http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/ Lancaster And Morecambe Citizen /news/ en-gb Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:48:46 +0000 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:48:46 +0000 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/resources/images/1001257/?type=rsslogo http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/ http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5062121.Complaints_against_Lancs_police_on_the_up/?ref=rss COMPLAINTS against Lancashire police have increased by a third. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0000 73feba3b0e5401ed1c11d1b12e5c628c http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5062610.Eight_extinct_Lancashire_species_revealed/?ref=rss EXPERTS have revealed eight species that have become extinct — with a warning that East Lancashire's natural heritage is being 'destroyed'. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:44:45 +0000 f2b9c276d34c48eb141e664a3bb770db http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5055896.Lancashire_rated_one_of_best_police_forces/?ref=rss LANCASHIRE has been hailed as one of the best performing police forces in the country. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:21:39 +0000 323635168148e0b56c7b17de30e3e33e http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5055266.Volunteers_needed_to_watch_over_rare_birds_in_Lancashire/?ref=rss VOLUNTEERS in Lancashire are being called to help watch over the Ribble’s rarest wildlife. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:23:22 +0000 e6c0a3b9f0e0109e1b8e2430fcc65f22 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5046101.North_West_anti_terrorism_hotline_launched/?ref=rss A CAMPAIGN will be launched today to urge people in the North West to support the fight of terrorism at a neighbourhood level. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:20:00 +0000 77bf3bc5cdecbdd575a9a35fa3081386 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5046155.Lancashire_County_Council_defends___748m_pension_deficit/?ref=rss COUNTY council bosses have defended their pensions record after it was revealed their scheme had a deficit of £748million. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:50:00 +0000 397423b7291cd7007cf8a7d0fdf8df92 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5044722.Lancashire_s_life_saving_gift_to_Chile/?ref=rss A ‘TRAPPED person locator’ from Lancashire has been donated to firefighters in Chile. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:46:48 +0000 276aa3f6ddec10609ebae11cbc19cb58 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5045288.Ex_pupils_and_staff_gather_for_Carnforth_High_School_s_50th_anniversary_do/?ref=rss MORE than 300 former pupils of Carnforth High gathered to share their memories of the school at its 50th anniversary celebration on Saturday. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:48:09 +0000 3e1b7c415fff4e064472879747706edc http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5044658.16_400_people_with_dementia_in_Lancashire/?ref=rss ALMOST 16,400 people in Lancashire are being treated for dementia, new figures have revealed. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:28:00 +0000 18f8c2cfd4f1e1e5f4c0f0d467bd9fb6 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5041668.24_000_Lancashire_civil_servants_to_strike/?ref=rss AROUND 24,000 civil servants in Lancashire are set to strike next week over proposals to cut redundancy payments. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:36:28 +0000 91e8a32e5ba2fb90510fb5e68726246b http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5042878.Arnside_teenager_has_designs_on_a_career_in_fashion/?ref=rss A STUDENT has beaten off competition from thousands of applicants to study at London’s College of Fashion. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:15:34 +0000 270ea297e2e3b00c288532aa5d1d2517 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5037088.2_700_drug_abusers_in_Lancashire/?ref=rss LANCASHIRE has more than 2,700 drug abusers, with one in nine of those addicted to cocaine, it has been revealed. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:50:00 +0000 c20faef7d5ae4caf8aba6d48e1a5dd5e http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5033860.Complaints_over_Lancashire_police__bullying_/?ref=rss A THIRD of all complaints lodged by Lancashire police employees about their colleagues are for bullying or inappropriate behaviour. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:32:35 +0000 6200640a7bd4a52b35dd3b3bc2f631a0 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/4875331.North_Lancashire_swimmers__fears_over_pools/?ref=rss SWIMMERS in north Lancashire face the loss of three community pools after a cost-cutting council decision. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:20:00 +0000 ed0f62888b08465c56f8038e516defdf http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5028904.Children_in_Need_cash_snub_to_Lancashire/?ref=rss NO Children in Need cash has been given to Lancashire despite almost £1million being handed out in the North West. