Carers

Flu cases have risen at Blackpool Victoria Hospital

Doctor who punched a dementia patient in the head is struck off

Lancashire dad Ian Ball believes that more support should be available for male carers of children with SEND.

My SEND daughters were so let down I’ve set up a group for other dads

Thank you message from residents to staff

Christmas Video Showcases Joyful Bonds Between Carers and Residents

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Watch as cute shelter dogs get spoilt at Christmas dinner party

Sophie with her Caregiver of the Year award

Caring beyond limits: local caregiver wins national award

Longridge Hall Care Home resident Dorothy Edmonson turns 100 years old

Meet Dorothy the centenarian who loves playing on her iPad & knitting

According to Carers UK, an estimated 12,000 people across the UK become carers every day, often without realising it

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Linsey with her husband Hilton and three children, Keeley, Harely and Esmee.

Tributes to selfless mum, 46, who collapsed and died at home

Geoff and Jo Smith.

Watch: Dad walks again after having part of skull removed after stroke

(Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

Thousands of households to receive £500 summer holidays payment

Giant pill box reminder for meals

Giant pill box reminder for meals

The money will people most in need

Families to get £200 via Household Support Fund - but funds are low

Daniella Taylor at her graduation from the University of Central Lancashire

There were so many times I didn’t think I would make it after coma

(Photos: Pexels)

Kids Club cinema - your guide to Kids Clubs and discounts this summer

Boy, 3, is rescued from railway track by man at Newark Northgate Station.

Watch: Boy, 3, rescued from railway track seconds before train passes

Alcedo Care Group makes waves for Spinal Injuries Association

Alcedo Care Group makes waves for Spinal Injuries Association
Employees from Alcedo Care Group's Lancashire offices took part in an exhilarating fundraiser rasing £6,000 for Spinal Injuries Association.
Victoria Maltby

A Meet 'N' Match dating and friendship disco is to be held in Chorley for adults with learning disabilities.

Chorley Meet 'N' Match disco to be held for people with special needs

School classroom.

Watch: How to appeal if you don’t get your first choice primary school

Ambulance explodes and bursts into flames in Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire.

Watch: Ambulance explodes into a fireball after dropping off patient

All the outstanding primary schools across Preston, Chorley and South Ribble.
Image: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Outstanding primary schools in your area as deadline looms for places

Kate Garraway opens up about her late husband Derek Draper in new ITV documentary Derek's Story (Photos: ITV via PA)

"I am in debt”: cost of Derek's care was more than Kate's salary

PNE stars Jack Whatmough, Liam Millar and Will Keen help raise awareness of Safer Sleep campaign 2024 with a video.

Watch PNE footballers deliver special message to Lancashire parents

Nassar Manzoor

Banking on a different way to care in the community

Malcolm Wareing sobbed when he caught sight of wife of 69 years Edna (Credit: Kathy Crossley / SWNS(

Man breaks down after reuniting with wife of 69 years at nursing home

Brian, 69, and Jean, 62, have welcomed nine children into their home over the past 12 years (Credit: Barnardo's)

How fostering gave a retired Lancashire couple a new lease of life

Wigton Moor Primary School in Alwoodley, Leeds, which warned staff with an email, seen by the YEP.

Threatening e-mail forces schools into lockdown

The Covid and flu vaccination programmes are about to start

Lancs Covid and flu vaccination programmes start early over virus variant fears
Lancashire residents eligible for a Covid booster and free flu jab will start to be invited for their vaccines in just over a week's time after the programmes were brought forward.
Paul Faulkner

The mum of a young boy who died following a collision in Penwortham has paid tribute to him (Credit: Lancashire Police)

Inquest into the death of boy, 8, hit by a van in Penwortham opened

Two air ambulances attended the incident in Sumpter Croft, off Kingsfold Drive in Penwortham, after a boy was knocked down by a van on Tuesday afternoon (August 1). (Photo by Jack)

Boy, 8, killed in collision with van was in care of local authority

Top things carers wish they'd known

The top 14 things unpaid carers wish they'd known at the start

Allergy sufferers told to ‘immediately’ contact their GP after adrenalin pens recalled

Allergy sufferers hit with warning as epi pens recalled by government

Dreamboys fulfil 92-year-old woman’s dream of seeing male striptease

92-year-old woman fulfils life-long dream of seeing male striptease

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Key workers and carers offered 25% rail travel discount

Network has partnered with train operator Northern, to offer keyworker discounts on Advance Purchase tickets

New 25% Northern discount announced for key workers

They are the kind of vivid blue sapphires whose lustre has been lusted over for centuries. Yet these wondrous stones have lain unseen for years and may even have ended up in the bin.

Jewellery hoard worth thousands found wrapped in carrier bags

New rates are being introduced for Lancashire County Council's foster carers

Lancashire fostering fees increased to attract and retain carers

Police are urging people to rally together this winter to protect the vulnerable in our community.

Police urge families in Lancashire to consider Herbert Protocol form for relativ...

NHS staff and care workers given free access to live events as Concerts for Care...

The vaccine rollout will proceed down the age bands of adults (Photo: Getty Images)

Frontline workers and BAME groups won’t be next in line for Covid vaccine - prio...

Nightclubs, gigs, cinemas and theatres are expected to have to wait until September before they can reopen (Photo: Getty Images)

Nightclubs and theatres expected to stay closed until 90% of UK have had Covid j...

The next five priority groups should be invited for their first vaccine dose by the end of April (Photo: Getty Images)

This is who will get Covid vaccine next as rollout moves into new phase

Barnoldswick headteacher Sarah White

A Lancashire headteacher has gone viral after she penned a heartfelt letter tell...

Annemarie Plas, founder of the Clap For Our Carers organisation

Clap for Carers founder distances herself from return of weekly ritual

Bluebell Court, Blackpool

Lancashire carers rally against alleged underpayment as 'shifts slashed to less ...

Lancashire's health and care services for children with special educational needs and disabilities have been assessed by inspectors

Lancashire's special needs services 'transformed' - but some weaknesses remain

Carers Week is an annual event which takes place each year, celebrating the fantastic work of carers in the UK (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s when national Carers Week 2020 takes place - and special discounts for ca...

Kate Garraway talked about her husband's condition on Good Morning Britain via a video call from her back garden in North London (Credit: ITV Good Morning Britain)

TV presenter Kate Garraway has revealed that her husband may never fully recover...

People in England who were shielding can now leave their homes as lockdown eases...

To thank the NHS workers who are working tirelessly throughout the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Thursday 26 March will see a #ClapForOurCarers event dedicated to them (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here's how to take part in tonight's national applause to thank key workers

Kate Garraway posted a video on Instagram after she joined her neighbours for #ClapForCarers last night (April 30). Credit: Kate Garraway/Instagram

Kate Garraway joins neighbours in Clap for Carers as husband Derek remains criti...

Captain Tom Moore raised a huge £12.5 million for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his garden (Photo: PA)

Here’s what you need to know about NHS Charities Together as Captain Tom raises ...

This is how you can help your elderly relatives and friends during the coronavir...

The Chorley Flower Show 2019 is coming to Astley Hall later this month.

Chorley Flower Show 2019: everything you need to know ahead of the big weekend a...

Lancashire County Council's "shared lives" service has been rated the best in the country.

"I'm heartbroken," says carer who welcomed a vulnerable woman into her home, but...

The changes have seen state pensions rise, but many are faced with having their benefits frozen for the fourth year in a row (Photo: Shutterstock)

Benefit and state pension rates changed yesterday - here's what you need to know

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