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Contact us Freezing weather set to return to Lancashire
11:07am Tuesday 9th February 2010
RESIDENTS in Lancashire have been warned to be braced for more cold weather as forecasters predict freezing temperatures later on this week.
Lancashire DIY stores asked to join war on drugs
11:12am Tuesday 9th February 2010
DIY stores in Lancashire will be asked to keep an eye on suspicious purchases to help police fight drug crime.
Lancashire DIY stores to help in fight against drugs
8:00pm Monday 8th February 2010
DIY stores in East Lancashire will be asked to keep an eye on suspicious purchases to help police fight drug crime.
Lancashire paramedics hit with novelty sock ban
8:00am Monday 8th February 2010
LANCASHIRE paramedics are to be banned from wearing novelty socks.
Top award for Samlesbury wine merchant
1:43pm Monday 8th February 2010
A wine merchant is toasting success after scooping a prestigious award.
New jobs boost in Longridge firm's expansion
9:40am Sunday 7th February 2010
A COMPANY bought out of administration less than two years ago is set to create dozens of new jobs in 2010.
Lancashire man loses appeal against online racial hatred conviction
2:59pm Friday 29th January 2010
A man from Preston has lost his appeal against the UK’s first conviction for inciting racial hatred online.
Longridge worker to donate kidney to save husband's life
6:00pm Thursday 28th January 2010
A LOVING wife has offered a kidney to save her husband's life.
Lancashire school kitchen helper’s child sex shame
8:00am Wednesday 27th January 2010
A KITCHEN helper has admitted sexual activity with a vulnerable child at a Lancashire special school.
Recession hangover lingers on for East Lancashire
5:19pm Wednesday 27th January 2010
TRADERS in East Lancashire are pessimistic about 2010 despite Britain pulling out of recession.
Lancashire health chief calls for ban on trans fats
1:04pm Wednesday 27th January 2010
DIRECTORS of public health in Lancashire have called for the use of trans fats in food to be stopped.
NSPCC reveals 508 sex attacks on Lancashire children
10:10am Monday 25th January 2010
LANCASHIRE children were the victims of more than 500 sex attacks last year, it was revealed today.
Lancashire firefighters return from Haiti to heroes' welcome
3:30pm Sunday 24th January 2010
UPDATE: Lancashire firefighters back from the rescue mission in Haiti have told of their 'humbling' hunt for survivors through the 'utter chaos and devastation'.
Tackling anti-social behaviour Lancashire police's 'top priority'
11:46am Sunday 24th January 2010
ANTI-social behaviour will be top of the agenda in Lancashire over the next 12 months, according to the chief executive of county's police authority.
More Lancashire soldiers set for Afghanistan duty
5:40pm Friday 22nd January 2010
MORE soldiers from Lancashire, including 15 Territorial Army members, are to be deployed in Afghanistan this spring.
28 jobs go as Lancashire economic group scaled down
6:40pm Thursday 21st January 2010
A GROUP set up to boost economic growth in Lancashire is being dramatically scaled down, with the loss of 28 jobs.
£1.2m for East Lancashire trainee health centre GPs
11:13am Wednesday 20th January 2010
AROUND £1.2million will be used to expand GP teaching facilities at surgeries across East Lancashire.
£11m seized from Lancashire criminals
7:30pm Monday 18th January 2010
MORE than £11million has been seized from Lancashire criminals in the last three-and-a-half years, it has been revealed.
Lancashire police officers set to lose 31 rest days
12:30pm Monday 18th January 2010
FRONTLINE police officers in Lancashire will have to work for an extra month every year after a new shift rota was finalised.
Lancashire wildlife faces fight to survive big chill
10:00pm Friday 15th January 2010
PROLONGED freezing conditions are causing major problems for wildlife in Lancashire, according to experts.
Property firm takes bigger stake as Heathcotes posts £650,000 losses
3:06pm Thursday 14th January 2010
CHEF Paul Heathcote’s restaurant empire reported losses of more than £650,000 last year – less than half what it lost in the previous 12 months.
Michael Winner annihilates Longridge pub’s grub
9:40am Wednesday 13th January 2010
THE owners of a Longridge pub have hit back after food critic Michael Winner blasted their restaurant.
PCSO helps isolated Longridge man
2:44pm Monday 11th January 2010
A KIND-hearted Ribble Valley PCSO came to the rescue of a deaf and disabled resident left isolated by snow.
BAE Samlesbury job losses but 100 more still need to be found
9:00pm Friday 8th January 2010
ALMOST 100 BAE Systems workers have left the firm’s Samlesbury plant as part of massive job cuts — but another 100 redundancies still need to be found.
Lancashire council bosses to close Brussels office and cut 200 jobs
6:00pm Thursday 7th January 2010
LANCASHIRE’s controversial office in Brussels is to be closed as part of £23million public spending cuts unveiled today.
Lancashire hoax call idiots put lives at risk
12:08pm Thursday 7th January 2010
THOUSANDS of hoax calls received by police and fire services in Lancashire each year are stopping officers attending genuine emergencies.
£177,000 bill for Lancashire police informers
12:00pm Monday 4th January 2010
LANCASHIRE’S police force is paying out £177,000 to informants, it has been revealed.
Teenager critical after jumping off M6 bridge
9:36am Monday 4th January 2010
A TEENAGER is in a critical condition after leaping from a motorway bridge.
Pioneering Lancashire music service up for national award
10:00pm Friday 1st January 2010
A PIONEERING service which helps teachers with little musical knowledge and children who want to improve their music skills has been nominated for a national award.
Lancashire police officers suing force over radio system
10:00pm Thursday 31st December 2009
POLICE officers in Lancashire are suing their own force for injuries allegedly caused by their radio system.
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