| Good afternoon from the Lancashire Post newsroom, Today is an emotional week with children back at school for the first time, causing problems for parents with well-intentioned staggered school starting times. Is this something that has impacted you? If you are happy to talk to our education reporter Sonja Astbury please email her [email protected] We start the day with crime news and the dealer caught when he tried to hide drugs - in his pants. Plus the awful accident at a small family-run gin distillery when the still exploded causing one woman serious burns. We hope she recovers quickly. Meanwhile, safety tests are underway after the collapse of a wall near a Lancashire reservoir. Following our story about a woman's ordeal after losing her baby and having life-saving surgery, thousands have signed her petition to change Covid-19 rules in maternity wards. As many get back to work and school, Northern warns travellers that a 'new normal' timetable is on its way. And in breaking news this morning we have more than 100 jobs created in Lancashire as a result of a £317m contract to develop the next generation of radar for the RAF Eurofighter Typhoons. As always we will keep you updated via a live blog and our Facebook and Twitter feeds. If you can subscribe to lep.co.uk and support local news, you will gain access to our ad-lite website. Good luck to all the youngsters starting school this week - and to their parents and guardians! Remember to stay safe as coronavirus spikes are evident in areas in and surrounding Lancashire including Bolton and Rossendale. Regards, Nicola Deputy editor, Lancashire Post You can email me at [email protected] or find me on Twitter@jabberingjourno | 
