Delays after M6 crash
Motorists were facing delays on Tuesday morning after a crash on the M6.Emergency services were called to the northbound carriageway between J32 and J33, between Broughton and Galgate.Police said there...
View ArticleJohnston Press hails ‘exciting’ i deal as profits jump
Media group Johnston Press today said its £24 million purchase of the i newspaper had been approved by investors as it posted a rise in annual profits.The Edinburgh-based publisher of The Scotsman and...
View ArticleLancashire man safe after attacks in Brussels
A Lancashire-based rural business adviser - in Brussels for a conference - reassured anxious relatives at home that he was safe and sound.Simon Haley said the city was obviously on high security alert...
View ArticleCare home staff battle for equal pay
A country-wide chain of care homes is the subject of a discrimination case brought by the GMB union.The case against Avery Homes (Nelson) Ltd has been launched since, says GMB, paying women less than...
View ArticleUPDATED: Euro MPs were near scene of attack in Brussels
Two North West MEPs were just metres away from one of this morning’s terror attacks in Brussels, it has been reported.Steven Woolfe said his building shook as a blast hit Maelbeek metro station, which...
View ArticleEuro MPs speak out after terror attacks in Brussels
A Euro MP from Lancashire who was just 100m away from one of this morning’s terror attacks in Brussels has urged people to “stand as one”.Sajjad Karim saw police driving away from his apartment after a...
View ArticleHow it feels to read when you have dyslexia
A graphic designer has created a new font which recreates the feeling of reading in someone with dyslexia. Daniel Britton failed most of his exams at school, and was not diagnosed with the condition...
View ArticleDon’t fall victim to online ‘subscription trap’
Women aged 50 to 64 are most at risk from ‘subscription traps’, according to new data from Citizens Advice.The schemes are used for a variety of goods and services, but it is health and beauty products...
View ArticleA fresh look at saving water
Residents in the North West are among those leading the UK in calling for more to be done to conserve water, according to new research published today.Some 58 per cent of people in the region agree...
View ArticleSociety calls for clock change experiment in bid to save lives
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is calling for an experiment which it believes will show year-round lighter evenings will save lives.Ahead of the clock change on Sunday, RoSPA...
View ArticleBrothers named as Brussels airport suicide bombers
Authorities in Belgium are searching for a third suspect after terror attacks on Brussels airport and a subway station killed 34 people and injures dozens of others.Police carried out raids into the...
View ArticleFloods fund-raisers given a £8.4m boost
Charity workers raising funds for Lancashire’s flood-affected communities were celebrating today after the Government announced a £8.4m boost.The move is part of a multi-million pound package of...
View ArticleBABY MURDER PROBE: Two arrested
A man has today been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a baby girl in Fleetwood.The 30-year-old man was arrested this morning at an address in Fleetwood and is currently in...
View ArticleDefendant: ‘I ran off because I was drunk’
A drunken garage owner who was banned from the road used a customer’s van to drive around in.Lee Woodies aroused police suspicion when he passed two officers in a car at speed and swerving all over the...
View ArticleExcellence is recognised for two consultants from hospitals in Lancashire
Two consultants from hospitals in Lancashire have been recognised for their clinical excellence and contribution to medicine in national awards.Arnab Bhowmick, consultant colorectal surgeon and Dr...
View ArticleFleetwood: From the courts 23-03-16
A man was found with indecent photographs of children some at the highest level of depravity a court was told.Dean Anderson, 22, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty via court video link to three...
View ArticlePubs will open longer to celebrate Queen’s 90th birthday
The Prime Minister has announced that pub opening hours will be extended for two days in June to mark the Queen’s 90th birthdayJune 10th and 11th are the days earmarked for extra drinking time - the...
View Article‘Pest’ alert leads to supermarket rice recall
A supermarket chain is recalling two rice products after it was revealed the batches may have been contaminated by pests.Netto’s has issued a statement warning that Rice Market Basmati Rice and Rice...
View ArticleInvestigation into former leader dropped
The former leader of Lancashire County Council County Coun Geoff Driver says he is taking legal advice after police dropped a long-running investigations into his role with controversial company One...
View ArticleHow much do you know about Easter?
Easter is almost here for another year - but how much do you know about the annual celebration?For many, Easter just means there is a bank holiday weekend coming, so an extra lie in. But there is so...
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