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A new three-year community safety plan aimed at building on falling crime rates in Blackpool is set to be approved by the council.

The owners of up to 500 properties in Thornton have been advised to attend a drop-in session to find out more about the presence of a chemical linked to cancer.

Police in Fleetwood have won a national crime prevention award for their work tackling organised crime in the town.

Proposals to install a steel anti-vandal art feature directly onto the frontage of Sainsbury’s flagship Blackpool store have been thrown out by planners.

Police and council partners in Blackpool have secured two partial closure orders following reports of crime and anti-social behaviour.

Security fencing measuring seven-and-half feet high is to be installed along part of the Bonny Street Market site in readiness for the market reopening.

Members of a Blackpool drug-supply gang have been given custodial sentences totalling more than 63 years.  

A 50-year-old man had died after the e-bike he was riding collided with a parked car in Fleetwood.

Two Preston North End Women players say a visit to a Preston support centre has strengthened their commitment to this year’s Big PNE Sleep Out.

North West Ambulance Service says it’s making changes after listening to feedback from more than a thousand volunteers.

Drivers in Leyland are being warned of disruption as temporary traffic lights are installed at one of the town’s busiest junctions.

Preston’s MP has written to the Culture Secretary urging government support to bring a major venue back to the city.

The backlog in the assessment system for determining the support required by Lancashire children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is on course to be cleared in less than two months.

Parking restrictions are to be widened close to an expanding school in suburban Preston.

The Harris in Preston has announced that it has welcomed a new intern through the DFN Project SEARCH supported internship programme.

There are more than 1,000 empty properties in Preston that could be providing desperately needed accommodation for a range of residents.

Blackburn with Darwen Council has missed three of its own performance targets.

Blackburn with Darwen Council has told the government the best structure for local government after Lancashire devolution in 2028 is three new all-purpose councils for the county.

A padel club in Nelson says it’s seen more than a hundred players taking to the courts in the early hours during Ramadan.

Burnley College is bidding to become one of the UK’s Technical Excellence Colleges for Advanced Manufacturing.

Residents in Accrington are being invited to a special event celebrating ten years of progress at Accrington Stanley.

Darwen residents are being invited to help shape the future of the town’s library.

Work is poised to start on Phase Three of the repurposing of Great Harwood’s historic Mercer Hall.

Senior councillors have approved the appointment of Star Academies to occupy the first building of Blackburn’s proposed £45million town centre Skills and Education Campus.

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.

Preston City Council has invested £250,000 in the ongoing development of NW Mutual, a mutual bank planning a network of 60-plus branches to be owned by, based in and for the people and small and medium-sized businesses of the north west of England.

The UK must send ships to help the US secure a key oil shipping route out of the Middle East, Donald Trump has said.

Rachel Reeves drawing up plans to help with spiralling costs as Iran war continues

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Peter Mandelson have been pictured in bathrobes alongside paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The UK economy unexpectedly stalled in January following meagre growth at the end of last year, official figures have shown, amid fears Britain is heading for a hit from the Iran conflict as prices are sent soaring.

A woman whose blood is so rare that it can be frozen for up to three decades every time she donates has said she feels “very special and honoured” to be able to help sick patients.

This year’s Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) “will confront complexity with curiosity and openness” as it marks 250 years of American independence, its director has said.

MPs will examine the fairness of student loans repayment in a new inquiry following increasing debate over the system.

Many organisations in the health service face a “perilous” financial situation, with analysis finding that NHS trusts ran a deficit of more that three quarters of a billion pounds last year.