Nursery treasurer accused of £40,000 theft
The treasurer of a children’s day nursery has appeared in court charged with stealing £41,479 from its funds.Katrina Williams, 44, is said to have stolen cash and cheques over a five year period from...
View ArticleScientists get cancer cells ‘addicted’ to drugs that will kill them
Scientists have developed a technique to make cancer cells “addicted” to drugs that will kill them within minutes.The technique, called “mito-priming”, has been hailed by researchers as a breakthrough...
View ArticleSupermarket recalls cheese in Listeria bacteria alert
A supermarket chain has recalled a number of its Camembert products due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.Sainsbury’s has taken steps to recall products containing Camembert with ‘use by’ dates...
View ArticlePosh crisps recalled as bags may contain plastic
The manufacturer of a premium crisp brand has recalled a batch of its products due to a risk of bags being contaminated with pieces of plastic.Kettle Foods Ltd has recalled bags of Kettle Chips with a...
View ArticleRosebud seeking to help
Rosebud Finance – which provides growth funding for Lancashire businesses – invested almost £7m in nearly 70 companies in the five years to the end of 2015.The funding also helped the companies to...
View ArticleMicrofibre monsters
Winter is sent to try us all. But I would like to argue that it tests many women to the very extreme via the necessary evil that is the deceptively humble looking pair of tights.Not, I’m sure you’ll...
View ArticleGastro pub named in national awards final
A Fylde coast business has made it into the finals of the top tourism awards in the country.The Cartford Inn in Little Eccleston is one of four county representatives in the Visit England Awards for...
View ArticleMore than 100 drivers set to take part in annual spectacular
Fleetwood is set to hear the roar of powerful engines along the seafront this weekend.The Legend Fires North West Stage Rally is the largest multi-venue tarmac rally in the North of England and...
View ArticleELECTRIC SHOCK RISK: Tesco Slow Cooker is recalled after risk of electric shocks
Tesco shoppers have been warned of a product recall on slow cookers which may present a “risk of electric shock.”The supermarket said it is recalling the 3.0Litre and 5.5Litre Slow Cooker after they...
View ArticleApprentice tax issue raised in Parliament
The financial implications of the forthcoming Apprenticeship Levy on small businesses was raised in Parliament by a Fylde coast MP.South Shore MP Gordon Marsden, shadow minister for education, wrote to...
View ArticleProtests target decision-makers
Protesters and supporters of fracking staged hi-profile events to mark the start of the planning inquiryl.Anti-fracking groups headed for London to take the message to the politicians who will...
View ArticleStruggling for Valentine’s inspiration? Our favourite romantic lines revealed
When it comes to romantic utterances, we all need some literary help, it seems.The words “My heart is, and always will be, yours” from Sense And Sensibility have been voted the most romantic line from...
View ArticleMP’s question on Euro funding
A Blackpool MP has pressed the Government on European funding for business.Blackpool south MP Gordon Marsden – shadow minister for Business, Innovation and Skills – wrote to the secretary of state for...
View ArticleResidents continue to re-build their lives after devastating floods
SANDBAGS and skips still line the streets of St Michaels - the flood water may have gone but the destruction remains.The village, which was devastated by the December storms, bears the scar of the...
View ArticlePolice force judged to be ‘good’ in inspection report
Lancashire Constabulary has been praised by inspectors, who judged it to be “good”.The force was found to have a “positive and supportive” culture in the latest PEEL inspection by Her Majesty’s...
View ArticleDrunk’s threat to policeman
A drunken man tried to provoke a police officer into fighting with him repeatedly telling him “come on then”.Andrew Carr had to be threatened with pepper spray and restrained and when cautioned he...
View ArticleVirtual etiquette is a minefield
The internet is a tricky place to virtually hang out these days with the etiquette of social media becoming more sensitive by the day.It may be a place where people say anything but I can assure you...
View ArticleProtesters out in force at County Hall
Protesters descended on County Hall in Preston today as Lancashire County Council prepared to meet to vote through a raft of cuts to services.Around 20 people from Save Our Buses Ribchester handed over...
View ArticleDrivers caught speeding at school
Police reported that ‘far too many’ drivers were caught speeding outside a Fylde coast primary school.Two police officers, PC Cheetham and PCSO Grimshaw, conducted a community road watch on Hardhorn...
View ArticleThe strange story of Kids Company
For much of last summer, the news was dominated by pictures of a large, bespectacled lady, swathed in vibrantly coloured robes, and dripping with jewellery.Camila Batmanghelidjh was the founder and...
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