Former GP practice manager faces jail over £60K fraud

4:25pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

A woman found guilty of a £60,000 fraud while working as the practice manager at a Blackpool surgery has been warned she faces jail.

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£850k Lancashire scheme to cut school runs

12:31pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

A £850,000 scheme has been launched in a bid to cut the amount of pupils being driven to school in Lancashire.

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Blackpool tripping bill costs council £1.2m

11:09am Wednesday 27th August 2008

The council in Blackpool has paid out more than a million pound to people who claimed compensation after after tripping on pavements and roads in the resort.

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Fleetwood plans update on display

11:54am Wednesday 27th August 2008

Residents in Fleetwood will have the chance to see the latest Masterplan for the town when it goes on public display next month.

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New surface for Fleetwood road

9:50pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

A road in Fleetwood is to undergo an extensive resurfacing project.

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New charity shop for Cleveleys

11:57am Wednesday 27th August 2008

A new British Red Cross charity shop has opened on Princess Road, Cleveleys.

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Council finance officer bailed over £600,000 theft charges

11:54am Tuesday 26th August 2008

A Blackpool Council finance officer has appeared in court charged with stealing more than £600,000 from the authority.

Police name Blackpool sea death victim

9:28am Tuesday 26th August 2008

A young woman who died after going into the sea off Blackpool at the weekend has been named by police.

Masked robber targets Cleveleys supermarket

3:30pm Tuesday 26th August 2008

A quantity of cash was morning from a security delivery firm dropping off money to Morrisons supermarket in Cleveleys.

Blackpool hosts Lancashire championship cricket match

6:44pm Tuesday 26th August 2008

The Illuminations won’t be the only thing lighting up Blackpool this week, when Lancashire and Surrey converge on Stanley Park for their crucial LV County Championship match starting tomorrow.

Police compensation limits increase

9:20am Tuesday 26th August 2008

Lancashire police officers seriously injured in the line of duty will receive higher compensation payments under new government plans.

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Alleged sex attackers hunt following Blackpool assault

2:07pm Monday 25th August 2008

An 18-year-old woman was subjected to a serious sexual assault in Blackpool after a night out on Saturday, it is claimed.

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Lancashire teenagers sought to make test purchases

6:50pm Monday 25th August 2008

POLICE and trading standards officers are looking for volunteers to become ‘test purchasers’ in the county.

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Wife prosecuted for head-on crash which killed husband

3:24pm Monday 25th August 2008

A wife from Thornton Cleveleys was taken to court for the head on crash which killed her husband.

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Saddle up for Blackpool Illuminations cycle

1:17pm Monday 25th August 2008

Five miles of Blackpool's famous Promenade will be closed for two hours tomorrow night to allow cyclists to join the annual Ride the Lights bike ride ahead of the official illuminations switch-on on Friday.

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Blackpool heritage days plan

5:20pm Monday 25th August 2008

Residents are being offered the opportunity to explore some of the rich heritage of Blackpool next month as part of the national Heritage Open Days.

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Blackpool library to host indoor sports for all

1:44pm Monday 25th August 2008

Don't despair now that the Olympics have finished - Blackpool Central Library has the answer.

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Quiz night planned for Fylde hospice

12:50pm Monday 25th August 2008

Yorkshire Bank is staging a charity quiz night and auction in aid of Trinity Palliative Care Services on the Fylde.

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Campaign launched to cut Lancashire police sickness

1:30pm Sunday 24th August 2008

LANCASHIRE'S police officers are being told not to pull a sickie over minor coughs and sneezes - or risk losing the chance of promotion.

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Teams required for cancer charity event

5:10pm Sunday 24th August 2008

Businesses and organisations across the Fylde are being urged to enter a special charity event which aims to raise funds for the next generation of cancer zapping technology.

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Man quizzed over Blackpool sea death

8:40am Sunday 24th August 2008

UPDATE: Police are questioning a 21-year-old man in connection with the murder of a woman, who died after being rescued from the sea at Blackpool this morning.

New faces at Lancashire care trust

9:40pm Sunday 24th August 2008

The health trust in charge of mental health services in Lancashire has this week made two senior appointments.

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Call to make drugs legal

10:40pm Saturday 23rd August 2008

A local European MP has called for all drugs to be legalised.

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Lancashire MEP's call to make drugs legal

9:40pm Saturday 23rd August 2008

A European MP for Lancashire has called for all drugs to be legalised.

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