The 4.99 per cent council tax increase – the maximum amount – will cost the average council taxpayer an additional £1.09 per ...

Two historic stone barns on the banks of the River Hodder could be turned into family homes under new plans for Winkley Hall Farm at Stonyhurst. Plans state the main barn and a second smaller barn ...

You don't need me to tell you that trying to obtain an NHS dentist appointment has become a frustratingly difficult affair.

A solicitor who practised as a sole practitioner for over three years without authorisation after her partner left has been suspended for nine months.

Emergency services were called to a three-car collision on the M62 eastbound motorway on Sunday afternoon (March 1). An air ambulance, fire crews, police officers, paramedics and a technical response ...

A famous chef made an appearance at a fledgling gastropub in Edgworth this weekend. British TV star and restaurateur Marco Pierre White paid a visit to The Spread Eagle on Bolton Road and is already ...

First-time offenders who stray into two controversial bus-only zones in Preston might escape a fine in future, the leader of ...

Across Lancashire, ten mainstream schools and nurseries received new Ofsted reports in February 2026. The majority of these ...

Traffic is held on the #M62 westbound between J20 #Rochdale and J19 #Heywood due to a collision. @gmptraffic + an Ambulance are at scene. Delays building, 2 miles of congestion on the approach.

THE area covered by Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has one of the highest avoidable mortality rates in England and Wales.

A Burnley man, who police have described as a ‘prolific’ thief, has been sent to prison for 38 weeks. Robert Simpson (35) of no fixed abode went on a shoplifting spree at locations throughout Burnley ...

Darren Pattinson, the Australia-raised quick who received a shock call-up to the England Test side in July, starred for Nottinghamshire as the leaders closed in on the County Championship title.