News for North Lancashire: Lancaster, Morecambe, Silverdale, Carnforth, Heysham, Hornby, Arkholme

Carnforth marina plan divides town

8:30am Friday 10th February 2012

AMBITIOUS plans to bring a multi-million pound hotel and marina to Carnforth have divided the north Lancashire town.

Lancashire County Council’s information team gets top award

11:00pm Thursday 9th February 2012

LANCASHIRE County Council’s Family Information Service (FIS) is to be presented with a quality award.

£5.5m regeneration aim to lure more readers into Lancashire's libraries

3:44pm Wednesday 1st February 2012

A NEW campaign to encourage more people to use Lancashire’s libraries has been launched.

Compensation paid to Lancashire police officers reaches over £250,000

10:00pm Tuesday 31st January 2012

MORE than £250,000 compensation has been paid to injured police officers and staff in the past five years.

Lancashire Police has lowest overheads in country

6:00am Friday 27th January 2012

THE bill for running police buildings in Lancashire is the lowest out of every force in England and Wales.

Lancashire’s community groups urged to bid for funding

11:42am Thursday 26th January 2012

TIME is running out for Lancashire’s community groups to apply for funding from the Small Grants Scheme.

Lancashire Police 'must make improvements'

6:00am Wednesday 25th January 2012

LANCASHIRE Police must make improvements in the way it records anti-social behaviour incidents, a report has said.

Lancashire police create 70 new PCSO roles

3:52pm Friday 20th January 2012

LANCASHIRE police is recruiting for 70 new PCSOs to fill gaps in neighbourhood teams across the county.

Tim Farron calls for David Cameron to listen to local voices over Morecambe Bay hospitals

4:22pm Thursday 19th January 2012

PATIENTS and medical staff should be given a chance to put their concerns about Morecambe Bay’s three hospitals directly to David Cameron, Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron has said.

Celebrations for two conservation charities

1:50pm Thursday 19th January 2012

TWO conservation charities are celebrating landmark birthdays this year with a series of events.

Lancashire drink drivers rate falls dramatically over the festive period

5:00pm Tuesday 17th January 2012

THE number of people caught drink driving in Lancashire over the festive period has fallen dramatically, with just over one per cent of all those stopped testing over the limit.

Civilian worker sacked over internal search on Lancashire Constabulary’s system

4:11pm Tuesday 17th January 2012

A CIVILIAN worker sacked for accessing personal information on Lancashire Constabulary’s internal computer system has claimed police officers and staff regularly checked files for their own benefit, a tribunal heard.

6,000 homes plan for South Lakes: The winners and losers

8:48am Thursday 12th January 2012

THERE was joy and despair yesterday after a long-awaited housing and employment blueprint for South Lakeland was published.

Life is beautiful for the booming salons

2:50pm Thursday 12th January 2012

SPA owners and beauty therapists in South Lake-land have reported a boom in trade as more people seek luxury pampering during the global economic down-turn.

Silverdale woman faces up to ski 'monster'

3:40pm Wednesday 11th January 2012

A BRAVE Multiple Sclerosis sufferer will ski down the equivalent of the height of Mount Everest three times in as many days in a gruelling challenge in March.

Half of East Lancashire's road accidents involve under 25s

12:07pm Tuesday 10th January 2012

CHILDREN and young people are involved in around half the fatal or serious road accidents in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale, it has been revealed.

Bollywood-style charity evening at Carnforth

4:40pm Saturday 7th January 2012

Ladies wil dress in Indian sarees to attend a ‘Bollywood’-style ladies evening this month to raise funds for local charity A Breath for Life.