http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/ Chorley Citizen /news/lancashire/ en-gb Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:54:29 +0000 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:54:29 +0000 http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/resources/images/1001251/?type=rsslogo http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/ http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/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 http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/5005144.Lancashire_Police_council_tax_bill_to_increase_3_/?ref=rss LANCASHIRE Police Authority has increased its precept by 2.95 per cent after setting its budget yesterday. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:12:51 +0000 2214fd92fac8299e2a3777d8a692a441 http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/4997816.Lancashire_police_must_make___4million_of_savings/?ref=rss LANCASHIRE’s police force will have to make £4m of savings in the next financial year as it bids to balance its books. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:10:00 +0000 a30f40cd4c1679e95466ea49ef71d1b1 http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/4995615.Lancashire_DIY_stores_to_help_in_fight_against_drugs/?ref=rss DIY stores in Lancashire will be asked to keep an eye on suspicious purchases to help police fight drug crime. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:00:00 +0000 8a05b643f4963ae2272eb0aee303844e http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/4993652.Lancashire_paramedics_hit_with_novelty_sock_ban/?ref=rss LANCASHIRE paramedics are to be banned from wearing novelty socks. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:00 +0000 4d3ba06795c26d36203e24a232b7bfed http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/4873248.Lancashire_school_kitchen_helper___s_child_sex_shame/?ref=rss A KITCHEN helper has admitted sexual activity with a vulnerable child at a Lancashire special school. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:00:00 +0000 7b0a180166b97e528934578c88b90348 http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/4874778.Lancashire_health_chief_calls_for_ban_on_trans_fats/?ref=rss DIRECTORS of public health in Lancashire have called for the use of trans fats in food to be stopped. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:04:56 +0000 c4705b8b54c3757d8475532af9ead331 http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/4868787.NSPCC_reveals_508_sex_attacks_on_Lancashire_children/?ref=rss LANCASHIRE children were the victims of more than 500 sex attacks last year, it was revealed today. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:10:00 +0000 1a77876cd8b16ba898443eb9268b72c7 http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/4868488.Lancashire_firefighters_return_from_Haiti_to_heroes__welcome/?ref=rss UPDATE: Lancashire firefighters back from the rescue mission in Haiti have told of their 'humbling' hunt for survivors through the 'utter chaos and devastation'. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:30:00 +0000 2f210d8830c236616c2da7fa71e7af7d http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/lancashire/4868602.Tackling_anti_social_behaviour_Lancashire_police_s__top_priority_/?ref=rss ANTI-social behaviour will be top of the agenda in Lancashire over the next 12 months, according to the chief executive of county's police authority. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:46:58 +0000 c87905fc6ac5796dd3843e6618f5ea7e