Cost of groceries ‘falls £58’ in a year as supermarkets wage price war
Shoppers are enjoying cheaper prices at the tills as supermarkets vie to undercut their rivals, new figures have found.Groceries now cost 1.7% less on average than a year ago, saving the average...
View ArticleLook up: Venus, Jupiter and Mars to ‘dance in morning sky’
Sky-watchers across the North West are in for a celestial treat this week as Venus, Jupiter and Mars perform a ‘dance in the morning skies.’Astronomer Professor Mark E. Bailey says until the end of...
View ArticleChristmas shortage warning as Lego struggles to cope with demand
Children hoping for Lego toys this Christmas could be left disappointed after the company admitted it may be unable to fulfil orders in the run-up to the festive season.The world’s best-selling toy...
View ArticleEx in court for damaging car
A woman scorned after her partner of 18 years left her for another woman damaged her ex’s new girlfriend’s car.June Waite believed it was a car she had bought her ex when she scratched it with a...
View ArticleCould your bacon butty give you cancer?
Global health experts have found that processed meat such as hot dogs, ham and sausages can cause bowel cancer.Red meat is also “probably” carcinogenic, with associations mainly with bowel cancer, but...
View ArticleBusiness crime conference
Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire, Clive Grunshaw, is inviting business owners across Lancashire to attend a business crime conference on November 10.The ‘Protect Your Business in...
View ArticleMan squared up to park guards
A caravan owner was arrested after refusing to leave a holiday park following a furore with security guards.Peter Cooper, 31, of Lobelia Avenue, Farnworth, became aggressive, telling officers at Marton...
View ArticleMorrisons staff ‘to sue supermarket’ after data leak
More than 2,000 Morrisons staff are to sue the supermarket for damages after financial details relating to employees were posted online by a disgruntled auditor, lawyers say.Andrew Skelton, who is in...
View ArticleHorrific death in squalor of seven-week-old baby with 14 broken ribs
A seven-week-old baby died after living in unimaginable squalor during his short life, an official report has found.The Wigan Safeguarding Children Board (WSCB) dossier was published yesterday after a...
View ArticleFleetwood teen bound over after argument
A teenager ended up under arrest after an argument with his brother in Fleetwood.Ryan Williams said his brother had made sarcastic remarks after he rowed with his girlfriend.Williams, 19, of Rede...
View ArticleBAE experts’ 3D trophy
BAE Systems workers in Lancashire have created an eye-catching trophy using 3D printing technology.The Queen Elizabeth Prize celebrates engineering which has an impact on improving the lives of people...
View ArticleFleetwood from the courts 28-10-15
A woman accused of benefit fraud involving £21,000 has appeared at court.Wendy Wood, 43, of Chester Avenue, Poulton, faces four offences of dishonestly failing to notify a change in circumstances to...
View ArticleHalloween: Lancashire’s most haunted places
The ghost of a former theme park ride operator, apparitions on horseback and highways robbers roaming around pubs at midnight, Lancashire has a rich past of spooky goings on.With Halloween approaching...
View ArticleCinders shall go to the ball in her overpriced frock
Hot on the heels of the hen night of the year is, of course, the wedding of the year.Something I am looking forward to immensely but with the accompanying sense of foreboding only understood by a...
View ArticleExpert welcomes changes
A family law expert is welcoming the news that civil partnerships could be extended to opposite sex couples.A bill before parliament is proposing that opposite sex, cohabiting couples should be given...
View ArticleResort duo feature in national TV show
Two well-known faces within Blackpool’s entertainment scene are about to light up national TV viewing as they become would-be investors in fledgling businesses seeking the funds to launch their ideas...
View ArticleCelebrity stylist Gok wowed by youngster’s art
A Blackpool schoolboy’s artwork has been chosen as the best in the UK by celebrity stylist Gok Wan.Ciaran Brazier, a Year Eight pupil at Speedwell Centre, a referral unit for youngsters with medical...
View ArticleDrama as car fault left toddler trapped
A toddler had to be freed from a car by firefighters after getting locked inside.The rescue took place on Linden Avenue, in Thornton, on Wednesday night after a vehicle fault left the youngster trapped...
View ArticleNine reasons why Lancashire is better than Yorkshire
We’ve come up with nine reasons we think that Lancashire is better than our historic rivals over the Pennines - can you think of a 10th?1. Blackpool. The quintessential British seaside destination -...
View ArticleVan driver the ‘drunkest’ police had ever pulled over
A MAN who was described by a police officer as the drunkest driver he had ever encountered has narrowly avoided a jail sentence. The officer who pulled over Arturas Veselis’ van said also his driving...
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