East Lancashire News from Saturday, July 5th, 2025

First home occupied on new Darwen housing development

The first home has been occupied on a brand-new housing development in Darwen.
Crews tackle fire in Accrington

Firefighters tackled a fire in a commercial building in Accrington yesterday.
Lancashire Lightning win final over thriller at Northants

England limited overs cricket captain Jos Buttler made a half-century on his return to Lancashire in a five-wicket win over Northamptonshire in cricket's T20 Blast.
Council spends £104,000 to keep data centre from overheating

Blackburn with Darwen Council has spent £104,000 to buy new dry coolers for its town hall data centre to stop it overheating.
Lancashire Police made 3,035 ASB arrests in last 12 months

Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner is urging Lancashire residents to report anti-social behaviour (ASB), after new figures reveal a significant increase in police enforcement across the county under Operation Centurion.