Category: lancashire

News, posts and releases on Lancashire in the North West of England.

£150K Funding boost for Lancashire food banks

LANCASHIRE County Council has handed out £150,000 to help people who cannot afford to eat. The money has been given to 22 groups across the county as Food Poverty Grants, to help them ensure they have everything they need to continue supplying food to people who need it most. Some of the groups getting funding …

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500,000 fund to warm up Lancashire’s coldest homes

LANCASHIRE County Council is providing half a million pounds to help warm up the county’s coldest homes this winter. Last winter, emergency hospital admissions due to respiratory illness rose by nearly 25% compared with other times of the year, and research shows there is a link between these illnesses and living in cold conditions. Many …

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Blackpool’s Popular Christmas tree sale is back!

Blackpool Council’s popular Christmas tree sale is back for a second year. The Nordmann Fir trees, priced at £30 and standing at around 7ft, are on sale now from Blackpool Council’s Household Waste Recycling Centre Re-use Shop on Bristol Avenue. All trees come with a free log stand. The child and pet friendly Nordmann Firs, …

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