Lancashire

Lady Gaga signs onto Royal Variety show

BLACKPOOL, England, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. singer Lady Gaga will be among the stars performing for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at the upcoming Royal Variety Performance. The BBC reported Friday the "Poker Face" singer will join...

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Take a Culinary Tour of Lancashire

Enjoy Fish and Chips, Cheese, and Home Grown Produce in Lancashire From fish and chips in Blackpool to fine dining at Samlesbury and cheese picnics on the moors, Lancashire is a brilliant place for the culinary traveller to...

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Growing visitors prompt loo boost

Three extra toilets costing £125,000 are to be built at a Lancashire tourist spot after an increase in visitors led to complaints about queuing. Visitor numbers to Fairhaven Lake and St Anne's Pier increased significantly in...

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Tardis-type police kiosk lands

It won't transport you through time and space. But police chiefs hope a Tardis-style "kiosk" will help people feel safer on the streets of a Lancashire city. Subject to planning permission, the booth will become a familiar...

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Half of Britain's horses are obese as owners threaten to 'kill them with kindness'

Almost half of all horses in Britain are obese as owners threaten to 'kill them with kindness' by overfeeding, experts warned today. According to the horse charity, World Horse Welfare, between 35 and 45 per cent of the UK's...

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Reading History in Names of Lancashire Alehouses

Horses, Dogs, Deer and Roman Farming Methods History is discovered in ancient documents or from artefacts dug up by archaeologists. When they said ‘Britain’s bread hangs by Lancashire’s thread’ they were referring to industry,...

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Fire crew cover consultation ends

A fire engine at Blackpool will not be replaced with a rapid intervention unit The results of consultation on a review of emergency cover by Lancashire fire and rescue service have been unveiled. The changes will make savings...

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Police get involved with something fishy in Lancashire

The village green at Over Kellet is one of the locations for meetings A fish van which visits a rural Lancashire community is being used by police to hold meetings. Officers in the Carnforth area are trying new ways of reaching...

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Suicide survivors day gatherings planned

MERRIMACK – When someone commits suicide, which happens once every 16 minutes across the country, it is their friends and loved ones who are left to make sense of it and to pick up the pieces. That’s why national and state...

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The Big Question: Are there too many police forces, and does the system need an overhaul?

By Mark Hughes, Crime Correspondent Why are we asking this now? This week Sir Hugh Orde, the president of the Association of Chief Police Officers, said that the structure of police forces in the UK should be reviewed. Sir...

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