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National Foster Carers Appeal

A national appeal for foster carers has been backed by Lancashire County Council’s cabinet member for children, young people and schools.  The Fostering Network said last week that at least 8,600 new foster families were needed to provide stable, secure and loving homes for record numbers of fostered children. County Councillor Matthew Tomlinson, who oversees …

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Business events to boost Blackpool

Blackpool Council is launching a series of events for 2014 designed to help economic growth. The events, run by business support staff, will assist local companies with implementing their growth plans and help Blackpool firms to take up more of the publicly funded support available to assist growth. These programmes include Boost Business Lancashire, which features business …

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Lancashire in 2014 – keep updated

Opening times for Household Waste Recycling Centres, stop smoking advice and winter walk ideas are just some of the tweets and posts on the county council’s twitter and facebook pages.  County Councillor Sean Serridge, the council’s Champion for Digital Inclusion, said: “Social media channels like Twitter and Facebook have become increasingly important ways for people …

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