The New Year has seen progress resume on a major project to install average speed cameras on Lancashire’s five highest risk A-roads. The Safer Road Fund programme is a £7.9m investment to reduce casualties on routes identified by the Department for Transport as the county’s historically most dangerous A-roads. Good progress is already being made,… Continue reading New average speed cameras will go live this year
Parents in Lancashire are being warned not to use dangerous baby feeding pillows being sold online – as there is a ‘high risk’ of infants choking, overheating or developing pneumonia. The government’s Office for Product Safety and Standards has issued an urgent ‘safety alert’ and warned that “this category of products will always be dangerous… Continue reading Parents warned of ‘dangerous’ infant self-feeding pillows in urgent safety announcement
The Safer Road Fund programme is a £7.9m investment to reduce casualties on routes identified by the Department for Transport as the county’s historically most dangerous A-roads. A range of work has already taken place over recent years to improve safety on the five routes by upgrading them with features including LED cats eyes, high-reflectivity… Continue reading Average speed cameras will improve safety on Lancashire’s highest risk roads
Parents and carers who receive NHS Healthy Start vouchers are being urged to act now to avoid any gap in support as the scheme moves to using a pre-paid card. The government scheme provides access to free fruit, vegetables, pulses, milk and vitamins for pregnant women and parents or carers of children up to… Continue reading New debit card system for NHS Healthy Start Scheme
A crucial event where leaders will consider Lancashire’s next steps towards a greener future is taking place on Thursday 10 March. The first Lancashire Climate Summit, which will be held at County Hall, Preston, will see local organisations get together to consider ideas that will help Lancashire to reach net zero carbon emissions and… Continue reading Lancashire Climate Summit galvanises green plans
