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Ambulance crews in the North West are set to be equipped with body worn video cameras in a bid to reduce violence and aggression against frontline staff. As part of a national pilot, North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) will be rolling out the cameras from 31 March. It will start in areas that see the […]

Lancaster’s 42nd Annual Literature Festival begins this Friday, 12th March, and to launch this exciting programme of online, free events Litfest is delighted to welcome acclaimed writers A.M. Dassu and Matt Haig. From 6pm, A.M. Dassu will talk about her outstanding first novel, Boy Everywhere, a thought-provoking look at a boy’s harrowing journey from a […]

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind across England and Wales as strong gusts are expected from Wednesday night. The warning is active from 9pm on Wednesday 10th March through to 3pm on Thursday and it is thought that strong winds accompanied by heavy showers may bring some disruption. The Met […]

Cumbria County Council will be carrying out permanent repairs to a section of road at Holbeck Bridge on the A591 between Windermere and Ambleside, following temporary works in October 2020. The work will involve removing a defective concrete slab under the road and installing a new reinforced concrete slab. At the same time a wooden […]

Same-sex couples that have been helped by Lancashire County Council and Adoption Lancashire and Blackpool to foster and adopt are supporting a campaign to encourage more people from the LGBT+ community to come forward. Foster carer Dianne, and her partner Bev, have fostered for over eight years with the county council, and their only regret […]

Lancashire County Council has revealed that households in the county throw away the equivalent of over 1 million family sized hotpots every month, as part of a new campaign to reduce food waste. The council is supporting Food Waste Action Week (1 – 7 March) which is challenging people to reduce the amount of food […]