Blackpool Wyre & Fylde News
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Hunt on for new chairman to help guide £20m community scheme in FleetwoodThe hunt is on for an experienced community figure who can help to guide a decade-long £20 million regeneration fund for Fleetwood.
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Man charged following serious collision in Broughton
A man has been charged following a serious collision in Broughton last month.
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Future of High Ropes attraction over as demolition plans put inPlans have been put forward to demolish a £320,000 adventure course at Blackpool’s Stanley Park which was once expected to prove a huge attraction.
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Fylde scrutiny review into county roads scrappedFylde Council has decided to discontinue its in-depth scrutiny review into Lancashire County Council’s highways maintenance services.
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Fall in serious collisions across LancashireLancashire Police say training more officers to drive on the county’s motorways has helped cut the number of people killed or seriously injured on the roads to its lowest level in years.
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Garstang Skate Park revamp completedWyre Council has announced the successful completion of the revitalisation of the Young People’s Place on Windsor Road, Garstang.
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Council to seek residents’ views over multi-million pound projectOne of Blackpool’s most ambitious and exciting regeneration projects has moved a step further – and residents will get to play their part as well.
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Ofsted give verdict on Blackpool Council’s Children’s ServicesBlackpool Council’s services for children are continuing to improve, a new Ofsted report says.
Preston, Leyland & Chorley News
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Manual control to ease Tarleton traffic delaysTemporary traffic lights that have been causing lengthy delays on one of the main routes towards and away from Preston should be overridden in order to ease queues, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) understands.
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20mph zone planned for Chorley housing estateThe speed limit along every road on a Chorley housing estate is set to be cut.
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Convenience store and petrol station approvedA former car showroom on the outskirts of Preston is to be converted into a convenience store and petrol station – in spite of objections from dozens of locals.
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Fall in serious collisions across LancashireLancashire Police say training more officers to drive on the county’s motorways has helped cut the number of people killed or seriously injured on the roads to its lowest level in years.
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Preston pub demolition decidedThe fate of a former Preston pub has been sealed after plans to flatten it were given the go-ahead.
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Start on site begins transformation of Preston’s historic Amounderness HouseThe £9m transformation of Preston’s historic Amounderness House into modern, flexible workspace is underway with work starting on site.
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Chorley Empire Cinema, building communities for over 100 yearsAt a recent gala celebrating a century of community cinema with Cinema for All, Chorley’s Empire Community Cinema scooped an award recognising its important role in the community.
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Uncertainty over 2026 local electionsThe government could be asked to cancel some of the local elections scheduled to take place in Lancashire next year, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) understands.
East Lancashire News
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Song celebrating Darwen and featuring 500 local voices set for releaseA song celebrating Darwen is now available to pre-order in advance of its release with hopes high it will feature on the streaming charts.
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Appeal after pensioner fatally injured in Blackburn collisionPolice are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a pensioner died following a road traffic collision in Blackburn on Saturday.
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Fall in serious collisions across LancashireLancashire Police say training more officers to drive on the county’s motorways has helped cut the number of people killed or seriously injured on the roads to its lowest level in years.
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BAE legal action over strikes blockedBAE Systems has lost a High Court attempt to stop strike action at its Warton and Samlesbury sites in Lancashire.
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Man jailed for committing sexual act in front of young boy in restaurant toiletsA man has been jailed for committing a sex act in front of a child in a restaurant toilet in Rawtenstall.
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Uncertainty over 2026 local electionsThe government could be asked to cancel some of the local elections scheduled to take place in Lancashire next year, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) understands.
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Murder investigation launched after man found fatally injured in BacupPolice have launched a murder investigation after a man was fatally injured in Bacup this morning.
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Blackburn with Darwen Council address asylum hotel rumourBlackburn with Darwen Council has moved swiftly to scotch rumours that the Islington Hotel is to be used to house asylum seekers.
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