M6 open again after serious smashes
A 12-mile-stretch of the M6 heading south between Cumbria and Lancashire how now reopened following two serious crashes early yesterday.Officials made the decision to reopen the road at 2am today after...
View ArticleWarrant issued as woman left courtroom
A warrant without bail for a knifewoman’s arrest was issued by Blackpool magistrates after she left court before her hearing ended.Sarah Hawkins leftcourt after swearing and telling the bench: “Send me...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day - who has inspired you the most?
It’s International Women’s Day today and we’re asking, which woman - in your own life or the public eye - has inspired or influenced YOU the most?It may be a caring auntie or a mum who has battled the...
View ArticleSpar issues warning over chicken tikka food poisoning scare
Supermarket chain Spar has recalled its Tikka Chicken Chunks over fears they are contaminated with a food poisoning bug.The product, with a ‘use by’ date of 24 February 2016, has been found to contain...
View ArticleInfluence healthcare provision by joining the People’s Panel
People living in Wyre have a chance to influence health services locally.The NHS clinical commissioning group in Fylde and Wyre wants people to join its Influence People’s Panel to have a say on how...
View ArticleTeens warned over ‘caffeine intoxication’ dangers
Schoolchildren should be taught about the dangers of drinking too much caffeine in energy drinks, coke and coffee, say scientists. They are the fastest-growing population of caffeine users with over...
View ArticleMorrisons overtakes Asda as Big Four cheapest
Morrisons is expected to report an improvement in underlying sales when it reports annual results on Thursday.The newly reinstated FTSE 100 firm has been working hard to cut prices and restore its...
View ArticleFleetwood: From the courts 09-03-16
A man has broken the conditions of being on the Sex Offenders Register for the eighth time a court heard.Peter David Owen, 37, failed to complete the annual registration of his address,Blackpool...
View ArticleLabourer put work before probation
A labourer found himself in trouble when he put his job before appointments with his probation officer.Alex Saxon, 24, of Wolsley Close, Cleveleys, pleaded guilty to breaching his post sentence...
View ArticlePolice search for missing child and mother
A search for a missing eight-year-old girl and her mother has been launched.The two - the child Shariah Agyeman, is believed to be in the company of her mother, Yukiko Kato, who is Japanese - are...
View Article‘Microbes identified as dementia cause’ - new hope for cure
New treatments for dementia patients could be a major step nearer after a group of influential scientists identified microbes as a cause. An editorial in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease brings...
View ArticleAn enduring cliché for life and love
He wrote that we should ‘never a borrower or a lender be’ but exactly 400 years after his death - we are still very much borrowing all the nifty phrases that William Shakespeare - the coolest dude of...
View ArticleVideo games can ‘almost double’ a child’s intelligence
Playing video games can almost double a child’s intelligence, say scientists. A study of six to eleven year-olds found those who indulged were more likely to do well at school - and get on with their...
View ArticleLab closure could delay health tests
Testing for dangerous pathogens like salmonella, listeria, or legionella, could be delayed for Fylde coast residents if a lab is closed, it has been claimed.If Public Health England (PHE)’s Food, Water...
View ArticleCouncil approves tax increase plans
A rise in council tax and the passing of controversial changes to public speakers at planning meetings were both passed at Wyre’s full council meeting.After a five year freeze on the tax, residents of...
View ArticleWarning: Thousands of cars being cloned by crime gangs
Motorists are being warned that ‘car cloning’ is believed to be on the rise and drivers could be at risk of fines as criminals substitute the identity of vehicles using stolen vehicle data.Car cloning...
View ArticleEDF Energy set to extend production from Heysham power station by an extra...
EDF Energy is to extend generation from four of its UK nuclear power stations by up to seven years, the company has announced.Heysham 1 in Lancashire, and Hartlepool, due to be decommissioned in 2019,...
View ArticleCRUFTS 2016: Where and when you can watch on TV
This year recognises the 125th anniversary of the world’s largest dog show, Crufts, which began yesterday in Birmingham.But if you’re not attending the show, where can you watch the best furry friends...
View ArticleLidl access and less congestion
Budget supermarket Lidl has been granted planning permission to use an access point on a permanent basis.Customers of the company’s Anchorsholme West store have been using a service route onto...
View ArticleBiscuit fans’ outcry over Jammie Dodgers recipe change
Burton Biscuits have announced changes to the recipe of Jammie Dodgers, but the move has upset thousands of biscuit fans.The change comes on the heels of market research which showed customers wanted a...
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