Jules and Matisse’s big day
Jules, Matisse and Friends will return to the nation’s TV screens tonight for their Britain’s Got Talent winner’s performance on the Royal Variety Performance.Dog trainer Jules O’Dwyer, who was born...
View ArticlePervert paid victim monthly salary to abuse him
A PERVERT who raped and repeatedly sexually abused a schoolboy - buying him gifts and paying him a salary so he could continue abusing him - has been jailed for nine years.But because a judge ruled...
View ArticlePoundstretcher gets huge fine for selling dodgy batteries
High street discount retailer Poundstretcher has been fined £350,000 for selling tens of thousands of dodgy batteries that were potentially harmful to young children.Crown Crest (Leicester) plc, the...
View ArticleJon aims to ‘make ‘em laugh’!
By day, Fleetwood man Jon Porter plies his trade as a window cleaner.But away from the chamois leather and the hot soapy water, Jon enjoys trying out routines as a stand-up comedian.And now the...
View ArticleChristmas travellers' guide to avoiding flight delays
With Christmas just around the corner airports are preparing to face an influx of holidaymakers as millions of people across the UK gear up to jet away for the festive period.Last year around 3.7...
View ArticleGas firm fined £2,000,000 over death of boy (11)
One of the UK’s biggest gas firms has been fined £2,000,000 after admitting safety failings in relation to the death of a young boy.On April 24th last year, 11-year-old Robbie Williamson and two...
View ArticleNine out of ten drivers don’t know drink-drive limit
NINE out of 10 motorists cannot correctly identify the current English drink-drive limit.And nearly one in seven drivers also admitted that they think it is okay to drink an (alcoholic) Long Island Ice...
View ArticleStorm Desmond: £50m fund pledged to help flood victims
Families and businesses hit by floods are set to benefit from a £50m fund, George Osborne has announced.The Chancellor said families would be able to claim up to £5,000 each to deal with the damage...
View ArticlePetrol price tipped to drop to £1 a litre by Christmas
Many fuel retailers are expected to cut the price of petrol to £1 a litre in time for the Christmas getaway.The RAC believes the tumbling oil price will lead to a 3p drop for petrol and 5p for...
View ArticleRSPCA offers to board flood victims’ pets
The RSPCA is offering free short term pet boarding for flood victims who have been forced to leave them their homes.Specially trained water rescue teams from the RSPCA have helped rescue both people...
View ArticlePie Face withdrawn from sale at B&M
B&M stores throughout the UK have been instructed to withdraw from shelves one of this Christmas’ most sought after toys.On Wednesday afternoon, B&M used social media website, Twitter, to...
View ArticleThe office jungle: Find out your work animal
The office can often be a bit of a jungle, but a new quiz can show you which one of 15 wild animals you are when it comes to surviving the daily grind.The test says simple things like the neatness of...
View ArticleFleetwood: From the courts 10-12-15
A woman who denied point-blank she had taken anything from a store was found wearing the furry polar bear onesie she had stolen under her own clothes.Paula Manders told police she had changed into the...
View ArticleSevere weather warning issued for the North West
The Met Office has this morning issued a severe weather warning for rain and snow on Saturday.A band of heavy rain moving across the region on Saturday is likely to turn to snow, especially over higher...
View ArticleSupermarket raiders jailed for 19 years
Two men behind a £32,000 robbery outside a busy Fylde supermarket have been jailed.John Doherty, 41, of Strauss Close, Liverpool, and Gary Small, 45, also of Strauss Close, Liverpool, admitted robbing...
View ArticleUPDATED: Tesco, Asda and Morrisons cut petrol price to under £1 a litre
Tesco, Asda and Morrisons have all cut the cost of their petrol to under £1 a litre, raising the stakes in the Christmas price war.The Asda price drop, falling by two pence to 99.7p, will last three...
View ArticleElderly thief is banned from all county’s Debehams stores
A PENSIONER who persistently steals from shops in Lancashire has been banned from all Debenhams stores for a year. Batool Bibi Shah, 70, of Kilkerran Close, Chorley, stole £144 of jewellery in...
View ArticleMeteor shower to light up UK skies
Stargazers are in for a treat for this week, as the Geminid meteor shower returns to the UK’s skies.The Earth will pass through the debris cloud from Apollo asteroid 3200 Phaethon until 17 December,...
View ArticleBenefits cheat who dishonestly claimed £11K narrowly avoids jail
A man who dishonestly overclaimed more than £11,000 of benefits while receiving two pensions has narrowly avoided an immediate jail term.Sentencing 59-year-old William Jennison, Recorder Mark Brown...
View ArticleAre you one of the 1,000 people injured by their Christmas tree?
Excitement, stress, tiredness and alcohol can create unexpected hazards in the home at Christmas says the National Health Service.More than 80,000 people a year need hospital treatment for injuries...
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