched peas and homemade Vimto...
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