Central Radio News Archive

Blackpool Council receives funding to invest in green urban spaces

Monday, 31 March 2025 16:01

What’s Your Story, Chorley?’ brings literary fans to town

Monday, 31 March 2025 15:05

Oswaldtwistle Civic Arts Centre repairs to begin in summer

Monday, 31 March 2025 15:02

Emergency services tackle large fire on Shadworth Industrial Estate

Monday, 31 March 2025 09:43

Man charged with murder of baby boy in Fulwood

Friday, 28 March 2025 16:08

No ban on new housing during contamination investigation

Friday, 28 March 2025 16:05

Wartime exhibition to launch at Showtown museum

Friday, 28 March 2025 16:02

Calls for Hyndburn tip closure

Friday, 28 March 2025 15:59

Blackpool no longer has highest rate of children in care

Friday, 28 March 2025 15:56

Update on maternity services following ‘requires improvement’ rating

Thursday, 27 March 2025 16:19

New police station takes shape with topping out ceremony in Pendle

Thursday, 27 March 2025 16:12

Man jailed for historic child sex offences in Blackburn

Thursday, 27 March 2025 16:08

Controversial Bacup waste transfer site plan is withdrawn

Thursday, 27 March 2025 11:53

Man charged with exposure following alleged Blackpool incident

Thursday, 27 March 2025 11:51

Fleetwood man found in possession of £20,000 worth of drugs

Thursday, 27 March 2025 11:47

Plans for apart-hotel recommended for approval

Thursday, 27 March 2025 11:44

Flats plan above Wetherspoons pub approved

Thursday, 27 March 2025 11:41

MP demands end to South Ribble asylum hotel

Thursday, 27 March 2025 11:36

Digital hubs refused permission

Thursday, 27 March 2025 11:33

Safety review to tackle bad parent parking outside schools

Tuesday, 25 March 2025 16:10

More padel plans for Preston

Tuesday, 25 March 2025 16:07

St Annes Splash Park set to open for 2025 season

Tuesday, 25 March 2025 15:04

Red Arrows return to Blackpool Air Show

Tuesday, 25 March 2025 14:57

Historic market hall revamp finish date slips into late summer

Tuesday, 25 March 2025 14:48

Search for new Blackpool Central investor put in global spotlight

Monday, 24 March 2025 17:12

Residents of East Lancs village to get new free to use cash machine

Monday, 24 March 2025 17:09

Revised padel tennis plans now entail demolition of former Pizza Hut site in Cleveleys

Monday, 24 March 2025 17:05

New build homes in Chorley being burgled before people even move in

Monday, 24 March 2025 17:02

Gang who smuggled drugs and phones into Lancaster and Preston prisons jailed

Saturday, 22 March 2025 09:37

Blackpool & The Fylde College rated ‘good’ by Ofsted

Friday, 21 March 2025 14:13

Final plans for Blackpool Multiversity set for approval

Friday, 21 March 2025 14:05

Get ready for new bus links in central Lancashire

Thursday, 20 March 2025 13:50

Murder investigation underway after man dies

Thursday, 20 March 2025 11:11

Bertie is new Keep Blackpool Tidy mascot

Thursday, 20 March 2025 10:58

Kirkham pool could reopen after council back plans to buy it

Thursday, 20 March 2025 10:03

Renewed appeal to solve the mystery of the tragic death of a baby boy in Kirkham

Wednesday, 19 March 2025 16:12

Report reveals Blackpool boy racers nuisance

Wednesday, 19 March 2025 11:20

Latest figures show Blackpool visitor numbers up to 21.5 million

Wednesday, 19 March 2025 11:15

Four Lancashire branches of Santander to close

Wednesday, 19 March 2025 10:51

Mount Lane Playing Fields available for community use

Tuesday, 18 March 2025 16:09

The Hive officially opens in Padiham

Tuesday, 18 March 2025 16:05

Drug dealer jailed after trying to escape police in Blackburn

Tuesday, 18 March 2025 14:09

AI-driven traffic management tool is being trialled in Preston to improve bus journeys

Tuesday, 18 March 2025 14:03

Framework sets out more detail of £90m Blackpool housing investment

Tuesday, 18 March 2025 13:59

Meet Blackburn museum’s oldest volunteer

Tuesday, 18 March 2025 07:29

Five charged following burglaries across East Lancashire

Monday, 17 March 2025 16:15

Stevie Wonder announced as final Lytham Festival headliner

Monday, 17 March 2025 13:00

New plans for Darwen Market Hall revealed

Monday, 17 March 2025 11:32

Improvements to YMCA Fleetwood Leisure Centre continue following successful bids by Wyre Council

