Lancashire

"We are delighted to announce the vision for a new merged college for Pennine Lancashire, building on the strengths of Accrington and Rossendale College and Nelson and Colne College. "Both colleges have ambitious plans to support students, staff, employers and other stakeholders and to achieve ...

Here is a list of historic halls and stately homes, as voted by readers. To view the vote click here /where-are-the-best-historic-halls-and-stately-homes-in-lancashire-1-9127575 ...

Home › Latest News & Features › News › Lancashire to St.Lucia : Vehicle graphics for a green government. By Bespoke Digital Agency. Posted on: 27th April, 2018 at 7:00 am. Preston-based signage experts, Lustalux, have completed their latest vehicle signage project – vinyl wrapping electric cars for the government of St.

A defibrillator installed as part of a public health campaign was brought into action within a week. The kit outside BBC Radio Lancashire's studios in Blackburn was fitted on 18 April as part of Lancashire Lifesavers, a drive to provide free CPR training. When a woman fell ill at the nearby Vic pub on Tuesday, ...

It will be Jerry Graham's job to look at ways to do this by supporting those who've offended in the past. Jerry's a former senior officer from Lancashire Constabulary - he's now Chair of the local 'Reducing Reoffending Boards'. Four local boards cover the North, East, South and West of the county. They will ...

The three businesses got the opportunity to compete for a Visit England award after winning in their respective categories at the county's Lancashire Tourism Awards in November 2017. This latest success adds another accolade to a long list at The Cartford Inn which, only this year, was named in the ...

New Home Office figures show 125 grooming crimes have been recorded by police in Lancashire over the last 12 months. That's an increase from just 18 the previous year. There was a total of 2,996 grooming crimes recorded from April to December 2017, in the UK, which included the new offence of ...

A man who attempted to engage in sexual activity in front of a child has been given a 36 week jail term, suspended for two years. Dominic Anton Vass, of Lighthurst Lane, Chorley, pleaded guilty to two offences which involve two different 12-year-old children. He appeared for a hearing before Preston ...

LANCASHIRE Road Police helped to keep motorists a bit safer on the roads last night. They tweeted that officers cleared a snow drift at Riley Green ... Meanwhile a yellow warning for ice remains in place this morning across East Lancashire. Met Office chiefs say that after 'a bitterly cold night there will be ...

There is more of the white stuff expected throughout this morning with motorists being warned to take their time and plan their journeys. Blustery treacherous conditions M65 and arterial routes around East Lancashire this morning. Please consider if your journey is essential and if so proceed with caution ...

A number of planned roadworks are taking place across Lancashire and the North West this week. Here are some of those you need to watch out for whilst out and about. These details could be subject to change and are correct at the time of writing. A666 BOLTON ROAD - DARWEN - LANCASHIRE.

Lancashire County Council is joining forces with local organisation Families and Babies (FAB), who will deliver its new countywide breastfeeding support service from 1 April 2018. Breastfeeding peer support is offered to new mums who want to breastfeed. It supports them in hospital, at home and in the ...

On Monday it'll be ice that causes big problems in Lancashire. Tonight will see temperatures drop to -1 bringing potential problems during the commute. The Met Office says: "Ice is likely to form on untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths. This increases the risk of accidents, as well as injuries due to ...

In this Lancashire village, that can trace its lineage to before the Magna Carta, 50 properties are on the National Heritage List. This includes the Grade I-listed St Andrew's church complete with its dreamy churchyard where the deceased rest in the lee of some of the grandest vistas the country has to offer.

Forecasters say up to 20 centimetres of snow could fall across parts of the UK this weekend. Weather warnings are in place covering large swathes of the country. The Met Office says strong winds could also cause blizzard conditions. Here in Lancashire we have a yellow alert in place snow and ice but ...

A council leader has been accused of acting like a dictator after councillors outside the cabinet were banned from speaking at top level meetings. Lancashire County Council's Geoff Driver said cabinet meetings were being turned into a "circus". Opposition leader Azhar Ali said the decision was an "affront ...