School’s REAL HUMAN skeleton gets proper send off
A SKELETON used by a school as a prosthetic model to educate generations of children has been identified - as the remains of a REAL HUMAN. The bag of bones, named Arthur, has helped to teach countless...
View ArticleTaxman set for crackdown
A Blackpool-based accountancy firm is warning those with high incomes to get their tax affairs in order as HM Revenue and Customs bolsters its Affluent Unit.Bishops Chartered Accountants, based at...
View ArticleMan rushed to hospital by air ambulance
A man in his 50s was rushed to hospital by air ambulance this afternoon after apparently falling off a roof at Thornton.The North West Air Ambulance was called out at 1.30pm and picked the patient up...
View Article‘Erratic’ Porsche driver’s drink rap
Police who stopped a Porsche Boxter after seeing it being driven erratically found the driver was over the alcohol limit.James Jolly lied to an officer saying he had had nothing to drink, but the...
View ArticleAlert after man tries to abduct schoolgirl
POLICE are hunting a man who tried to abduct a schoolgirl.The 12-year-old put up a fight and managed to flee the grasp of the stranger who accosted her while she was waiting for a bus.Officers today...
View ArticleLancashire mental health trust blasted for ‘absurd’ £200k scheme
A £200,000 training scheme for Lancashire mental health nurses has been blasted as “evangelical, brainwashing silliness” by a member of staff.Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust has spent £68,000 on...
View ArticleSevere weather warning for motorists
Motorists are being warned to be prepared for severe weather in the North West tonight and over the weekend.Locations in the region potentially affected by gusts over the weekend include the M61 J9/M65...
View ArticleBREAKING: Missing plane pilot named
The pilot of a light aircraft which went missing off the coast of Blackpool has been named.Ian Stirling, 73, of Douglas on the Isle of Man, was the pilot of a single engine Rockwell Commander flying...
View ArticleFlood warnings in force in Lancashire
Flood warnings for Lancashire were issued this morning by the Environment Agency.A total of ten warnings and 15 flood alerts are currently in force throughout the county.There are no severe flood...
View ArticleMissing pilot search is hampered by the weather
BAD weather is hampering the search for the pilot of a light aircraft which went missing off the coast of Blackpool.Coastguard senior coastal officer Adam Bradbury said this morning: “At the moment in...
View ArticleSTORMS UPDATE: Residents warned of flood risk to homes
Residents are being warned of a risk of flooding to properties as well as widespread disruption to travel as heavy rain and gale force winds continuing batter Lancashire.The Environment Agency has...
View ArticleFirefighters say ‘serious underfunding’ is hampering flood response
Firefighters have raised concern at the “serious underfunding” of the fire and rescue service as they respond to floods and other emergencies as a result of Storm Desmond.The Fire Brigades Union (FBU)...
View ArticleSTORMS AFTERMATH: Operations and clinics cancelled in wake of flooding
All non-urgent operations and a number of clinics have been cancelled at a Lancashire hospital in the wake of severe flooding caused by Storm Desmond.Urgent operations will continue to be carried at...
View ArticleWoman, 70, dies in Lancaster
The death of a 70-year-old woman in Lancaster is being investigated by police.Lancashire Police said: “We were called by the ambulance service at about 10.30am this morning following reports of a...
View ArticleStorm can’t dampen Santas’ spirits
Father Christmas painted the town red as more than 1,000 Santas got on their marks for a very special race on Sunday.The event, which started at The Sandcastle on South Promenade, was the fifth annual...
View ArticleSmart phones will keep resort bobbies on the beat, commissioner says
State-of-the-art mobile phones will help keep bobbies in Blackpool on the beat, crime commissioner Clive Grunshaw has claimed.More than 2,000 officers on the front line have been given Samsung Galaxy...
View ArticleWeather update: More rain expected
The Met Office has issued further yellow weather warnings for the North West - particularly for the middle of this week - as yet more rain is expected to fall on ground already saturated by the...
View ArticleLancashire care home rated as ‘requires improvement’
An unannounced inspection has seen a Great Eccleston care home rated as ‘requires improvement’.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) report on Northlands Village Rest Home found it ‘requires improvement’...
View ArticleUPDATED: Homes evacuated as ‘severe’ floods put lives at risk
Emergency services are battling to save people from flooding in St Michaels.The Environment Agency has issued a severe flood warning south of the River Wyre – meaning there is danger to life – after a...
View ArticleMany OAPs afraid to leave home in winter
MORE than two-thirds of North West older folk feel more isolated and/or go out less in winter.Meanwhile, just under half of over-65s say they have gone to bed early to stay warm at least once. That’s...
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