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Police are appealing for witnesses, footage and information after a man was left with serious injuries following a road traffic collision in Blackpool.

A man has been given jailed for nine years setting fire to a car which was parked on the driveway of a house in Staining. 

The RNLI have raised serious safety concerns and are formally objecting to plans to include rock groynes on Blackpool’s beaches as part of a major coastal protection scheme.

A multi-million pound community sports village for Blackpool has taken a major step forward as new details on the project emerge.

Blackpool South MP Chris Webb has declared victory after he was given personal Home Office confirmation that asylum seekers are to leave the town’s Metropole Hotel by July.

The Fleetwood to Knott End ferry will continue after a deal was struck to keep the service operating.

The Blackpool South MP has made an urgent call to end the use of the town’s Metropole Hotel to house asylum seekers.

A £478,000 investment in Blackpool’s Grundy Art Gallery will continue their town’s commitment to culture.

Preston Bus passengers will no longer be able to enjoy £1 travel on more than half a dozen of the firm’s services after it announced it was withdrawing from a scheme that capped fares for some off-peak journeys.

More than 98% of Lancashire children starting primary school in September have been offered a place at one of their three preferred primary schools.

Police are investigating after a large cannabis grow was discovered in Preston.

Preston City Council’s series of new waste and recycling initiatives begin next week

The family of a man who died in a collision in Rivington have paid a heartfelt tribute to him.

A long-running Preston nightclub has closed temporarily ahead of a possible rebrand.

A man has been arrested after a police chase through Preston ended in a crash involving several vehicles.

Eighty-three candidates will battle it out for places on Preston City Council at the local elections next month.

The occupants of a controversial unauthorised travellers’ camp near Whitehall Park in Darwen have been given another nine months to vacate the site despite losing a court case over their right to stay on the land which they own.

A family have paid tribute to a man who died in a collision in Blackburn earlier this month.

Darwen’s Library Theatre renovation has been given an almost £1million boost by the government.

Thirteen new East Lancashire free breakfast clubs are among 116 which have opened this week across the North-West as the government overhauls school dinners nationwide.

Urgent demands have been made for flooding to be tackled on the M65 in east Lancashire, ‘before any more loss of life or injuries’.

A predatory paedophile from East Lancashire who sexually abused two young girls has been jailed for 26 years.

Pendle Council’s leader says he ‘resents’ implications that public consultation about how a £1.5m government grant should be spent in towns and villages has not been robust.

Hyndburn MP Sarah Smith and the council’s Labour group have backed a union proposal for the staff of the East Lancashire BT offices scheduled for closure in the Blackburn telephone exchange.

A major refurbishment draws crowds, entertainment and charity support as EG Group relaunches flagship Blackburn Starbucks site.

Workshops, partnerships and local events accelerate support for families across Blackburn and Darwen

The operators of Guy’s Thatched Hamlet have announced they have ceased trading after 46 years.

This January the town’s only high street energy hub is celebrating Warm Welcome Week, starting on January 19.

Owner of the historic Dalton Arms in Glasson Dock appeals for unity and community backing amid rising costs and concerns about the future of village pubs.

A heartfelt call to the community to donate unwrapped gifts or vouchers — helping ensure every child and young person supported by Barnardo’s in Lancashire receives a present this Christmas.

More than 4,700 nominations have been submitted to recognise the people, groups and businesses making a difference across the Fylde Coast, as anticipation builds ahead of the awards night.

A packed Winter Gardens audience is transported back to 1970s sitcom brilliance as classic scenes come to life on stage.

A major refurbishment draws crowds, entertainment and charity support as EG Group relaunches flagship Blackburn Starbucks site.

A Blackburn branch of popular coffee chain Starbucks has announced they’ll be serving half price selected drinks as part of a grand reopening following an extensive refurbishment.

Preston City Council will introduce weekly food waste collections across the city from April 2026. 

An unforgettable night awaits you at a glittering charity ball of elegance and entertainment - and all in aid of a great cause.

Tesco is upgrading from barcodes to QR codes on an entire range of own-label products in what it claims is a first among UK supermarkets.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex met survivors of the Bondi Beach terror attack and went for a walk on the sand after the couple arrived in Sydney on the last day of their Australia visit.

Sir Keir Starmer did not lie to MPs and will not quit over the Lord Peter Mandelson scandal, his right-hand man in government has said.

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Oil prices soared in response to Iran’s stranglehold on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz

Sir Keir Starmer will summon senior figures from TikTok, X, Meta and other social media giants to Downing Street to push them to go further on protecting children as the Government weighs new restrictions.

The UK economy grew at its fastest pace for more than two years in February in a better-than-expected start to 2026, official figures have shown.

They feature in the free exhibition at the Barbican Music Library in central London