Lancashire cheese only 6–8 weeks, resulting in a crumbly, fresh, high-acid cheese. Lancashire cheese Lancashire is an English cow's-milk cheese from the county of Lancashire. There are three distinct varieties of Lancashire cheese. Young "Creamy Lancashire" and mature "Tasty Lancashire" are produced by a traditional method, whereas "Crumbly Lancashire" (more commonly known as "Lancashire Crumbly" within Lancashire) is a more recent creation suitable for mass production. It is traditionally paired with Eccles cakes and Chorley cakes. For centuries, Lancashire dairy farmers' wives made cheese from surplus milk. On small farms there was insufficient milk from a single day to make a cheese,
Healthcare in Lancashire RHA. Regions were reorganised in 1996 and Lancashire came under the North West Regional Health Authority. Lancashire from 1974 had 7 District health authorities, for: Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley; Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde; Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale; Chorley and South Ribble; Lancaster; Preston; and West Lancashire. In 1994 4 new District health authorities were established covering East Lancashire, North West Lancashire, South Lancashire and Morecambe Bay District (which extended into Cumbria). 9 Primary care trusts were established covering the whole of the county in 2002: Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Chorley and South Ribble, Preston, West Lancashire, East Lancashire Teaching,