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:20:00 +0000 2a48c737a5de1edf53e6021161ef4e07 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5026499.Sums_equal_success_for_South_Lakes_card_firm/?ref=rss A MATHMATICAL problem has equalled an award for a South Lakeland greetings card business. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:48:20 +0000 7d0135cedb6e80d03678a02149fca2c1 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5025273.Milnthorpe_publishers_to_appear_at_national_show/?ref=rss SOUTH Lakeland guidebook publishers Cicerone - which is based in Milnthorpe - will be at the Outdoors Show at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham from March 26 to 28. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:10:06 +0000 a80299ace4caecf3d8c71adcdd0b3c45 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5023362.Lancashire_s_coldest_winter_in_30_years_set_for_more_misery/?ref=rss THE COLDEST winter for more than 30 years will be capped off with more miserable weather, forecasters have predicted. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:00:00 +0000 1ac6e5987fbe7b2f533b5d325d8691c5 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5023061.Lancs_water_bills_cut/?ref=rss EAST Lancashire water customers' bills will be cut by £16 next year and there will be further reductions over the next five years, utility bosses have said. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:28:58 +0000 2b1b5453c650b06fd8f188d48c1c86f4 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5019247.Council_tax_freeze_by_Lancashire_County_Hall/?ref=rss COUNTY Hall has voted to freeze council tax in the first Conservative budget for almost 30 years. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:39:13 +0000 1002cd27468f8a21d841944211ad3e06 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5019253.Lancashire_drivers_urged_to_lower_CO2_for_Lent/?ref=rss DRIVERS are urged to consider lowering their CO2 emissions for Lent. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:42:01 +0000 d5dd09a5352fa8a0be46907d05025a62 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5017685.The_River_Eea_to_be_discussed_at_Forum_meeting/?ref=rss A TALK about the River Eea’s declining fish numbers will be the focus of the next Grange, Cartmel and Lyth Valley Neighbourhood Forum meeting. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:13:07 +0000 c22db03f359ba9054fe6bab7ae7009b7 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5015832.Call_for_more_ethnic_minority_organ_donors_in_Lancashire/?ref=rss THE secretary of the Lancashire Council of Mosques is backing a campaign to get more Asians and black people in the county to become organ donors. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:30:00 +0000 0e7ac982db9aab4b05c67bacb0db307a http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5016663.Talk_toilets_in_South_Lakeland/?ref=rss SPENDING a penny could cost the taxpayer £39 million over the next 30 years unless changes are made soon. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:30:58 +0000 7a547263e13e52431911ce0e2108d0bd http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5012680.Supermarket_plan_for_South_Lakes_village_revealed/?ref=rss THE supermarket chain Booths has announced plans for a sq 9,500 sqft store in a South Lakeland village, which could potentially create 60 jobs. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0000 7e71e749f4dc9c8c548df3810f92d956 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5016405.GALLERY__Heavy_snow_shower_hits_East_Lancashire/?ref=rss A gallery of the latest snow to hit East Lancashire is now online. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:18:37 +0000 fa3960ff748c89e0de1cdb01f64257c7 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5007903._Friendly_fire__probe_after_Duke_of_Lancaster_Regiment_soldier_s_death/?ref=rss UPDATE: An investigation has been launched into the death of a British soldier killed in Afghanistan amid suggestions he could have been the victim of "friendly fire", the Ministry of Defence said. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:40:00 +0000 d1fbce6b7d89cf7a4eab04cbfe0b835c http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5008324.Former_QLR_chief__I_knew_nothing_of_alleged_abuse_of_Iraqi_detainees/?ref=rss A FORMER Army commanding officer insisted that he knew nothing about alleged abuse of Iraqi detainees by his men. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:20:00 +0000 73baec6f4da35491c6b6c91a765fac43 http://www.thelancasterandmorecambecitizen.co.uk/news/5007392.GALLERY__Lancashire_troops_prepare_for_Afghanistan/?ref=rss HUNDREDS of Lancashire troops are in final preparations for their deployment to Afghanistan, where the war is now in a critical phase. Chief reporter David Watkinson joined soldiers from the 1st Battalion Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment as they went through their paces. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:17:52 +0000 e35a97b8f0a19f7a1965a286445bef4d