The Westmorland Gazette | Heysham

Bollywood-style charity evening at Carnforth

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:40:00 +0000

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.

'Nuclear leak' alert at Heysham power station was test exercise

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:51:20 +0000

Local businesses were today wrongly told that a nuclear leak had taken place at Heysham power station.

Lancashire Facebook four face trial over 'riots' messages

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:24:09 +0100

Four men will go on trial accused of posting Facebook messages which encouraged rioting or looting during the August civil disturbances.

Boy, 2, bitten by dog in Morecambe

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:37:03 +0100

A two-year-old boy was bitten on the head by a dog in Morecambe yesterday, police said.

Two Lancashire men charged over Facebook disorder messages

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 08:21:25 +0100

Lancashire Police has issued a warning to residents not to spread false rumours online.

Images released after £30,000 Lancashire trailer theft

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:10:44 +0100

CCTV images have been released after an HGV unit and trailer were stolen in Heysham and abandoned in Abbey Village near Chorley.

Motorcyclist seriously injured in Heysham crash

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:50:00 +0100

A Carlisle motorcyclist was seriously injured in a road traffic collision in Heysham.

Sellafield and Heysham named on new nuclear plants list

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:49:09 +0100

Next generation of reactors will be built at Sellafield and Heysham, the Government announced today as it pushes ahead with plans for new nuclear power plants.

Lancashire professor: nuclear power is safe

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:54:37 +0000

A WORLD-leading Lancashire expert has said nuclear power remains a safe option for the future – despite the current Fukushima reactor crisis in Japan.

Heysham cannabis dealer ordered to pay back £13k

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:17:57 +0000

A CONVICTED drug dealer, sentenced to two years after pleading guilty to supplying cannabis, has been ordered to pay back almost £13k.

Three North Lancashire pools saved from closure

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:27:26 +0000

COMMUNITY pools in Carnforth and Hornby are to stay open after Lancaster City Council agreed to continue running them with Lancashire County Council.

Heysham power station life extended for five years

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:50:14 +0000

Power firm British Energy has announced plans to extend the life of two of the UK's nuclear power stations, including one in Lancashire, for a further five years.

Official opening of Heysham library

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:56:39 +0000

HEYSHAM'S new state-of-the-art £1.2 million library has been officially opened.

North Lancashire link road given go-ahead‎

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:26:57 +0100

CONSTRUCTION of a new road linking Heysham and Morecambe to the M6 motorway could begin in 2012 after the Government gave it the green light.

South Lakeland drug gang jailed for 41 years

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:55:55 +0100

AN undercover operation has had a ‘huge impact’ in taking crack cocaine and heroin off South Lakeland’s streets, police believe.

Nine admit being part of Kendal drug-dealing gang

Thu, 20 May 2010 17:07:14 +0100

NINE men have admitted being part of a gang which openly sold hard drugs on the streets of Kendal.

North Lancashire ‘free holiday’ company wound up

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:23:15 +0100

A NORTH Lancashire firm has been wound up following an Insolvency Service probe.

North Lancashire swimmers' fears over pools

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:20:00 +0000

SWIMMERS in north Lancashire face the loss of three community pools after a cost-cutting council decision.

Lancashire and Cumbria sites named on list for new nuclear stations

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:10:00 +0000

UPDATE: Plans to build a new generation of nuclear power stations along the Cumbrian coast would lead to an increase in the amount of radioactive waste carried on trains through South Lakeland.

North Lancashire diver ‘seals’ place in top photography competition

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:40:00 +0000

UPDATE: A diving instructor from Capernwray has been named as one of the best underwater photographers in an international competition.