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Contact us Duke of Lancaster soldier dies following Afghanistan explosion
8:16pm Sunday 5th September 2010
A SOLDIER serving with the 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, has died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.
Development plans for BAE Samlesbury site
12:00pm Saturday 4th September 2010
PLANS for a major new development at defence giant BAE have been approved by planning chiefs at Ribble Valley Borough Council.
Lancashire students warned of loan scam email
3:14pm Friday 3rd September 2010
STUDENTS are being warned to be on their guard after reports of a ‘student loan’ scam email
Five jobs to go at Longridge firm
12:02pm Friday 3rd September 2010
LONGRIDGE logistics firm TDG is axing five jobs.
David Miliband meets BAE unions over Eurofighter job fears
9:00pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
LABOUR leadership hopeful David Miliband has met unions at BAE Systems to discuss their job fears.
Bird of prey found dead in Dent by Preston walker
12:20pm Thursday 2nd September 2010
A LARGE bird of prey has been found dead on a South Lakeland farm by a Preston walker.
Three options to tackle Ribble Valley housing shortage
5:12pm Wednesday 1st September 2010
A PUBLIC consultation has been launched on how the Ribble Valley can plug its housing shortage.
£10.98m cuts unveiled by Lancashire County Council
5:16pm Wednesday 1st September 2010
JOBS look set to be in jeopardy across Lancashire children’s homes and young people’s services as part of a major cuts package.
Incidents up for life-saving North West team
3:10pm Wednesday 1st September 2010
PATIENTS in life-threatening emergencies in the North are getting more help in the first few critical minutes thanks to a dedicated community first responder desk.
Lancashire Council of Mosques chair to fight £9k benefit theft charge
9:00am Wednesday 1st September 2010
ONE of Lancashire's most prominent community leaders is being prosecuted for alleged benefit fraud.
44 Lancashire Police warrant cards went missing
1:17pm Wednesday 1st September 2010
AT LEAST 44 police warrant cards have been lost by, or stolen from, Lancashire officers in the past two years.
Applicants for graduate BAE jobs rocket
9:00am Sunday 29th August 2010
THE number of applicants applying for Lancashire defence giant BAE Systems’ graduate training scheme has rocketed this year.
Councils battle to halt cuts to Lancashire defence jobs
2:27pm Friday 27th August 2010
COUNCILS pledged to fight against defence cuts that could have a ‘devastating’ impact on the Lancashire economy.
Gazette staff and Bentham family's fundraising bid
12:19pm Friday 27th August 2010
BENTHAM residents and Westmorland Gazette staff will don fancy dress and walking boots to help raise money for a good cause on Sunday.
Forgery claim in €22million fraud case
4:11pm Friday 27th August 2010
A LONGRIDGE man has appeared in court accused of a multi-million-pound fraud.
Fears of massive defence job cuts across Lancashire
9:00am Thursday 26th August 2010
DEFENCE bosses are preparing for thousands of job cuts across Lancashire, according to an MP.
Ribble Valley speed limits cut
10:33am Wednesday 25th August 2010
LOWER speed limits for sections of the A59 and A677 in Ribble Valley have been approved.
Walton-le-Dale Arts College GCSE results
3:00pm Tuesday 24th August 2010
GCSE results for Walton-le-Dale Arts College
£150,000 raised at Sheridan Suite charity dinner
7:20pm Tuesday 24th August 2010
A North West MEP was among those who helped raise a staggering £150,000 for the Pakistan Flood Relief over the weekend.
Retirement home for Lancashire police horses
4:00pm Tuesday 24th August 2010
THE mounted police unit has set up a ‘retirement fund’ for its horses once their careers are over.
Deterrent call after five suicide bids on M65 bridges
4:18pm Monday 23rd August 2010
THE Samaritans charity is calling for measures to stop suicidal people attempting to jump from Lancashire's motorway bridges.
Lancashire crackdown on school run parkers
8:30am Monday 23rd August 2010
EDUCATION chiefs have declared war on parents who drop their children off directly outside the school gates — by giving traffic wardens the power to issue fines.
Fears for missing Lancashire teen
3:47pm Monday 23rd August 2010
CONCERNS are growing for a missing Lancashire teenager.
Traffic delays on M6 after man 'threatened to jump from bridge'
4:38pm Thursday 19th August 2010
TRAFFIC is still heavy on the M6 around Samlesbury after hours of holdups caused by a man threatening to jump off the bridge.
Longridge yoghurt producer scoops top prize
7:50pm Thursday 19th August 2010
CREAMY cow’s milk from the home farm is the secret to producing award-winnning yoghurts, according to a Ribble Valley dairy owner.
Speed cameras in Lancashire to stay on our roads
9:42am Tuesday 17th August 2010
THE man in charge of Lancashire’s roads has revealed he rejected the opportunity to switch off all of the county’s speed cameras.
Heavy rain warning for Lancashire
5:52pm Thursday 12th August 2010
THE Met Office has warned of heavy rain and thunderstorms in parts of Lancashire this evening.
Ribble Valley woman, 25, dies in glider crash
6:22pm Wednesday 11th August 2010
A RIBBLE Valley pilot has fallen to her death when the wings fell off her glider during a competition.
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