Queen appoints Amanda as new High Sheriff
Amanda Jane Parker JP has been chosen as Lancashire’s next High Sheriff by HM the Queen. Having been announced as the High Sheriff Elect, Amanda will be officially sworn-in to office at a special...
View ArticleGetting physical at Blackpool’s annual fitness extravaganza
Thousands of fitness fans danced, jumped, punched, pedalled, stretched and sweated their way through more than 300 exercise sessions at The Winter Gardens.One of the biggest events on the UK fitness...
View ArticleBook review: The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamer
WHEN an eight-year-old girl goes missing, the bonds between a mother and her daughter will be tested almost beyond endurance.Prepare to be hooked, haunted and utterly seduced by a highly original and...
View ArticleDo you have one of top 10 most desirable postcodes in England?
The Royal Mail has commissioned a study of postcode districts to find the most desirable places to live and work nationwide.The study, by the Centre for Economic and Business Research, calculated the...
View ArticleWhat’s On - March 25, 2015
Don’t miss our What’s On section for all the best in entertainment across the Fylde CoastWEDNESDAYblackpool model village and gardens. Now converted back to its 1972 layout. East Park Drive, Blackpool....
View ArticleVideo: Clarke Carlisle ‘no shame’ over suicide bid
Former Burnley, Blackpool and Preston footballer Clarke Carlisle has today spoken out about the mental health problems that drove him to attempt suicide.Speaking at the Oval Cricket Ground, at the...
View ArticleE-cig thief in court
A man trying to give up smoking stole an electronic cigarette because he had no benefits money.David Ford, 28, of Waring Drive, Thornton, pleaded guilty to two offences of theft.He was sentenced to do...
View ArticleStunning family home with five bedrooms
An outstanding five-bedroom house, this is a large detached house just a stone’s throw from the seafront.The property comes with ample off-road parking, a detached garage and a south-facing rear...
View ArticleFrom Bedrooms To Billion
The lovely guys at Funstock sent a film my way. At first I thought it’s a little out of my comfort zone being a gaming reviewer but I soon decided to take up the challenge. From Bedrooms To Billions is...
View ArticleMan accused of smashing window
A man accused of having a hammer and smashing a window at his girlfriend’s home has made his first appearance in court.Zack Wileman, 24, of Martingdale Avenue, Fleetwood, pleaded not guilty to...
View ArticleVideo: Clarke Carlisle backs sport mental health charter
Former Burnley, Preston North End and Blackpool defender Clarke Carlisle joined Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg this week to launch a mental health charter for sport The mental health campaigner, who...
View ArticleDarting Around Town with Roger Bleasdale
It has not been a good week here at Bleasdale Towers.It begins to go wrong when Ivory Joe Stalin, my gin soaked estate manager, discovers some tins of camouflage paint beneath a tarpaulin at the back...
View ArticleGales warning for North West
The Met Office has issued a gales warning for the North West for tomorrow.It says winds will strengthen during Saturday morning to bring gales to many locations in Cumbria and the edge of north...
View ArticleTraffic warning to Cod Army fans
Football fans travelling to a Lancashire derby match have been urged to leave extra driving time as work continues on a major junction.Work on the Highways Agency’s £1.3m junction improvement at Windy...
View ArticleVIDEO: Gretar Steinsson’s Fleetwood vision
Fleetwood Town’s technical director explains his role and his visions for the future of the Highbury club.Read more in The Gazette next week
View ArticleBid made to raise STI awareness
Health professionals are working with schools and organisations to get involved with the Chlamydia Challenge, which is bidding to help reduce stigma around sexually transmitted infections and help...
View ArticleHealth chiefs warn over sun risk at Easter
Health chiefs are urging people to be more aware of the risk of getting sunburned while out gardening this Easter bank holiday.It comes as they revealed the most common phrase heard by nurses when they...
View ArticleActivities for all the family at Stanley Park this Easter
Families are being invited to enjoy Stanley Park this Easter.A wide range of classes and events are being run at the park over the next fortnight.The events range from Easter bunny hunts at the Model...
View Article60 B&Q stores set to close in shake-up
Home improvement chain B&Q is to close as many as 60 stores over the next two years as part of a restructuring of its UK and Ireland business.Parent company Kingfisher, which also owns Screwfix,...
View ArticleRebecca Jayne makes final cut
A hairdresser is hoping to be proved a cut above the rest after she got through to the finals of a top national competition.Rebecca Jayne Turner, of Thornton, has been chosen as a finalist in the...
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