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A Blackpool man has outlined ambitious proposals to create a wide-ranging community hub in the town – and make use of the resort’s iconic former Abingdon Street Post Office.

Blackpool Council is still negotiating with the owner of a single property in a row of terraced houses being demolished to make way for two major sports projects.

Work is finally underway to build a brand new hotel and bar on South Shore promenade following the demolition of the original Art Deco Yates Bar building.

A new innovative food destination for Blackpool is to be launched next month in the form of a vibrant Christmas Market.

A major step forward in Blackpool’s most ambitious development proposals – the £300 million Blackpool Central project – looks set to finally be revealed in the New Year.

Last week’s cancelled World Fireworks Championship event won’t be rescheduled, say Blackpool Council.

A Fleetwood councillor is trying to stage a last-ditch bid to save a much-used children’s play area and multi use games area in Fleetwood.

A Blackpool resident raised concerns at a council meeting about the three-weekly bin collection and food caddies – and said it was leading to an increase in rats around people’s homes – including his own.

A row has broken out over the condition of Lancashire’s roads after the politician in charge of them claimed they were now in a “fantastic state” – while opposition councillors accused the authority of lowering its own standards.

Three Preston car parks will be free to use on a total of 22 days in the run-up to Christmas as part of a push to encourage more people to visit the city centre.

Preston City Council is once again offering additional financial support to help vulnerable pensioners with the rising cost of living, providing eligible households with a one-off payment of £100 towards food and fuel costs.

Preston residents are being urged to double check their bin collection days ahead of changes being introduced next week.

Preston’s City Centre Neighbourhood Policing Team have secured a closure order at a problem address.

Highways bosses are being urged to extend the safety barrier on a busy bridge that forms part of the main route between Preston and Southport – after the side of the structure was struck three times in the space of six weeks.

The Preston city centre site where the Odeon cinema and Tokyo Jo’s nightclub once stood is to return to being a car park – but with the hope that housing will eventually be built there.

A Preston man who caused significant injuries to a young toddler has been jailed.

A car driver who ran over a man in Accrington town centre has been sentenced to life imprisonment. 

A contractor is being sought for a £1.3m scheme to improve the paths leading up to Darwen’s much-loved Jubilee Tower.

A major employment development on the site of a former abattoir has been given the green light paving the way for dozens of new industrial and warehouse units on a long-vacant brownfield site in Great Harwood.

A car driver has today been convicted of murder after running over a man in Accrington town centre. 

A Burnley man has been jailed for seven years after sexually assaulting a woman in a pub in Cheshire.

Two people have been given suspended prison sentences after admitting serious breaches of fire safety regulations at a nightclub in Burnley.

Police are appealing for witnesses and footage after a man died following a collision in Burnley.

A man has today been jailed for being responsible for his brother’s death in Rossendale in 2024.

A Chorley businessman has issued a direct challenge to Prime Minister Andy Burnham as he announced the closure of a Bowen Pies shop amid rising costs.

Their understanding and customer-focussed services might be sought by customers nationwide, but Chorley is definitely where the heart is for top-rated mortgage advice specialists Aspect Mortgages.

Residents are invited to come together for coffee, cake and community spirit as the Utilita Energy Hub in Blackburn hosts a special Macmillan Coffee Morning on Thursday, 24 September raising funds for people living with cancer across the UK.

A former journalist and radio presenter says she has “a new lease of life” after switching careers to become a train driver.

From smartphone-controlled blinds to motorised garden awnings, a Lancashire family business is seeing technology transform the way people think about their homes.

Preston’s Vault Youth Zone has announced a series of holiday clubs throughout August. 

The Arc Cinema Blackpool is undergoing a major refurbishment, with luxury seating and new screens planned ahead of the summer blockbuster season.

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

A former journalist and radio presenter says she has “a new lease of life” after switching careers to become a train driver.

Lancashire County Council has hailed "fabulous results" in today's A-levels and offered support for students thinking of their next move.

Annie is one of the few musicals to have stood the test of time, and this latest production delighted the audience on its opening night at the Blackpool Opera House.

With everything from Bon Jovi to a bit of Blackadder - Robin Hood in Williamson Park is an absolute riot, says GREG LAMBERT.

There are some shows you watch… and there are some shows you feel.

The UK’s unemployment rate has fallen to the lowest level in more than a year despite the number of vacancies sliding for another month, new figures show.

Drivers are set to get new rights to challenge unfair private parking charges, including a guaranteed five minutes to decide whether to park, the Government has announced.

Leading A and E doctors across the UK have raised concerns about the pressures emergency departments will face this winter, with just 3% saying they are well prepared for the colder months.

Dame Esther Rantzen has been laid to rest in an “incredibly beautiful” funeral, but told how she felt “deprived of any choice over my own death”, in a newly-published note written before she died.

Tottenham climbed off the bottom of the Premier League after James Maddison’s superb 14th-minute opener inspired a 3-1 home win over Coventry.

Paris police said in a statement they had issued an overnight curfew in two areas of the French capital “to protect people and property from the violence and looting”.

UEFA has given FIFA two weeks to provide answers and supply documents related to a series of controversies during Gianni Infantino’s presidency.

Staff at Britain’s electricity grid operator were not involved in a cover-up to avoid blackout risks becoming public this summer, but the organisation should address cultural and governance issues, an investigation has found.