Court proceedings have been started under health and safety legislation against a wine bar, one of its directors and an employee, following the conclusion of an investigation by Lancaster City […]
New EU food rules welcomed by allergy sufferers
Lancashire Trading Standards Service is reminding food businesses they will be required to provide detailed information on 14 allergens they use in their ingredients from this Saturday, 13th December. The […]
Lancashire prepares for winter
Image: Lancashire County Council With temperatures expected to plummet tonight, Lancashire County Council is ready for the winter weather and is urging residents to prepare for the cold. Lancashire’s fleet […]
Lancashire residents urged to get free health checks
Lancashire residents are being urged to go for free NHS health checks at their local GP surgery. Lancashire County Council is launching a campaign to encourage more people aged between […]
Lancaster City Council joins fight against Campylobacter for Food Safety Week
A quarter of a million people in the UK could be struck down by Campylobacter this year, three times the capacity of the London 2012 Olympic stadium. The fight against […]
Society’s fixation with children’s weight can be counterproductive, Lancaster University researcher warns
Dr Garrath Williams A preoccupation with obesity could harm children’s overall health and wellbeing, claim researchers. Childhood Obesity: Ethical and Policy Issues argues that the stigmatisation of childhood obesity may […]
Local Breastfeeding Network Star Buddies want to know grandmothers’ views
The Breastfeeding Network Star Buddies are holding a discussion session for grandmothers about breastfeeding on Friday 7th February from 9.30 till 12.30 at Firbank Children’s Centre in Lancaster. The session […]
Lancashire calls on MPs to rethink local NHS funding
Health chiefs from Lancashire visited MPs in London this week to encourage the government to reconsider how it plans to provide funding to local NHS organisations. NHS England is currently […]
Lancaster’s MP challenges Prime Minister on pancreatic cancer care
Lancaster MP Eric Ollerenshaw challenged Prime Minister David Cameron on pancreatic cancer care in the House of Parliament, earlier this week, drawing attention to the slow speed of improving survival […]
10 tips for a warmer winter in Lancashire
As if it wasn’t obvious from the pouring rain, leaves on the pavements (cleared up more slowly these days – have the Council cut back on street cleaning?) winter is […]