Lancashire Magazines

PARISH councils in South Ribble, Lancaster district and Wyre have all received a boost from the county council's champion for parishes this month.

THE Lord-Lieutenant of Lancashire, Lord Shuttleworth KCVO, has appointed six new Deputy Lieutenants to assist him in representing Her Majesty The Queen.

THE MUSEUM of Lancashire (MoL) is on the lookout for young history fans who are up for an exciting challenge.

Lancashire County Council will bring superfast broadband to 97% of the county by 2014 at speeds in excess of 30 Mbps.

WORK is now underway or due to begin shortly to put in place 20mph speed limits on residential roads in Chorley and South Ribble.

LANCASHIRE residents can indulge their love of reading wherever they happen to be with e-books from the county council's library service - and it's free.

LANCASHIRE County Council is offering sessions in libraries to help people get online.

Some of Lancashire's youngest residents are helping the county council find people willing to foster or adopt.

LANCASHIRE County Council is reminding voluntary and community groups that work with young people that time is running out to apply for funding from the Small Grants Scheme this financial year.

BUS passengers in the Ribble Valley are being asked for their views on changes proposed to local bus services which are subsidised by Lancashire County Council.

A LEADING Lancashire County Councillor spent three days finding out more about the work of the council's environmental teams.

THE Chinese Year of the Dragon begins on Monday 23 January - a year said to be characterised by excitement, energy and enthusiasm.

GAWTHORPE Hall is on the lookout for enthusiastic volunteers to help out with the running of the museum.

JUST a few spaces are left on a popular course which helps older people to keep driving safely for longer.

LANCASHIRE County Council is backing a new government initiative that aims to provide better, more targeted opportunities for young people.

PEOPLE in Lancashire who have enjoyed a bit too much Christmas pudding or simply want to get fit in the New Year can sign up for a two-hour course to help them brush up on their bike-riding skills.

Yellow Alert of Snow for Wales : Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Carmarthenshire, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Powys, Rhonnda Cynon Taff, Swansea, Torfaen & Wrexham valid from 0005 Mon 30 Jan to 1200 Mon 30 Jan

Yellow Alert of Snow for SW Scotland, Lothian Borders : Dumfries and Galloway valid from 0005 Mon 30 Jan to 1200 Mon 30 Jan

Yellow Alert of Snow for North West England : Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Halton, Lancashire, Merseyside & Warrington valid from 0005 Mon 30 Jan to 1200 Mon 30 Jan

Yellow Alert of Snow for West Midlands : Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin & Worcestershire valid from 0005 Mon 30 Jan to 1200 Mon 30 Jan

Yellow Alert of Snow for Wales : Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Carmarthenshire, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Powys, Rhonnda Cynon Taff, Swansea, Torfaen, Wrexham, Newport, Bridgend & Cardiff valid from 1200 Sun 29 Jan to 1200 Mon 30 Jan

Yellow Alert of Snow for London & South East England : Hampshire, West Berkshire & Oxfordshire valid from 1200 Sun 29 Jan to 1200 Mon 30 Jan

Yellow Alert of Snow for West Midlands : Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Worcestershire, West Midlands Conurbation & Warwickshire valid from 1200 Sun 29 Jan to 1200 Mon 30 Jan

Yellow Alert of Snow for South West England : Gloucestershire, Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset & Swindon valid from 1200 Sun 29 Jan to 1200 Mon 30 Jan

Yellow Alert of Snow for North West England : Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Halton, Lancashire, Merseyside, Warrington & Blackburn with Darwen valid from 1200 Sun 29 Jan to 1200 Mon 30 Jan

The US defence secretary says he is concerned about a Pakistani doctor arrested for providing intelligence for the US raid that killed Osama Bin Laden.

The Tottenham Hotspur manager told police he had paid 'fortunes' in tax throughout his career and was getting between £35,000 to £40,000 a week in wages.

Victoria Azarenka beats Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-0 in the Australian Open final to win her maiden Grand Slam title and become the new world number one.

Judith Iles, from Chepstow, had suffered two chest infections and was becoming increasingly dependent on people to look after her - like her mother had been.

Inappropriate spending cuts could "strangle" growth, so austerity measures should be tailor-made by each country, the head of the IMF warns.

Inappropriate spending cuts could "strangle" growth, so austerity measures should be tailor-made by each country, the head of the IMF warns.

Solar eruption causes strongest radiation storm for seven years as particles hurtle towards Earth - The solar flare occurred on Sunday and will hit Earth with three different effects at three different times.

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New Evening Classes - New evening indoor puppy and pet dog training classes will be starting Tuesday 31st January 2012 at St James’ Hall, Downley. The puppy class will start at 6pm and the pet dog class at 7pm.

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iPhone 5 to be waterproof?

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Chinese-Shandong Heavy Buys Italy's Luxury Yachts Maker Ferretti - Ferretti to be sold for £247 Million to a Chinese state-owned conglomerate. The group includes CRN which builds 85 metre mega-yachts for oligarchs. Riva the 170 year old company plus 6 other famous brands.
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Polish prosecutor Mikolaj Przybyl shoots himself after news conference - Mikolaj Przybyl shot himself in his office in Poznan after reading a statement in which he defended a military investigation into leaks related to a plane crash that killed Poland's president two years ago. [

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Terminally ill given less than a year to live 'should have right to ask their doctor for lethal drugs' - The report, financed in part by assisted suicide backer Sir Terry Pratchett, pictured, stopped short of recommending euthanasia of the kind practised by the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland. [

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Affordable housing shortage fears - Changes to benefits could mean that in many parts of the UK there won't be enough affordable housing for families on a low income, experts warn. [BBC Politics]

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