[ad_1] Delivery company DPD has announced serious delays to some of its services – including many across Lancashire. This comes after Royal Mail went on strike last Sunday (December 11) and further strikes are planned for December 23 and 24. This comes as employees who are part of the Communication Workers Union have walked out,…
[ad_1] R oyal Mail has clashed with the main union representing postal workers as they staged another strike in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. The company said it has written to Dave Ward, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), claiming a pattern of “wholly unacceptable behaviour” on picket lines across…
[ad_1] Val Sawczyn (right) and her stepdaughter Cassie with the Tyson Fury post box topper in Morecambe A big fan of world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has created a special post box topper on a Morecambe street in his honour. Val Sawczyn knitted and crocheted a Tyson Fury doll and has placed it on…
[ad_1] There has been almost 500 further cases of coronavirus in Lancashire with two dozen more residents losing their lives at the hands of the disease despite infection rates falling across every county borough. On Friday (November 27), Public Health England announced 498 people had tested positive for the virus in the latest 24-hour testing…
[ad_1] In a world that would have be unrecognisable to us all less than one year ago, a number of talented Lancashire bakers have been able to thrive. Cake delivery businesses have been established across the county – and indeed the country – since the very first national lockdown in March, with customers able to…
[ad_1] Are you fed up of your job, or do you fancy a career change? Well, not may be the perfect time to start looking for a brand new role as there are plenty of jobs available in Lancashire at the moment. Whether you’re looking to work admin, healthcare, retail, the emergency services, or in…
[ad_1] A letter sent from Lancashire has reached the right recipient in Scotland without a formal address. Neil Oliver, a Scottish archaeologist living in Stirling, posted an image on Twitter after receiving the ‘loveliest letter’ on July 4 despite the sender not knowing his address. The letter was sent via Royal Mail Lancashire and South…
[ad_1] The Ribble Valley in Lancashire with its rolling hills and market towns and beautiful villages is officially the happiest place in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics. Less well-known nationally than the internationally renowned Lake District, it still pulls in four million visitors a year which bring in more than £260m…
[ad_1] A festival featuring some of the world’s greatest dance and hip-hop acts, in a forest with a fancy dress theme. Now that is something you need to be involved with. Set in the archaic and mystical forests surrounding Dockber Farm, Beat-Herder will once again return to the village of Sawley in the Ribble Valley…