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Latest news for Wyre, Lancashire. The borough borders to the North and Western side of Preston and includes the market town of Garstang and surrounding villages.

Deputy leader of Lancashire County Council rubbishes Nigel Farage’s claim authority on brink of bankruptcy

Nigel Farage in Ormskirk The deputy leader of Lancashire County Council has defended the authority’s debt levels after Nigel Farage claimed it was on the brink of “bankruptcy”. Alan Vincent said the borrowed money […]

5 days ago
Screen spotlight: What’s on in Preston cinemas 11 to 17 April

A montage of movie posters for Babe, A Real Pain, One to One and Kaiju No. 8 Mission Recon As the Easter break continues, we have several brand new films hitting cinemas all over Preston. This includes Death of a Unicorn, a dark comedy starring Jenna Ortega and Paul […]

1 week ago
Man’s body found in search for missing Scorton man

A picture released by police of Joe Overton during their appeal to trace him Pic: Lancashire Police The body of a man has been found in the search for a missing 31-year-old from Scorton. Lancashire Police say the body of a man was discovered on rural farmland […]

1 week ago
Local elections 2025: Join us for a Lancashire Decides election debate

Paul Faulkner, the BBC and Lancashire Post Central Lancashire Democracy Reporter will be your host and questionmaster for the evening Residents are to get the chance to grill the political parties battling to win control of Lancashire County Council at next month’s local elections. The ‘Lancashire Decides’ debate will see […]

2 weeks ago
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Garstang family members raise £1,800 to honour medics who saved their niece’s life

Mia weighed just 3lb when she was born. Garstang careers adviser Rachel Ireland found the perfect job for her brother-in-law Carlo Matichecchia as they ran the Liverpool Half Marathon and sought to raise £1,800 for Baby Beat. Rachel, […]

2 weeks ago
Business set up in memory of Inskip boy gets welcome boost from star of Dragons’ Den

A teddy bear business set up in memory of a five-year-old boy from Inskip has received a welcome social media boost from a TV entrepreneur. Blue Bear and Co got […]

2 weeks ago
Lancashire County Council 2025 elections: Who can I vote for, how do I register and more

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston A total of 437 candidates will be standing at next month’s Lancashire County Council elections – which are set to be the last ever held for the authority. The hopefuls […]

2 weeks ago
Lancashire County Council local elections: every Wyre candidate named for May 1 vote

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston Local elections will be held for Lancashire County Council next month. The vote will be held on May 1 and will see every one of the county’s 84 seats contested. […]

2 weeks ago
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