£5.5m regeneration aim to lure more readers into Lancashire's libraries
3:44pm Wednesday 1st February 2012
A NEW campaign to encourage more people to use Lancashire’s libraries has been launched.
Tue, 7th Feb 2012
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Compensation paid to Lancashire police officers reaches over £250,000
10:00pm Tuesday 31st January 2012
MORE than £250,000 compensation has been paid to injured police officers and staff in the past five years.
Lancashire Police has lowest overheads in country
6:00am Friday 27th January 2012
THE bill for running police buildings in Lancashire is the lowest out of every force in England and Wales.
Lancashire’s community groups urged to bid for funding
11:42am Thursday 26th January 2012
TIME is running out for Lancashire’s community groups to apply for funding from the Small Grants Scheme.
Lancashire Police 'must make improvements'
6:00am Wednesday 25th January 2012
LANCASHIRE Police must make improvements in the way it records anti-social behaviour incidents, a report has said.
Lancashire police create 70 new PCSO roles
3:52pm Friday 20th January 2012
LANCASHIRE police is recruiting for 70 new PCSOs to fill gaps in neighbourhood teams across the county.
East Lancashire's potential police officers enjoy sweet success
1:26pm Thursday 19th January 2012
POTENTIAL police officers of the future have graduated from a scheme which gives an insight into law enforcement.
Lancashire drink drivers rate falls dramatically over the festive period
5:00pm Tuesday 17th January 2012
THE number of people caught drink driving in Lancashire over the festive period has fallen dramatically, with just over one per cent of all those stopped testing over the limit.
Civilian worker sacked over internal search on Lancashire Constabulary’s system
4:11pm Tuesday 17th January 2012
A CIVILIAN worker sacked for accessing personal information on Lancashire Constabulary’s internal computer system has claimed police officers and staff regularly checked files for their own benefit, a tribunal heard.
University of Central Lancashire to open university in Bangkok
9:59am Thursday 12th January 2012
BURNLEY fashion students are set to jet off to Thailand for part of their studies as plans for a new international university campus were revealed.
Half of East Lancashire's road accidents involve under 25s
12:07pm Tuesday 10th January 2012
CHILDREN and young people are involved in around half the fatal or serious road accidents in Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale, it has been revealed.
Ex-Lancashire Police chief makes caution call
1:15pm Friday 6th January 2012
A FORMER top detective has added to the debate over the future of policing in Lancashire saying ex-officers shouldn’t be considered for a new job.
Lancashire runaway children costing police and taxpayers £5m
11:55am Wednesday 4th January 2012
POLICE are called an average of 425 times a month to children’s homes in Lancashire because youngsters have gone missing.
Chorley mum in £2k benefit fraud
2:58pm Wednesday 4th January 2012
A Chorley mum-of-two has pleaded guilty to falsely claiming more than £2k in housing and council tax benefits.
East Lancashire councils hold £5m ‘unspent cash’
10:21am Tuesday 3rd January 2012
COUNCILS in East Lancashire are sitting on nearly £5million of unspent cash given to them by developers for improvements in the local area.
Man dies after falling from Lancashire motorway bridge
2:40pm Wednesday 28th December 2011
A MAN has died in hospital this afternoon after he fell from a bridge onto a motorway earlier today.
Major fire at Lancashire industrial site
11:18am Thursday 22nd December 2011
Firefighters from across Lancashire battled a large blaze on an industrial estate last night.
Lancashire councillors accused over response to findings on looked-after children
2:50pm Tuesday 20th December 2011
COUNCIL chiefs have been ‘complacent’ and ‘defensive’ in their response to a critical report on looked-after children in Lancashire, councillors have claimed.
NHS Blackburn with Darwen chief’s concern as NHS axe falls
4:29pm Tuesday 20th December 2011
SIR Bill Taylor has led health chiefs in expressing ‘huge concerns’ about ‘keeping the NHS baton moving not dropping it’ after hundreds of senior figures were asked for their resignation.
NSPCC voice concern at number of calls made in Lancashire
4:30pm Wednesday 14th December 2011
ALMOST 50 child cruelty referrals have been made about babies in the county this year.