Health

Sat in a cosy Bamber Bridge coffee shop, a mum-of-four has just revealed the simple hobby that helps her cope with a potent mix of trauma, bereavement and chronic illness.

Places at new housing developments for older people across Lancashire are to be allocated on the basis of their care and accommodation needs.

A Bamber Bridge-based car company was awash with charitable spirit during Guide Dog month.

Maintaining healthy blood pressure is an integral part of living a long and healthy life.

The man in charge of ambulances across Preston, Chorley and South Ribble has hung up his uniform after more than 41 years in service.

Six years ago, the 61-year-old was busy preparing for the trip of a lifetime when five days before her flight, she was hit with the ‘bombshell’ that she had cancer.

Fatbergs in the UK first burst onto the sewer scene in the early 2010s, coinciding with the proliferation in usage of disposable cloths in the form of things like make-up wipes, and earlier this year, the largest fatberg ever discovered was caught sludging its way along a sewer in Liverpool. It weighed 400 tonnes and was 250 metres long. It's still being broken up to this day.

Leading health and life science sector specialist Dr Mandy Dixon has joined the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) as head of corporate engagement.

The Trust which runs the Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley Hospital has been told it ‘Requires Improvement’ by health watchdogs.