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Scholarship to honour tragic student
Lancaster University has announced a new annual scholarship in memory of a student shot dead in Salford last year.
Developer asks for time to pay
A property developer has made a formal request to put off paying £650,000 towards road improvements around Preston.
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Murderer raided 64 city homes
A twisted killer who dumped a dad in a freezing brook has confessed to an “appalling spree” of unsolved crimes from his prison cell.
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Mum’s desperate plea to fire killer
The mother of four siblings killed in a house fire fought back tears as she made a desperate appeal for help to catch the killer.
‘I kept my £70k fraud a secret from husband’
A tearful mum who stole nearly £200,000 from her bosses to help fund her wedding and “costly” lifestyle has told a court her husband had no idea she was a thief.
Regional
Kate meets recovering addicts
The Duchess of Cambridge has made a private visit to an addiction charity to meet alcohol and drug users being successfully treated and she will soon be arriving in Liverpool.
Rise in thefts from outbuildings
Residents in Widnes are being urged to be on their guard following a spate of thefts from garages and sheds.
Air ambulance seeks public opinion
North West Air Ambulance (NWAA) is asking its supporters to have their say on where the life-saving service is headed.
Parish clubs organiser charged
An official from Wigan who ran a network of parish clubs for a Roman Catholic diocese is to appear in court later this month after being charged with harassment.
Wedding cash jury discharged
A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a man whose wife stole up to £200,000 from her employers to help pay for their wedding in Lancashire.
LEP Business
£20m cash pot deprived areas
A new £20m cash pot has been set up to create new start-up businesses in deprived areas.
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MOT u-turn welcome
The dropping of plans to cut the frequency of MOT tests has been welcomed by an industry expert.
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Minister told: Go and fight for us
A leading defence minister has been told to go and fight for Lancashire as he jets into India this weekend.
£13m kick-start fund
Lancashire has bagged £13m of Government cash to kick-start building projects across the county.
Sporting boom in county coffers
Golf fans are expected to bring in £35m to the Lancashire economy this summer.
Entertainment
Hospital DJ in air time marathon bid
A radio presenter who broadcasts on the Royal Lancaster Infirmary’s radio waves is mounting a mammoth attempt to break BBC Radio 1’s record for the longest continual live broadcast.
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Book review: The Secret Children by Alison McQueen
James MacDonald is a son of the British Empire, a rich tea planter in India with a distinguished family history ... the lives of his two beautiful daughters should be mapped out for comfort and wealth.
Book review: Selection of OUP children’s books
February sees an exciting new selection of books from the classy stable at Oxford University Press Children’s Books.
Adam Ant is adamant: ‘The X Factor has made music into a quiz show’
“Oh I’m always up early these days. Need to walk the dogs.” Not quite the opening line one might expect from 80s post-punk pin-up Adam Ant.
Education
University to show off its links with schools
A Lancaster university’s links with local schools will be put under Government scrutiny.
Parents get lessons on dealing with kids
Parents at a popular school are going back to class, to learn how to cope with their stroppy teenagers.
Student designs for life
Education really is an endless learning curve, as university students in Preston have been eager to show.
Holding the fort brings good results
This time last year few on the outside could have envisaged the problems about to engulf Preston’s Cardinal Newman College.
Young people looking at ‘Future Horizons’
Scores of school pupils took part in a workshop aimed at boosting their employment prospects.
Environment
Manpower boost for beauty spot
A project to manage the habitat of wildlife at a Lancashire beauty spot has been given a boost.
Break in weather is a helping hand
The operation to rescue a stricken pipe on the bed of Morecambe Bay is underway following weeks waiting for a break in the weather.
Campaigners to battle new pylons
A campaign group battling plans to build pylons across Lancashire claims putting them underground would be cheaper than previously thought.
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Plunge into Irish Sea online
Conservation experts have launched a new website to give people the chance to glimpse the riches in the depths of the Irish Sea.
Health
New director vows to strengthen troubled trust
A new director at Morecambe Bay Hospitals trust has pledged to help put the organisation on a stronger footing.
Memorial bench plan for courageous Katy
A mum whose children used to enjoy playing at the park with brain tumour victim Katy Holmes wants to raise money for a lasting tribute at the place where the youngster spent so many happy times.
Society pledge to boost cause with £10,000
A university society has launched a crusade to try to raise £10,000 for the LEP Lifesaver Appeal.
School pyjama day for appeal
Schools were today urged to take part in a pyjama day to raise funds in memory of brave brain tumour victim Katy Holmes.
Pharmacies scheme
Almost 40 pharmacies across central Lancashire have signed up to take on a more active role in improving the health and wellbeing of their community.
Traffic And Transport
Disabled help scheme is driven off the road
Plans to extend Lancashire’s concessionary bus fares scheme to allow disabled passengers to take a helper with them for free have been abandoned.
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Road police cuts come under fire
Road safety campaigners have condemned “dramatic” cuts to the number of traffic police.
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Bus fares to be reviewed
Bus fares in Preston will be reviewed this Spring as its leading operator tackles rising costs.
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Station has 2,000 people every week
More than 2,000 passengers a week are passing through the doors of one of Lancashire’s newest train stations.
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Weird World
Trial and terror
A year-long series of events to mark the 400th anniversary of the infamous Pendle Witch Trials is set to provide Lancaster with a major tourism boost.
Spooky t-ales to save pubs
Ghosts, ghouls and figures from the past are being called upon to help save Lancashire’s rural pubs.
The fish that helped tragedy pit grieve
A century-old fish, used to help raise money for victims of a Lancashire mining disaster, is once again causing a stink.
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The smell of the greasepaint... the terrified screams of the crowd...
As a child, Preston showman Dr Haze tried to run away from the circus on numerous occasions, but the lure of it kept on bringing him back.
Politics
MP seeks assurances on land
A Lancashire MP has urged the Government to reassure residents in part of the county that rural areas will not be hit with a stampede of planning applications.
Budget proposal gets nod
Plans to increase council tax by 3.5% were approved by Preston Council’s cabinet last night.
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Homes go-ahead ‘shows council is not listening to people,’ claims MP
Planning chiefs in Preston are ignoring residents and Government guidelines, a concerned MP has claimed.
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Work stops on flats scheme
A multi-million pound student flat project has been halted after just a month after the firm behind it ran into problems.
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Saturday 04 February 2012
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