A proposed new regional bank will have its headquarters in Preston, it has emerged. The North West Mutual – which describes itself as an “ethical” bank – has been in […]

A leading academic lawyer from Lancashire who chaired three key government bodies has died aged 74. Professor Margaret Brazier, known as Margot, died peacefully in Manchester Royal Infirmary on 4th […]

The organisation responsible for making Lancashire’s devolution deal a reality has pledged to be “prudent” with public funds. The commitment came as the new Lancashire Combined County Authority (CCA) held […]

A groundbreaking facility that helps free-up beds in the Royal Preston Hospital – and also doubles up as a care home – is to close. Finney House will shut in […]

Plans are afoot to try to ensure the historic Preston Guild festival survives the abolition of the council responsible for staging it. The once-in-20-year city celebration, which dates back more […]

Preston has picked the city of Hebron as the place in Palestine with which it will seek to form a friendship agreement. The city council announced last year that it […]

A Chorley councillor has been convicted of assaulting a member of the public in the town hall. Cllr Craige Southern was found guilty on Wednesday following an incident during a […]

New bedsits could effectively be banned from a large part of Preston under proposed changes to local planning policy. It comes as figures reveal there are more than 900 so-called […]