• Mum on Universal Credit pleads for cheaper school uniforms after paying over £900 this year
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Samantha Leathers) on September 3, 2025 at 4:09 am

    The mum-of-four had been saving up since last Christmas for the annual expense but it wasn’t enough

  • Wetherspoon dropping price of all food and drink items this month
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Kieran Isgin) on September 3, 2025 at 4:03 am

    Punters across the country will be affected

  • Hyndburn Leisure Centre gets £750k green overhaul to safeguard future
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Bill Jacobs) on September 3, 2025 at 4:00 am

    The leisure centre was identified as the council’s highest emitter of the CO2

  • Free bus pass for everyone born before this date
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Kieran Isgin) on September 3, 2025 at 3:35 am

    Many people in England, Scotland, and Wales could be eligible for a free bus pass this year

  • DWP benefit could give carers extra £180 per week for health condition
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Samantha Leathers) on September 3, 2025 at 1:14 am

    Carers who have health issues themselve could be entitled to additional DWP support alongside Carer’s Allowance

  • ‘You killed him for doing his job, for doing the right thing… my son was everything you are not’
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Jon Macpherson) on September 2, 2025 at 4:44 pm

    Elias Morgan sat impassively in the dock as Lenny Scott’s family read devastating statements about the impact of his murder

  • Blackpool nurse in ‘utter disbelief’ over report detailing patient’s internal injuries
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Jon Macpherson, Kim Pilling) on September 2, 2025 at 3:58 pm

    A post-mortem examination concluded Valerie Kneale died not because of her stroke but due to a “forcible sexual assault”

  • Changes to Lancs village barns conversion approved after fence row
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Bill Jacobs) on September 2, 2025 at 3:46 pm

    Changes have been made after objections over fencing

  • Mum’s shock as both daughters suddenly lose sight to rare disease
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Emilia Randall) on September 2, 2025 at 3:42 pm

    Louise said it “was a punch to the stomach”

  • New Lidl store to open at Lancashire retail park this week with exclusive offers
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Bill Jacobs) on September 2, 2025 at 3:28 pm

    It is the firm’s second store in the town and will create 40 new jobs

  • Police appeal after e-bike rider assaulted and ‘threatened with a knife’
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Jon Macpherson) on September 2, 2025 at 3:15 pm

    Officers are appealing for anyone with information or footage to come forward

  • Lenny Scott gunman Elias Morgan jailed for 45 years for ‘revenge attack’ murder
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Jon Macpherson, Patrick Edrich) on September 2, 2025 at 2:52 pm

    “You took his life in the most cowardly and callous way”

  • ‘Fountains’ of raw sewage spill onto sports pitches as clean-up response slammed
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Robert Macdonald) on September 2, 2025 at 2:29 pm

    “Football and cricket pitches have been repeatedly covered in effluent”

  • Seaside town Tyson Fury calls ‘Alcatraz island’ pins hopes on £100m revival
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Toby Codd, Jon Macpherson) on September 2, 2025 at 2:11 pm

    “The place has gone really down hill since the glory days. The job is tougher now.”

  • Your Premium Bonds prizes could land you a tax bill – here’s how to avoid it
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Nicholas Dawson) on September 2, 2025 at 1:45 pm

    There are some important tax-free allowances that Premium Bonds savers should note

  • CCTV appeal after bus driver racially abused at stop near primary school
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Jon Macpherson) on September 2, 2025 at 1:29 pm

    Investigating officers want to speak with the man in the CCTV images

  • DVLA warns ‘you must’ do one thing or risk fine of up to £2,500
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Kieran Isgin) on September 2, 2025 at 1:25 pm

    Motorists could face a major fine for forgetting to do one thing with their car

  • ‘I visited ‘most expensive’ charity shop and it made my eyes water’
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Alan Johnson) on September 2, 2025 at 1:24 pm

    A woman admitted she was left feeling ‘low-key disappointed’ after taking a trip to what she thought might be one of the ‘most expensive’ charity shops in the north of England

  • Shopkeeper headbutted by baseball bat-wielding thief in terrifying raid
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Jon Macpherson) on September 2, 2025 at 1:10 pm

    Police have issued CCTV images of a man they want to speak to

  • Landlords now welcome renters giving property a makeover
    by lancslive@reachplc.com (Neil Shaw) on September 2, 2025 at 12:44 pm

    The Renters Rights Bill has changed the landscape for rented property