The Westmorland Gazette | North Lancs

Carnforth marina plan divides town

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:30:00 +0000

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

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000

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

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:44:06 +0000

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

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0000

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

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

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

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:42:12 +0000

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

Lancashire Police 'must make improvements'

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0000

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

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:52:16 +0000

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

East Lancashire's potential police officers enjoy sweet success

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:26:50 +0000

POTENTIAL police officers of the future have graduated from a scheme which gives an insight into law enforcement.

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

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:22:55 +0000

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

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:50:00 +0000

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

Lancashire drink drivers rate falls dramatically over the festive period

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:00:54 +0000

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

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:11:49 +0000

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.

University of Central Lancashire to open university in Bangkok

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:59:31 +0000

BURNLEY fashion students are set to jet off to Thailand for part of their studies as plans for a new international university campus were revealed.

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

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:48:53 +0000

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

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:50:00 +0000

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'

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:40:00 +0000

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

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:07:56 +0000

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

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.