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New baby safety guide for Lancashire

2:35pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

CHAMPIONS of baby safety in Lancashire have welcomed the launch of a new campaign to help keep tots safe while they sleep.

Single-seat election win will do us, claim Lancashire Tories

County council leader Geoff Driver

2:11pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

LANCASHIRE’S Tory leader, Geoff Driver, last night vowed to fight to keep his party in power by a single seat if necessary as Labour and UKIP try to squeeze it out in county council elections tomorrow.

'Remarkable' Duke of Lancaster's Regiment soldiers are back from the front line

Kingsman Daniel Admou receices his homecoming gift

10:07am Tuesday 30th April 2013

SOLDIERS from The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment are due to receive campaign medals tomorrow after their home-coming from Afghanistan.

Rise in animal cruelty rescues in Lancashire

9:35am Tuesday 30th April 2013

THE number of animal cruelty prosecutions has fallen in Lancashire but the number of animals rescued or collected by the RSPCA has risen, latest figures reveal.

Arnside, Shireshead and Windermere start season with wins as rest of Westmorland league teams draw curtain-raisers

12:10pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

WITH three draws on the opening day of the Westmorland Cricket League, Arnside, Shireshead and Windermere took full advantage as they recorded victories to get their respective seasons off to good starts.

University of Central Lancashire will not become a limited company

9:00pm Monday 29th April 2013

THE University of Central Lancashire has announced it will not be proceeding with a proposal to convert into a company limited by guarantee.

Children invited to have a say on new wellbeing services for Lancashire

4:57pm Monday 29th April 2013

CHILDREN, young people, parents and carers are being asked for their views on services that help with emotional health and wellbeing.

Waxwings extend their winter stay in Lancashire

Rare waxwing bird spotted on Clapham Common

3:44pm Friday 26th April 2013

BIRDWATCHERS have reported ‘unprecedented’ sightings of a rare bird on an estate in Burnley, the latest date they have ever been seen in Lancashire.

Lancashire County Council facing £200k bill in foster wrangle

6:00pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

COUNTY council bosses face a legal bill of more than £200,000 over the ‘inhuman and degrading treatment’ handed out to two brothers who suffered a catalogue of abuse during 13 years of foster placements.

Bolton-le-Sands double murder - man appears in court via video link

12:29pm Tuesday 23rd April 2013

A MAN accused of murdering a mother and child has made a brief appearance before Preston Crown Court today via a prison video link.

Drivers thanked for patience following 'serious incident' on M6 this morning

11:30am Monday 22nd April 2013

MOTORISTS have been thanked for their patience following a crash on the M6 this morning.

Care urged on Lancashire roads as air medic call-outs rise

9:00pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

AIR ambulance crews are experiencing a spike in the number of road accidents they attend.

Lancashire Constabulary detective to run marathon to beat sex exploitation

6:00pm Tuesday 16th April 2013

A DETECTIVE who heads up Lancashire Constabulary’s public protection team is to run his second marathon to raise awareness of child sexual exploitation.

Lancashire primary school choices revealed today

PLACES Padiham St Leonard’s

9:18am Tuesday 16th April 2013

PARENTS are due to find out today if their children have been given their first choice primary school.

Update: Mother and six-year-old son found dead in Bolton-le-Sands house: Man arrested on suspicion of murder after suffering 'significant' stab wounds

Detective Superintendent Paul Withers

6:30pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

A MURDER inquiry is under way after a 41-year-old woman and her six-year-old son were found dead in a house in Bolton-le-Sands, near Carnforth.

Lancashire teachers’ despair at new curriculum

2:30pm Tuesday 9th April 2013

TEACHERS are in ‘despair’ over the Government’s proposed new curriculum for primary schools, according to a Lancashire union chief.


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