Lancashire

Rare Arkwright portrait acquired

The painting will be on display at the National Portrait Gallery until January The National Portrait Gallery in London has teamed up with a museum in Preston, Lancashire to buy a portrait of a giant of the Industrial...

Road death pensioner named

Published Date: 18 November 2008 A pensioner has died after he was hit by a car on a Lancashire road. John Swarbrick, 88, from Deepdale in Preston, was crossing Skeffington Road, close to the junction with Harewood Road, when...

Farmers warned over illegal meat

Farmers are being warned not to get involved in the illegal slaughter of animals in Lancashire. Last year in the run up to Christmas and the Muslim festival of Eid, a number of farmers were approached. Pendle Council said...

Three arrested after body found

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found in a house in Lancashire. Lancashire police said the victim, thought to be aged in his 50s, had suffered head injuries. He was found by...

Blacksticks Blue bhajis

By Robert Owen Brown THIS recipe gives a local slant to that classic Indian restaurant starter, the onion bhaji. These moreish snacks are equally at home served as canapés or as an accompaniment to a main course, such as the...

Tackling Lancashire's knife crime

After the violent deaths of more than 20 teenagers in London since the start of 2008, the growth of Britain's knife culture has become a major source of concern. Knife crime has rarely been out of the news in recent months, and...

Town's salons facing the chop

A Lancashire town has found itself awash with too many hairdressers. Now residents say Penwortham, near Preston, is ready for a makeover of its own. There are seven salons on Liverpool Road alone, and at least another half...

Workers arrested at chicken factory

Dozens of suspected illegal workers have been arrested as part of a raid at a chicken factory in Lancashire. Almost half the workforce at Gafoor Poultry Products in Fletcher Road, Preston, were picked up by officers from the UK...

Charges over street disturbance

One person has been charged over a street disturbance in Lancashire involving a group of men. Police sealed off St Thomas Street in Blackburn on Friday night after reports of fighting. A 25-year-old local man has been charged...

Northcote Manor not the best restaurant in Britain, says critic

Jasper Gerard visits Northcote Manor in Lango, Lancashire but states that he doesn’t believe it’s the best restaurant in Britain (Harden’s). While the food is “fabulous” the décor is described as “the worst I’ve faced” and the...

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