• ‘I write letters to strangers to combat loneliness’
    on January 19, 2026 at 6:19 am

    Michael Helps, who set up a letter writing service, wants strangers to feel they’re not alone.

  • ‘Tour De France is exciting news for Lancashire’
    on January 19, 2026 at 6:18 am

    Thousands will line the streets when the free event passes from Carnforth down to West Lancashire.

  • Man, 19, killed in two-car collision
    on January 18, 2026 at 5:01 pm

    Lancashire Police said the man died in a collision in Grimsargh on Sunday.

  • Bid to revive Blackpool to London lunchtime train
    on January 18, 2026 at 3:12 pm

    The four daily direct services to and from London Euston were reduced to two a day, say Avanti.

  • Chorley ‘lives and breathes culture’, says council
    on January 18, 2026 at 8:39 am

    The Lancashire town will bid to win a £3m prize to become the UK’s first Town of Culture.

  • ‘Warm hub has saved me from loneliness’
    on January 18, 2026 at 7:04 am

    An 84-year-old Blackpool pensioner says she found herself in fuel poverty when her husband died.

  • ‘We’ve rescued stricken turtle during Atlantic row’
    on January 18, 2026 at 7:03 am

    A world record-holding rower is midway through a daring 3,000-mile (about 5,000km) ocean challenge.

  • Rally against council care home closure proposals
    on January 17, 2026 at 4:53 pm

    Hundreds of people march against Lancashire County Council’s proposals to close eight elderly facilities.

  • ‘We started The Couture Club with £5k loan from my mum’
    on January 17, 2026 at 7:20 am

    This loan marked the start of a multi-million business that has attracted customers around the world.

  • Dry January, teetotalism and dangers of the ‘demon drink’
    on January 17, 2026 at 7:15 am

    Academics ague the temperance movements paved the way for sobriety trends like Dry January.

  • Murderer’s 23-year sentence ‘not unduly lenient’
    on January 16, 2026 at 3:21 pm

    Thomas Dures knifed Matthew Daulby, 19, in the chest during a fight outside a bar in July 2023.

  • Grandmother killed in crash was ‘guiding light’
    on January 16, 2026 at 7:37 am

    The family of Sylvia McKearnan, 89, say “her memory will forever be treasured”.

  • The troops on high alert to fight alongside Nato
    on January 16, 2026 at 6:31 am

    The 1st Battalion of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment is ready to deploy to Nato countries if needed.

  • ‘I’ve played Blackpool Tower’s organ for 50 years’
    on January 16, 2026 at 6:28 am

    Phil Kelsall has clocked up more than 50 years playing Blackpool Tower’s legendary Wurlitzer organ.

  • ‘I’m delighted Tour de France will be in my city’
    on January 15, 2026 at 7:35 pm

    Merseyside’s Tour de France stars share their joy that a 2027 race stage will finish in Liverpool.

  • Car thieves jailed after gang member filmed himself
    on January 15, 2026 at 4:05 pm

    The gang stole luxury cars from across Lancashire, often while the vehicles’ owners were sleeping.

  • ‘Dad would be proud as punch of Elizabeth Emblem’
    on January 15, 2026 at 1:24 pm

    A Blackpool Illuminations engineer Jonathan White died after falling while putting up lights in 1986.

  • ‘Cruel’ child molester and domestic abuser jailed
    on January 15, 2026 at 1:11 pm

    A judge says Mark Harvey “lacks courage” and is a dangerous offender who poses a high risk.

  • Almost 160,000 visit Wallace & Gromit exhibition
    on January 15, 2026 at 6:13 am

    The event was the first at The Harris museum after its four-year closure for a £19.2m refurbishment.

  • Whooper swans descend on wetland for milder winter
    on January 15, 2026 at 6:12 am

    Hundreds of whooper swans from Iceland have landed on a wetland in Lancashire.