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 Lancashire in November 2015 to build a case for “radical” system changes in the county, which faces an annual funding shortfall of £804 million a year by 2020 - 23% of the total forecast funding for health and adult social care. There are General Practices throughout the county. The average payment per weighted patient in the county after adjustments for age/deprivation – is £116.69, per year compared to £136.01 nationally. Out-of-hours services are provided by East Lancashire Medical Services Limited, OWLS CIC Ltd (West Lancashire), Chorley Medics and Bay Urgent Care. Virgin Care won a five-year contract for services previously