Monday, 17 March 2025 11:16

Man charged following burglaries in Preston

Monday, 17 March 2025 11:08

A582 junction details revealed

Monday, 17 March 2025 11:06

Details of Preston City Games 2025 announced

Friday, 14 March 2025 16:46

Illicit tobacco and vapes seized in multi-agency strike day in Preston

Friday, 14 March 2025 16:40

Accrington Stanley loses functions licence over noise complaints

Friday, 14 March 2025 16:35

Sold signs appear outside former Blackpool Post Office

Friday, 14 March 2025 16:25

King George’s Hall revamp plans moving forward

Friday, 14 March 2025 16:21

Man arrested after cannabis farm worth £500,000 discovered in Burnley

Thursday, 13 March 2025 16:07

First streets revealed for £90m housing transformation

Thursday, 13 March 2025 16:04

Calls for bus fares to return to £2 a trip

Thursday, 13 March 2025 15:59

Council Tax support to be increased for Preston residents

Thursday, 13 March 2025 15:56

Council report reveals Blackpool’s anti social behaviour hotspots

Thursday, 13 March 2025 07:13

Bank headquarters plan as row over investment grows

Thursday, 13 March 2025 07:07

Chorley councillor convicted of assault

Thursday, 13 March 2025 07:04

Rossendale dangerous driver jailed

Thursday, 13 March 2025 06:59

Man arrested after serious assault in Preston

Wednesday, 12 March 2025 14:50

Contaminated heroin could have caused Blackpool drug related deaths

Wednesday, 12 March 2025 07:12

Man jailed for violent assault during Blackpool disorder

Wednesday, 12 March 2025 07:05

Accrington man jailed for assault which left victim with bleed on brain

Wednesday, 12 March 2025 06:59

Burnley pitch invader given three-year football banning order

Wednesday, 12 March 2025 06:55

Towneley Hall upgrade to be discussed

Wednesday, 12 March 2025 06:53

Blackpool Council seeking air show director

Tuesday, 11 March 2025 16:41

Public consultation session for proposed waste processing facility at Thornton

Tuesday, 11 March 2025 14:58

£200k anti-smoking drive announced for Burnley

Tuesday, 11 March 2025 14:28

HGV driver taken to hospital after crash which closed M6 for more than 18 hours

Tuesday, 11 March 2025 14:19

Attempt to protect the Preston Guild

Monday, 10 March 2025 15:55

Partnership to take next step to advance St Annes Masterplan

Monday, 10 March 2025 11:48

Man arrested after three suspected drug related deaths in Blackpool

Monday, 10 March 2025 07:48

Preston City Council commissions the Activation of Active Travel Programme

Sunday, 9 March 2025 08:13

Swimming pool grant will pay for solar panels

Sunday, 9 March 2025 08:07

Road repairs list revealed

Sunday, 9 March 2025 08:03

Prison sentence for Nelson shop knife-wielding robber

Friday, 7 March 2025 16:45

Wyre Council warns about food grown near Thornton Cleveleys chemical site

Friday, 7 March 2025 16:43

Six jailed for more than 25 years after £1million East Lancs courier fraud

Friday, 7 March 2025 16:36

Success of literacy project in Blackpool schools

Friday, 7 March 2025 13:47

Crackdown on cannabis cultivation in Lancashire

Friday, 7 March 2025 13:39

New Fisherman’s Friend factory at Fleetwood moves a step closer after planning decision

Thursday, 6 March 2025 16:09

Fylde Council to conduct investigative works on Lytham street

Thursday, 6 March 2025 10:45

Blackpool’s Park Community Academy boosts students wellbeing

Thursday, 6 March 2025 10:42

Appeal following affray in Chorley

Thursday, 6 March 2025 10:35

Ribble Valley council leader to step down from role after six years at helm

Thursday, 6 March 2025 10:31

‘Greater Preston’ plan scrapped

Thursday, 6 March 2025 10:27

Two men charged following burglaries in Blackburn

Thursday, 6 March 2025 10:23

Burnley Council to formally oppose Blackburn merger

Wednesday, 5 March 2025 14:49

 Blackpool woman given 15 year animal ban after leaving dog with chronic skin condition

Wednesday, 5 March 2025 14:36

Dangerous man jailed for coercive and controlling behaviour

Wednesday, 5 March 2025 14:20

Elderly driver who killed wife after illegal u-turn in Accrington sentenced

Wednesday, 5 March 2025 14:07

Preston parks get green light for improvements

Wednesday, 5 March 2025 14:02

Burnley Business Improvement District secures second term

Wednesday, 5 March 2025 13:58

Burnley sex offender jailed

Tuesday, 4 March 2025 16:03

Tackling Council Tax fraud and errors totalling nearly £290k in Blackpool

Tuesday, 4 March 2025 15:57

Preston building society branch to close for refurb

Tuesday, 4 March 2025 15:55

New Pendle budget includes cash for leisure centres and to buy target empty homes

Tuesday, 4 March 2025 15:50

Empire Theatre expansion approved

Tuesday, 4 March 2025 15:46

Appeal after man dies following Chorley collision

Monday, 3 March 2025 17:31

Preston Council commits to securing and preserving heritage buildings

Monday, 3 March 2025 14:42

Thousands of families in Lancashire receive the news of secondary school place

Monday, 3 March 2025 14:31

Convicted Penwortham paedophile jailed

Sunday, 2 March 2025 16:50

Man in hospital following serious collision in Hapton

Sunday, 2 March 2025 16:47

Driver dies after collision in Fulwood

Sunday, 2 March 2025 16:41