Bishop of Blackburn lobbies PM Gordon Brown for crisis funding
	3:04pm Thu 15 May 08
	Prime Minister Gordon Brown is being lobbied by Lancashire's most senior Anglican clergyman fearing a funding crisis will sabotage an acclaimed prisoners' family support scheme in the county.
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Lancashire holidaymakers in emergency contact scheme

12:01am Friday 16th May 2008

HOLIDAYMAKERS and backpackers from Lancashire are being urged to sign up to a new service that will help them stay in touch with family in the event of a crisis abroad.

Lancashire soldiers face new death probe

8:54am Thursday 15th May 2008

SOLDIERS from the Queen's Lancashire Regiment will face a further probe in to their part in the death of an Iraqi detainee.

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	Win a trip to the Olympic Games as a sports reporter
	2:20pm Thu 15 May 08
	Calling all young, budding sports reporters! Here's your chance to win a trip to the Olympics in Beijing this summer. Deadline extended until May 21

Meals on wheels costs to rise in Lancashire

12:17pm Wednesday 14th May 2008

ELDERLY people have started to snub their meals on wheel service since charges were increased, County Hall officials have admitted.

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Have say on Lancashire County Council's home-to-school transport plan

7:33am Wednesday 14th May 2008

Now is the chance to have your say on proposed changes to the county council's home-to-school transport policy.

Sign language police help the deaf

10:47am Monday 12th May 2008

POLICE trained in sign language are making life easier for deaf people.

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Fostering service to get cash

6:51pm Monday 12th May 2008

A CASH injection of around £600,000 has been provided to turn around Lancashire County Council's inadequate' fostering service.

Lancashire Police top brass public meetings to be scrapped

12:41pm Sunday 11th May 2008

PUBLIC meetings held by police bosses are set to be scrapped later this year - because hardly anyone goes to them.

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£600k boost for 'inadequate' Lancashire fostering services

1:20pm Sunday 11th May 2008

A CASH injection of around £600,000 has been provided to turn around Lancashire County Council's inadequate' fostering service.

Lancashire's green partnership with Uganda

1:58pm Friday 9th May 2008

A PIONEERING environmental partnership has been launched, with African leaders visiting Lancashire to gain tips and advice on green issues.

	Conservatives leader on Lancashire County Council ousted
	2:51pm Thu 8 May 08
	THE leader of the Conservative Party at Lancashire County Council has been ousted by a fellow Preston-based councillor.
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Diesel quality watched on Lancashire forecourts

6:23pm Tuesday 6th May 2008

MOTORISTS are being reassured that the quality of diesel on Lancashire forecourts is being closely monitored by the county council's Trading Stand-ards officers following the introduction of bio-fuel additives.

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Lancashire police merger may be revived

10:59am Tuesday 6th May 2008

MERGERS of police forces could soon be back on the agenda, a police chief has warned.

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	£400k bill for Lancashire council meeting net broadcasts
	5:14pm Mon 5 May 08
	COUNTY bosses have spent almost £400,000 on broadcasting council meetings over the internet, the Lancashire Telegraph can reveal.
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Tick alert to Lancashire holiday-makers

8:24pm Monday 5th May 2008

LANCASHIRE travellers are being warned about the risk of contracting a potentially fatal tick disease on holiday in Europe this summer.

Police to hold third open day

3:16pm Monday 5th May 2008

LANCASHIRE police are holding an action-packed open day in June to launch Operation Summer Nights.

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Lancashire police appeal for help over caravan thefts

4:20pm Friday 2nd May 2008

Lancashire police are asking for the help of milkmen in a bid to cut down on a spate of early morning caravan thefts.

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Lancashire's early risers urged to help catch caravan thiefs

3:00pm Wednesday 30th April 2008

MILKMEN and Lancashire's other early morning workers are being urged to help the police tackle a recent spate of caravan thefts.

Charity launch complaint against Lancashire County Hall

12:17pm Wednesday 30th April 2008

CHARITY bosses have lodged a formal complaint against Lancashire County Council over what they claim is a "flagrant and repeated" breach of a funding agreement.

A month of events to celebrate Lancashire's history

6:35pm Wednesday 30th April 2008

A SERIES of events and exhibitions is being organised to celebrate Local and Community History month in May.

	Fair cop for female Lancashire police officers
	11:53am Wed 30 Apr 08
	Lancashire Police are the first force in the country to have 50 per cent male and 50 per cent female recruits. We spoke to one woman police officer who has risen through the ranks to beat the boys.
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Age checks on the cards in Lancashire

11:53am Tuesday 29th April 2008

A PAYMENT card which allows retailers to verify the age of a shopper has been launched in Lancashire.

Strategy to tackle homelessness in Lancashire

12:42pm Sunday 27th April 2008

A NEW scheme aimed at helping homeless people across East Lancashire is being launched this week.

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Lancashire police launch new initiative to tackle cash van robberies

2:38pm Friday 25th April 2008

POLICE are using an invisible 'DNA' dye to help catch thieves targeting vehicles carrying cash.

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	Lancashire soldiers train in Belize jungle
	12:19pm Wed 23 Apr 08
	SOLDIERS from Lancashire are learning how to stay alive in the jungle in preparation for some of the most toughest environments in the world.
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Deliberate fires down in Lancashire

7:25pm Tuesday 22nd April 2008

PROACTIVE firefighting has resulted in the lowest number of deliberate and accidental fires being reported in Lancashire Fire and Rescue's history.

Action call to young Lancastrians

11:00am Tuesday 22nd April 2008

YOUNG people who are passionate about making changes in Lancashire are being urged to become part of a new national network of Youth Action Teams (YAT).

	Record levels of women recruits for Lancashire police
	4:51pm Mon 21 Apr 08
	LANCASHIRE police have had a record intake of women recruits - with 50 per cent of new starters being female.
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Lancashire folk warned over lottery scam

4:20pm Monday 21st April 2008

RESIDENTS are being warned not to fall for a lottery scam which appears to be backed by Lancashire police.

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