Key locations covered in the Fylde borough on the western side of Preston, Lancashire including Kirkham, Warton, Freckleton and surrounding villages.
Cannabis use and underused £10m gym highlighted in HMP Kirkham report
A prison near Preston was found to have one of the highest cannabis use rates in the country in a damning inspection. Inspectors said they regularly encountered strong smells of […]
Tributes have been paid to a man in his 40s who was killed after a tree fell on his van in Longton. Police were called to the A59 at Longton, […]
Hundreds of jobs are being created across BAE’s Warton and Samlesbury bases. The aircraft manufacturing division is seeing new apprentice, undergraduate and graduate roles created. A total of 699 jobs […]
This year local hero Bill Hodgson is set to take on his biggest Santa’s Slog yet to raise money for charity. Bill from Kirkham, who has completed many charity challenges […]
Dedication to nature was rewarded at the North West in Bloom (NWIB) Awards, with organisations from Wrea Green and Chipping flying the flag for Lancashire. Blackburns Farm Nurseries and Wildlife […]
A man has been jailed after raping a woman in her own home. James Critchley was sentenced on Monday (28 October) to seven years and eight months in prison, after […]
The weather warning in place for Storm Ashley has been extended to cover a wider geography in Lancashire. The warning – a yellow weather warning for wind issued by the […]
A councillor who lost his seat in last year’s Local Election has won his place on the council back in a by-election. Conservative Bobby Rigby represented Warton and Westby ward […]