Abuse victim says refuges must be saved
A mum-of-two who has turned her life around after fleeing her violent husband has added her voice to calls to save women’s refuges under threat due to a funding crisis.The woman, named only as ‘Sandra’...
View ArticleSir Alex Ferguson to offically launch Fleetwood Town’s £8m football training...
It will be Fergie time next week as football’s most famous knight, Sir Alex Ferguson, does the honours at Fleetwood Town’s ambitious £8m training complex in Thornton.Ferguson – the most decorated...
View ArticleCannabis ‘cure’ for male infertility
Cannabis might hold the key to new fertility treatments for men, according to new research.Although the drug is often considered to do more harm than good, scientists say it could potentially be used...
View ArticleResidents hit out at new charge for children’s play attraction
Angry residents in Fleetwood have hit out after hearing they will have to pay to use a popular new water play attraction when it re-opens for the season next month.Wyre Council has set a charge of £2...
View ArticleCeleb appeal ‘making veggies sexy’
Vegetarianism is becoming sexy - thanks to clean living celebs such as Gwyneth Paltrow, suggests new research. A new study revealed almost 60 per cent of people claim a non meat-eater would make an...
View ArticleResearch: Working poor forced to use food banks
The working poor are having to resort to foodbanks to feed themselves and their families, new research suggests. Skilled manual labourers on low wages, those who are off work for sickness or disability...
View ArticleE.ON rapped over ‘misleading’ website price claims
One of the ‘Big Six’ energy firms has been rapped by watchdogs for making “misleading” price claims on its website.E.on made the claims about charges for a heat network on its own website,...
View ArticleDirty washing machines pose ‘deadly infection; risk
Almost one in five adults (19 per cent) are putting themselves at risk of potentially deadly infections because they fail to clean - their washing machines. Research shows 44 per cent of the nation’s...
View ArticleLiving in countryside helps you live longer: study
The death rates for women living in the country are 12 per cent lower than those with homes in urban areas, according to new research. Improved mental health, marked by lower levels of depression, was...
View Article‘Buying better value than renting’ in half UK’s cities
House buyers are better off than renters in almost half of Britain’s 50 biggest cities, according to new research.The figures from property website Zoopla reveal that in 48 per cent of our major cities...
View ArticleVIDEO: Motorways across the north west get spring clean
Almost 600 sacks of litter were collected from North West motorways during a three day spring clean last month – enough to reach the top of Blackpool Tower nearly twice over if they were stacked end to...
View ArticleContamination scare: yogurt and fromage frais recalled
Two different kinds of yogurt have been recalled - one by a major supermarket, and the other by a well-known brand - due to them potentially being contaminated with pieces of plastic.Sainsbury’s has...
View ArticleBoaty McBoatface tops poll to name new research ship
Boaty McBoatface has topped a poll to name a new polar research ship.The suggestion received 124,109 votes in the competition launched by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) - more than...
View ArticleProsecco supplies could run dry
Britain’s love of Prosecco could lead to supplies of the Italian sparkling wine drying up, new figures reveal.Sales of the fizzy white at major supermarkets are up 34 per cent to £356 million in the...
View ArticleClean-up shines light on dog waste woes
Surveys carried out by volunteers have highlighted the true scale of dog fouling on a Fylde coast beach.Rossall Beach Residents and Community Group have been counting the cold but not so hard facts of...
View ArticleCrashes and vehicle fire cause M62 gridlock
Two crashes and a vehicle fire on the M62 have led to long delays for motorists this morning (Tuesday).Lanes two and three were closed a mile before junction 11 with travel time around one-and-a-half...
View Article‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ actress Doris Roberts dies
Doris Roberts, the Emmy-winning actress who played Marie Barone in hit US sitcom ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’, has died aged 90.Tributes have been paid to Roberts by her on-screen son, Ray Romano, in the...
View ArticleMillions of memories as Sheffield venues celebrate 25 years - tell us YOURS
IT’S amazing where the time goes when you’re having fun - and a whopping 60 MILLION of us had just that over the past 25 years at three iconic Sheffield venues.Today we are looking back as silver...
View Article‘Viral Cats’ spread across internet
Cats are spreading even further across the internet, as part of a social media campaign to highlight the importance of vaccinating cats.There are an estimated 10.5 million cats in the UK, with almost a...
View ArticleMum’s shock over ‘explicit’ Camel Balls bubblegum packs
A mum-of-four has got the ‘hump’ over bubblegum packaging she feels is “explicit”.Angela Hamilton, 29, was left in shock when her nine-year-old daughter Ellie Slater returned home from the shop with a...
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