http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/ Keeping you up-to-date with latest news from Lancashire County Council 15 http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/paladin/images/corporate_common/lcclogo.gif http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/ ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE LORD-LIEUTENANT OF LANCASHIRE On Sunday 3 June 2012, Dennis Mendoros OBE, DL, Managing Director of Euravia Engineering and special guests on board the historic ocean racing yacht "Sceptre", will join one of the largest flotillas ever assembled on the river, to take part in the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0251 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0251 Wednesday, 16 May 2012 16:15 GMT ARMCHAIR archaeologists are being urged to grab a spade and get stuck in to help uncover the history hidden in their own backyard. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0250 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0250 Wednesday, 16 May 2012 15:42 GMT LANCASHIRE County Council's Welfare Rights Service has celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary by receiving national recognition for the high quality of its work. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0249 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0249 Tuesday, 15 May 2012 11:24 GMT Do you think you could join the hundreds of foster carers already discovering the rewards of sharing their lives with children who need a home? Come along to find out more, have a cup of tea and a chat with experienced social workers at an information evening on: Wednesday 16 May 2012, 7 - 9 pm at St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, Higher Walton Road, Walton-le-Dale, Preston, PR5 4HD. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0248 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0248 Tuesday, 15 May 2012 11:17 GMT SEVENTEEN schools have been shortlisted for the final of the Chairman's Challenge - an annual competition to encourage healthy, 'green' and safe activities in schools. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0244 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0244 Tuesday, 15 May 2012 09:40 GMT ROAD safety on a Preston estate will receive a boost when interactive signs are introduced to help reinforce the 20mph limit. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0247 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0247 Monday, 14 May 2012 17:19 GMT AN AWARDS ceremony has taken place to pay tribute to people who work or volunteer for Lancashire's Youth Offending Team (YOT). http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0246 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0246 Monday, 14 May 2012 16:10 GMT Lancashire County Council and 22 other local authorities from the north west are using this year's Foster Care Fortnight (14 - 27 May) to highlight the urgent and growing need to recruit more foster carers. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0243 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0243 Monday, 14 May 2012 12:30 GMT THE Fylde coast is looking its best in readiness to welcome visitors this summer thanks to new directional signs unveiled by Lancashire County Council. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0241 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0241 Friday, 11 May 2012 15:38 GMT 'SOMETHING for everyone' is the promise for young people between the age of 13 and 19 in the Clitheroe area under a new programme of activities to be launched later this month. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0240 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0240 Friday, 11 May 2012 11:43 GMT 'SOMETHING for everyone' is the promise for young people, between the age of 13 and 19 in the Longridge area, under a new programme of activities to be launched later this month. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0239 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0239 Friday, 11 May 2012 11:38 GMT LANCASHIRE County Council is warning that work to lay a smooth new road surface will mean Longridge Household Waste Recycling Centre will be closed on the morning of Friday 25 May. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0238 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0238 Friday, 11 May 2012 11:18 GMT Maureen Laycock celebrated 40 years of living in the same Preston home at a special party last week. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0237 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0237 Friday, 11 May 2012 10:46 GMT GRADUATE trainees will be 'shadowing' politicians to find out more about the role of county councillors in their communities. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0236 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0236 Wednesday, 09 May 2012 16:43 GMT THREE volunteers have been presented with awards for their outstanding volunteering achievements for the Home Library Service at a recent event at St Annes Library. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0235 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0235 Wednesday, 09 May 2012 15:11 GMT NATIONALLY renowned restaurateur Paul Heathcote MBE has been announced as the new Chairman of Marketing Lancashire today. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0234 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0234 Wednesday, 09 May 2012 10:46 GMT A GROUP of Preston College students and staff have been working with Lancashire County Council and Blackpool Airport to help the county council to continue to improve its customer service. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0232 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0232 Tuesday, 08 May 2012 13:33 GMT FIVE months after opening its doors on a 165,000 revamp, Lancashire County Council's new West Lancashire registration office is proving popular with happy couples wanting to make their wedding vows. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0231 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0231 Tuesday, 08 May 2012 09:59 GMT LANCASHIRE County Council Trading Standards Service has seized an Aladdin's Cave of fake goods following two days of raids in Burnley and Pendle. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0230 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0230 Friday, 04 May 2012 17:17 GMT SNAP, the activity programme for young people with additional needs in Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley, is to continue for a further 12 months. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0229 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0229 Friday, 04 May 2012 16:19 GMT Lancashire will celebrate a rare royal hat-trick as the North West leg of the Diamond Jubilee tour begins with a visit to the county by The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh and The Prince of Wales, on Wednesday 16 May. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0228 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0228 Friday, 04 May 2012 16:01 GMT WHILE thousands of adults in Lancashire have been casting their votes in this month's local elections, the county's young people have also been marking their crosses next to their preferred candidates in the election for the UK Youth Parliament. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0227 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0227 Friday, 04 May 2012 15:06 GMT A NEW parking scheme for the centre of Clitheroe to balance demands for parking between residents, visitors and businesses is now fully operational. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0226 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0226 Friday, 04 May 2012 14:01 GMT A PROJECT which gets teenagers to develop short drama performances to help drive home the message on road safety has won an award. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0225 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0225 Friday, 04 May 2012 13:57 GMT A LANCASHIRE librarian's love of poetry has put her on the Olympic fast track. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0224 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0224 Friday, 04 May 2012 11:17 GMT YOUNG people from Lancashire who took part in a major dancing initiative have shown off their talents at a recent event in Pendle. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0223 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0223 Friday, 04 May 2012 11:00 GMT "TWENTY'S plenty" is the message to drivers from parents, teachers and pupils at a Chorley school - the first in the county to benefit from a new programme to lower traffic speeds near schools. http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0222 http://www3.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/news/press_releases/y/m/release.asp?id=201205&r=PR12/0222 Thursday, 03 May 2012 11:39 GMT