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 […]