Overnight ‘sleep-in’ carers in Lancashire are likely to face a wage cut after Lancashire County Council responded to a court ruling which found that they are entitled to a flat fee rather than an hourly rate.
If you’ve outgrown the ordinary and long to escape sun-bathed Brits enjoying all-day breakfasts this summer, why not follow the Catalan crowd with Oliver’s Travels and experience the unsung delights of Spain’s sweeping Costa Brava coastline.
Sometimes, things can’t help but strike you as odd, or out of place. An orange in a bowlful of apples, for example. A gecko in a punnet of raspberries. Or Rob Lowe in a British drama series set in the wilds of Lincolnshire.
Lancashire’s police chief has pledged to increase the number of detectives in the county as he kicked off a consultation to find out what the public wants the force to prioritise.
Police and council officials have joined forces and renewed their appeal for information after historic chains and badges worth £15,000 were stolen from the council chamber.
A Ribble Valley art gallery owner who took on a mammoth Coast-to-Coast walking challenge in memory of his much-loved father has raised almost £2,000 for the East Lancashire Hospice.
