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Freezing weather set to return to Lancashire

A fresh blast of cold weather is set to hit Britain in the coming days, forecasters say

11:07am Tuesday 9th February 2010

RESIDENTS in Lancashire have been warned to be braced for more cold weather as forecasters predict freezing temperatures later on this week.

Lancashire DIY stores asked to join war on drugs

11:12am Tuesday 9th February 2010

DIY stores in Lancashire will be asked to keep an eye on suspicious purchases to help police fight drug crime.

Lancashire DIY stores to help in fight against drugs

8:00pm Monday 8th February 2010

DIY stores in East Lancashire will be asked to keep an eye on suspicious purchases to help police fight drug crime.

Lancashire paramedics hit with novelty sock ban

8:00am Monday 8th February 2010

LANCASHIRE paramedics are to be banned from wearing novelty socks.

Former Lancashire town mayor jailed over knicker thefts

Former mayor Ian Stafford is to be sentenced for stealing women's underwear

7:00pm Friday 5th February 2010

UPDATE: The mayor of a Lancashire village who got his “sexual kicks” by sneaking into bedrooms to steal and violate women’s underwear has been jailed for two years after he was caught out by a secret camera.

Lancashire school kitchen helper’s child sex shame

AWAITING SENTENCE: Kerry Louise Ramsden, 23

8:00am Wednesday 27th January 2010

A KITCHEN helper has admitted sexual activity with a vulnerable child at a Lancashire special school.

Lancashire health chief calls for ban on trans fats

1:04pm Wednesday 27th January 2010

DIRECTORS of public health in Lancashire have called for the use of trans fats in food to be stopped.

NSPCC reveals 508 sex attacks on Lancashire children

REPAYMENT: Janet Anderson

10:10am Monday 25th January 2010

LANCASHIRE children were the victims of more than 500 sex attacks last year, it was revealed today.

Lancashire firefighters return from Haiti to heroes' welcome

BACK HOME: Lancashire firefighters arrive back at Manchester Airport

3:30pm Sunday 24th January 2010

UPDATE: Lancashire firefighters back from the rescue mission in Haiti have told of their 'humbling' hunt for survivors through the 'utter chaos and devastation'.

Tackling anti-social behaviour Lancashire police's 'top priority'

11:46am Sunday 24th January 2010

ANTI-social behaviour will be top of the agenda in Lancashire over the next 12 months, according to the chief executive of county's police authority.

More Lancashire soldiers set for Afghanistan duty

INTO ACTION: Soldiers from East Lancashire, including 15 TA members, will be deployed to Afghanistan this spring

5:40pm Friday 22nd January 2010

MORE soldiers from Lancashire, including 15 Territorial Army members, are to be deployed in Afghanistan this spring.

28 jobs go as Lancashire economic group scaled down

FOCUS: LEP chief Dennis Taylor

6:40pm Thursday 21st January 2010

A GROUP set up to boost economic growth in Lancashire is being dramatically scaled down, with the loss of 28 jobs.

£11m seized from Lancashire criminals

7:30pm Monday 18th January 2010

MORE than £11million has been seized from Lancashire criminals in the last three-and-a-half years, it has been revealed.

Lancashire police officers set to lose 31 rest days

CHANGES: Chief Constable Steve Finnigan

12:30pm Monday 18th January 2010

FRONTLINE police officers in Lancashire will have to work for an extra month every year after a new shift rota was finalised.

Lancashire wildlife faces fight to survive big chill

Lancashire wildlife faces fight to survive big chill

10:00pm Friday 15th January 2010

PROLONGED freezing conditions are causing major problems for wildlife in Lancashire, according to experts.

Burnley's Shameless star to run Blackpool hotel

SHAME KIND OF PEOPLE: Alice Barry and Jeff Hewitt at their hotel – Barry’s – in Blackpool         Pictures: COLIN HORNE

4:41pm Monday 11th January 2010

‘SHAMELESS’ star Alice Barry is swapping the terraced streets of Burnley for the bright lights of Blackpool – to run a hotel.

Lancashire council bosses to close Brussels office and cut 200 jobs

CUTS: Geoff Driver

6:00pm Thursday 7th January 2010

LANCASHIRE’s controversial office in Brussels is to be closed as part of £23million public spending cuts unveiled today.

Lancashire hoax call idiots put lives at risk

12:08pm Thursday 7th January 2010

THOUSANDS of hoax calls received by police and fire services in Lancashire each year are stopping officers attending genuine emergencies.

£177,000 bill for Lancashire police informers

12:00pm Monday 4th January 2010

LANCASHIRE’S police force is paying out £177,000 to informants, it has been revealed.

Teenager critical after jumping off M6 bridge

9:36am Monday 4th January 2010

A TEENAGER is in a critical condition after leaping from a motorway bridge.







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