Two people hit by car in Poulton
Two people were injured - one seriously - after a crash in Poulton.Emergency services were called to Garstang Road East around 8.40pm on Friday following reports a car had collided with two people...
View ArticleDriving offences decrease ‘due to police cuts’
The number of motoring offences over the past decade has halved over a 10-year-period, according to recent figures.However, MPs have claimed a reduction in the number of specialist road police officers...
View ArticleSon’s hospital dash while over the limit
Ambulance staff shopped a sick woman’s son to the police for drink-driving.Marc Joyce had not been allowed to travel in the ambulance with his mother.Joyce had been to the pub but he was worried about...
View ArticleExplosion risk: hearing aid batteries recalled
A batch of hearing aid batteries have been recalled due to a risk of the items exploding during use or if depleted.ZeniPower mercury-free hearing aid batteries with best before dates of 08.2018 and...
View ArticleFootball scheme to keep young people out of trouble is awarded grant
A Fleetwood football project has been handed £2,500 by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire.Clive Grunshaw awarded a total of £7,220 to four organisations in Preston, Fleetwood, and...
View ArticleFan airlifted to hospital during Fleetwood Town match
A fan was airlifted to hospital during Saturday’s Fleetwood Town match.It is believed a Barnsley FC supporter suffered a heart attack during the game at Highbury Stadium.The Air Ambulance landed in...
View ArticleIs this the world’s most middle class spirit?
A retailer has unveiled the world’s most middle class spirit - vodka made out of ‘super-grain’ QUINOA. The grain, popular with foodies in superfood meals, has been used by manufacturers to create an...
View ArticleUpdate: Man dies after being hit by car in Poulton
A man has died after he was hit by a car in Poulton.Emergency services were called to Garstang Road East at about 8.40pm on Friday, after reports a car had collided with two people near Tesco...
View ArticleWhy we should stay in the EU
Lancashire businessman Tony Attard, CEO of fabrics manufacturer Panaz, gives his personal view on the debate over whether the UK should remain in the EU.I am not an MP or a Euro MP – I am a business...
View ArticleCould this health supplement help stave off dementia?
A daily health supplement could stave off dementia and help the elderly stay active, a study found. The brain is energy hungry using between 20 to 30 per cent of all the body’s needs. But during the...
View ArticleWhen do the clocks go forward in 2016?
The light nights are coming - and hopefully they’ll bring some warmer weather with them.The clocks go forward on the last Sunday in March, with this year is the 27th - which happens to be Easter...
View ArticleParts of M6 hard shoulder converted into traffic lanes: safety fears
Hundreds of miles of hard shoulder on Britain’s motorways will be converted into lanes for traffic to use despite safety concerns.All-lane running (ALR) schemes use the hard shoulder to ease the...
View ArticleHunt is on to track wheelie bin firebugs
Firefighters say they are concerned by an increase in the number of fires in the Fleetwood area – in which the contents of wheelie bins had been deliberately set alight.Since the beginning of February,...
View ArticleGames Central - EA Sports UFC 2 steps into the ring
This week, EA Sports UFC 2 steps into the ring on PS4, Need For Speed screeches onto PC and Stella Glow shines bright on Nintendo 3DS. Elsewhere, Dirac and Retro City Rampage DX provide ethereal...
View ArticleTwitter celebrates its 10th birthday
Twitter has been at the centre of some key global events in its first 10 years, as well as starting and fuelling some of the most prominent trends of the digital world.Here are some of the social media...
View ArticleCast deliver but Heartbeat needs cardiac massage
Heartbeat, Blackpool Grand TheatreThis first-ever stage adaptation of the popular TV series achieves all the comedy-drama rhythm of Heartbeat, but needs some urgent cardiac massage on its staging.Just...
View ArticleNew, smaller, cheaper iPhone on the way?
Apple users are eagerly awaiting the technology giant’s latest iPhone announcement, with rumours of the iPhone SE (or 5se, or 6c) getting people most excited.Previous forecasts pointed to a drop in...
View ArticleAllergy campaign after boy (7) dies from eating pasta
A devoted dad is raising money in memory of his son who died last year after eating a plate of spaghetti while on holiday with his family in Italy. Cameron Wahid went into anaphylactic shock and...
View ArticleWarning over pirated set-top boxes
Trading Standards have warned against purchasing pirated set-top boxes.Six arrests were made following a series of raids across the north of England in a joint operation between by officers from...
View ArticleNew hope for headache sufferers
Sufferers of headaches ‘worse than childbirth’ could have new hope in the form of a revolutionary treatment centre. Cluster headache is described as the most painful medical condition known to mankind...
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