A (happy) dog’s life - running, eating, and sleeping
A dog’s life is a happy life when spent running, eating, and sleeping, a new study has found.The RSPCA surveyed hundreds of owners to find out what makes their pet happy.And 90 per cent of dog owners...
View ArticleFive big-name stores lost from our high streets
Today there was difficult news for the British high street as it was revealed British Home Stores are on the brink of collapse with a potential loss of up to 11,000 jobs.Staff and customers alike will...
View Article11,000 jobs at risk as BHS goes into administration
High street retailer BHS has collapsed into administration, putting 11,000 jobs at risk and threatening the closure of up to 164 stores.It is the biggest retail failure since Woolworths went bust in...
View ArticleAn Evening of Clairvoyance with medium Stephen Holbrook
The evening will take you on a roller coaster of emotions, comfort and joy, and from laughter to tears and back again. June 16th, Hilton Hotel, North Promenade Sea Front, Blackpool June 30th, Leyland...
View ArticleCountdown to crisis: How we arrived at latest junior doctors’ strike
More than 5,100 procedures and operations have been postponed after junior doctors agreed to further strike action by the British Medical Association in a bitter dispute with the Government over a new...
View ArticleSandwich chain to open ‘vegetarian-only’ shop
Sandwich chain Pret A Manger is planning to open a “vegetarian-only” pop-up in London in June after sales of non-meat products recorded double-digit growth last year.A Soho branch will become a “no...
View ArticleBell calls for ruthless touch in final games
Fleetwood full-back Amari’i Bell says Town need to be more ruthless in the final third in their last two games.Town are two points above the drop zone, and with crunch matches to come at Walsall next...
View ArticleFaeces bacteria found on ice in KFC drinks machine
Fast food chain KFC launched an investigation after a BBC researcher was served ice with bacteria from faeces on it.The discovery was made at the KFC branch in Birmingham’s Martineau Place by...
View ArticleLancashire Police rapped over man’s bleed on brain
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has rapped Lancashire Police over how the force dealt with a man with a head injury in custody.The 22-year-old Preston man was taken into custody on...
View ArticleBeach huts still up for grabs after drop out
Two of the 10 new beach chalets being constructed on Fleetwood promenade at a cost of £150,000 are still available for lease.It looked as though all 10 huts had been taken but a couple of applicants...
View ArticleParklife: A light-hearted look at the beautiful game
After the exertions of the previous weekend, taking in four games in four days, it was a quieter time this time around.Games on Saturday and Sunday provided one or two moments of interest, including a...
View ArticleWell-maintained two-bedroom semi-detached home on the market with no chain delay
There is no chain delay with this two double bedroom semi-detached bungalow which can be found on a sought-after location close to both Fleetwood and Cleveleys.The property is realistically priced and...
View ArticleFleetwood: From the courts 27-04-16
A man threw a paint roller which hit a teenage boy on the leg after an argument over a phone.David Bunnell also attempted to strangle the 14-year-old and punched him in the ribs a court was...
View ArticlePolitical row over libraries protest in Wyre
Wyre Conservative councillors are calling on Lancashire County Council not to carry out its plans to close more than half the county’s branches. There are fears that libraries in Wyre could be among 40...
View ArticleFury slams Klitschko
WBO, WBA super and IBO world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has claimed that “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” ahead of his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko.The 27-year-old, who dethroned the...
View Article£1,000 prize up for grabs for budding young photographers
Young photographers could win £1,000 for their school following the launch of a national competition.Children aged 4-11 are being encouraged to print and send in a picture of something that matters to...
View ArticleFour million people struck by norovirus every year
Four million people in Britain come down with the norovirus “winter vomiting bug” each year – at a cost of more than £700m to society, not to mention the considerable personal discomfort.New research...
View ArticleWhy the BHS collapse is a wake-up call for Marks & Spencer
Hundreds of stores the length and breadth of the country and a high-profile presence on our high streets for decades, yet fighting a worrying decline in sales and stalked by the sense that it has been...
View ArticleMan fined over domestic assault
A project manager pushed his stepdaughter onto a bed when she tried to intervene in an argument between him and his wife.Andrew Dunstan sent her flying backwards causing her to bang her head on a...
View ArticleNICOLA ADAM COLUMN: Best job ever
This week a survey grasped my attention, one of those top tens of dubious origin so popular online, breaking news that the role of ‘news reporter’ was the least popular profession in the country....
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