The flood warning - the second-highest alert level - covers three sections of the River Ribble close to and at Preston as the Environment Agency monitor river levels very closely and expect flooding.

The flood alert covers the river from Samlesbury through to Penwortham and also includes the River Darwen at Walton-le-Dale. As there are reports of surface water flooding on numerous roads in the city.

Plans for over 90 new homes on land at Longridge have been approved by Ribble Valley Council, pending an agreement for the developer to provide funding towards extra school spaces […]

Ye Horns Inn will continue to trade as normal after a Land Rover crashed into the Goosnargh pub. The incident, which happened at around 3pm on Thursday (17 August), saw […]

How much changed for women in Lancashire between 1950-1980 in a post-war Britain where women led the charge to create a new society? The new exhibition at Lancashire Archives examines […]

A Longridge restaurant has scooped two nominations in this year’s Lancashire Tourism Awards. Fell Bistro in Berry Lane has been winning fans not just in the town but also further […]

Two executive homes are planned for the garden of a historic property on the outskirts of Preston. The blueprint would see a gated courtyard spring up on land to the […]

A man who was the heart and soul of Grimsargh is to be remembered in the village. Andrew Small, who was a keen supported of Grimsargh Wetlands as well as […]