TRAVEL WARNING: Flooding causes disruption on the M6, roads and railways
Highways England have re-opened the lane on the M6 Southbound motorway between Junction 32 at the M55 Broughton Interchange and J31 the A59 Samlesbury that was closed due to surface water issues and...
View ArticleGive 16-year-olds vote, says MEP
Blackpool’s 16-year-olds should be given a vote in the EU referendum, says North West MEP, Afzal Khan.The Labour Member of the European Parliament is backing moves by the House of Lords in Westminster...
View ArticleNicola Adam column: The girl on the train
As a regular traveller on trains and planes, and mainly in automobiles, it is hardly surprising my involuntary spiritual home is the highly depressing M6 motorway as I make my lonely and often...
View ArticleVauxhall Corsas are being cannabalised by criminal gangs
Criminal gangs are targeting parked Vauxhall Corsas and stripping them for parts.Unsuspecting owners are returning to their parked vehicles to find, in some cases, the entire front ends of their cars...
View ArticleMOST WANTED: Do you recognise these men hunted by police in the North West?
Crimestoppers is appealing for help in tracing six North West men on its most wanted list.Crimestoppers, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, set up Most Wanted on its website to find information...
View ArticleWEEKEND SNOW WARNING: Snow, sleet, rain and more strong winds set to hit...
Flooding and strong winds battered the region earlier this week and now the MET Office say ‘wintery showers’ of rain, sleet and snow and more strong winds are set to hit the North West this weekend.The...
View Article‘Don’t lie down, run and hide!’ Government issues terror attack advice
The Government has published advice on what people should do in the event of a “firearms or weapons attack” in a public place.According to the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, victims of a...
View ArticleGritters set to treat Lancashire’s roads
Gritting teams are gearing up to treat Lancashire’s roads for the first time this winter, following forecasts of freezing conditions.The county’s 49-strong fleet is ready to be called into action to...
View ArticleTop 10 Christmas Adverts of 2015
We all know that festive season has become a big deal for retailers and the Christmas advert can now make or break a shop’s year. We take a look at our Top 10 favourite ads of 2015.Which is your...
View ArticleThousands line the streets for Fleetwood Christmas lights switch on
More than £20,000 was raised by volunteers and through sponsorship to allow the streets and iconic Mount to be lit in a blaze of Yuletide colour.A torchlight parade through the town, which included an...
View ArticleHotpots strike gold with song for Lancashire Day
“Black pudding, black peas, and Blackpool” are to be immortalised in a new song by comedy folk group The Lancashire Hotpots, which will be released on Lancashire Day.The new single, ‘Lancashire’s For...
View Article‘Deplorable’ bus cuts will hurt most vulnerable
Plans to axe council support for bus services have been branded ‘deplorable’ by opponents who blasted the idea.Scrapping funding for all subsidised routes in a bid to save £7.5m a year is among a raft...
View ArticleThree arrested after baby ‘poorly’ with serious head injury
Three people are in custody after a one-month-old baby boy suffered a serious head injury.The child has been admitted to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool where his condition is described as...
View ArticleWarning over ‘perverse’ cuts following terror attacks
The Chancellor has today been urged to think twice about planned cuts to the police budget in Lancashire in the wake of the terror attacks in Paris.Fresh warnings over the danger of the Government’s...
View ArticleWATCH: Lord’s Prayer ad at centre of cinema ban row
The Church of England has said the policy preventing them from showing an advert featuring the Lord’s Prayer did not exist at the time they were trying to get the video into cinemas.The advert received...
View ArticleBuilder’s anger at fine for lager theft
A builder who stole £4 worth of beer protested to magistrates when they ordered him to pay of £250 in penalties for the crime.Gareth Bibby told the bench at Blackpool Magistrates’ Court: “I just think...
View ArticleFish-hunting man set off alarm
A man looking for pieces of fish in bins opened an insecure door at business premises in Fleetwood and set off the alarm.Richard Sleet, 32, of Balmoral Terrace, Fleetwood, pleaded guilty to burglary...
View ArticleOdds of a white Christmas slashed
As cold weather grips Britain, bookmakers have cut odds of a White Christmas this year.Temperatures dropped as low as minus 6c in parts of the UK over the weekend, with some areas above 150m...
View ArticleSuspected use of bleach ‘miracle cure’ for autism sparks warning
The first suspected UK case of a parent giving their child industrial strength bleach as a “cure” for autism has sparked a health warning.According to a report in the Independent, officers from Thames...
View Article12 tips on how to survive Black Friday
Black Friday is almost upon us. Here’s 12 top tips to help you survive - and pick up the best bargains.1. If you are worried about safety, do your Black Friday shopping online. For the last two years...
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