The Reform UK leader of Lancashire County Council has secured a new £30,000 role representing the party in a national local government organisation. County Councillor Stephen Atkins has become the ...

A man throttled his brother when they met up at their parents' home. Blackburn Magistrates' Court heard Paul Riley put both hands around his brother's throat while verbally abusing him. Riley, 51, of ...

An East Lancashire cricket club is proposing to turn its tearoom into a temporary home for its overseas professional player and coach ...

Children from Griffin Park primary school were greeted by a limousine as they prepared to head off to their prom.

A domestic abuse charity has criticised this year’s series of Love Island, which stars a woman from Burnley, for ‘showcasing toxic male behaviour’. This comes as Burnley’s Shakira Khan was left in ...

Burnley-based Althams Travel has been named TIPTO Independent Travel Agency of the Year at the 2025 Travel Weekly Agent Achievement Awards.

Seven new defibrillators have been installed across Lancashire. The equipment, funded through a £7,000 partnership between the North West Ambulance Charity and Blues and Twos Credit Union. They have ...

The owners of a bakery in Blackburn have been praised by an entrepreneur and social media star and given a gift worth £5,000 for running a successful business. The Moorings Bakery, in Queen Victoria ...

Burnley College and MIBE launch elit East Lancashire, blending academic study with world-class dance education ...

The Shia Islamic Centre at the corner of Addison Street and Preston New Road hosts the event during the Islamic month of Muharram.

An Accrington care home where people are “treated with kindness and compassion” receives a ‘good’ rating after its first CQC inspection.