• Bogus builders charge man £37k for £3k roof fix
    on September 4, 2025 at 1:42 pm

    Tom Lee, 39, and Freddy Young, 27, repeatedly asked Crawshawbooth householder for money for works.

  • Second arrest over racist abuse sent to Jess Carter
    on September 4, 2025 at 11:32 am

    A 30-year-old is arrested in Derbyshire after the messages were sent during the Women’s Euros.

  • Heritage trams to return for light festival
    on September 4, 2025 at 5:09 am

    The much-loved trams will be used for a series of pre-bookable tours along Blackpool seafront.

  • Anger as sewage spill floods football pitch
    on September 4, 2025 at 5:08 am

    A water company received complaints after raw sewage “fountained” on to playing fields.

  • Stroke ‘played no part’ in hospital patient death
    on September 3, 2025 at 5:50 pm

    Valerie Kneale’s inquest is told she died because of a “forcible sexual assault” while in hospital.

  • Ex-Huddersfield & Blackburn striker Rhodes retires
    on September 3, 2025 at 5:26 pm

    Former Huddersfield and Blackburn striker Jordan Rhodes – the third highest scorer in English league football in the past two decades – retires at the age of 35.

  • Carer who stole £10k from woman with dementia jailed
    on September 3, 2025 at 2:10 pm

    Danielle Houghton spent the 91-year-old’s money on gambling websites, alcohol and cigarettes.

  • Battery storage site on green belt plans rejected
    on September 3, 2025 at 1:31 pm

    A council planning committee says better alternative sites could be found.

  • Lancashire Women bring in Ireland captain Lewis
    on September 3, 2025 at 12:17 pm

    Ireland captain Gaby Lewis joins Lancashire Women for the remainder of their One-Day Cup campaign.

  • Dirty road signs spruced up by council clean team
    on September 3, 2025 at 5:07 am

    A new programme has seen almost 4,200 signs cleaned up since the work began in July.

  • Drive to bring rare insect species back to region
    on September 3, 2025 at 5:05 am

    The large heath butterfly, bog bush cricket and white-faced darter dragonfly thrive on peatlands.

  • ‘Every day has been a waking nightmare’
    on September 2, 2025 at 5:51 pm

    Victim impact statements written by Lenny Scott’s parents and the mothers of his children are released.

  • Nurse’s disbelief over stroke victim’s sex assault
    on September 2, 2025 at 4:33 pm

    Matthew Pover was part of the nursing team looking after Valerie Kneale following her stroke in 2018.

  • Fracking in Lancashire not ruled out, Reform says
    on September 2, 2025 at 2:48 pm

    “Safely, independently monitored” shale gas extraction “should be looked at”, says Richard Tice.

  • M6 partially closed after HGV overturns
    on September 2, 2025 at 1:26 pm

    The motorway is shut northbound, between junction 34 and junction 35, because of a fuel spill.

  • Prison with worst drugs rate sees problem get worse
    on September 2, 2025 at 10:01 am

    A report finds more inmates at HMP Kirkham are testing positive for drugs than they were last year.

  • Conservative group leader defects to Reform
    on September 2, 2025 at 6:32 am

    Stephen Thompson says he made the switch over his frustration with his former party at national level.

  • ‘Once every three weeks’ bin collections proposed
    on September 2, 2025 at 5:10 am

    A council says moving waste collections to once every three weeks could potentially save £6m a year.

  • North West given £9.3m transport investment boost
    on September 2, 2025 at 5:06 am

    The investment forms part of the government’s £2.3bn promise to improve regional transport in the UK.

  • Blackpool re-sign Bowler as well as Banks on loan
    on September 1, 2025 at 7:36 pm

    Blackpool re-sign Josh Bowler after he left Premier League side Nottingham Forest as well as winger Scott Banks from Bundesliga side FC St Pauli on a season-long loan.