Blackpool Wyre & Fylde News
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M&S store at Norcross given official green light after final agreementPlans to build a new large scale M&S food store at Norcross have been given the official green light after a final agreement was reached with developers.
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Fylde Council leader hails successful year for the boroughThe leader of Fylde Council has hailed 2025 as a vintage one for the borough – and says she is equally optimistic about next year.
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‘I’m still committed to saving Fleetwood Radar station’Proposals to turn one of the Fylde coast’s most distinctive buildings into a unique house are still in the pipeline for 2026.
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Lancashire-wide campaign launched to help with winter emergenciesA month-long campaign has been launched to help people in Lancashire be better prepared for freezing weather, flooding and power cuts.
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Lancashire people recognised in King's New Year's Honours ListPeople from Lancashire have been recognised in the King's New Year's Honours List for their work across the county.
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Lancashire residents asked for views on police fundingA public survey has been launched to ask Lancashire residents for their views on the money they pay towards policing.
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Man arrested after police drugs raid in FleetwoodA man has been arrested after a police drugs raid in Fleetwood.
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New scheme to display names of Lancashire residents on air ambulancesLancashire residents can have their names displayed on a North West Air Ambulance helicopter this Christmas as part of a pioneering scheme.
Preston, Leyland & Chorley News
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Preston regeneration projects set for 2026Half a dozen regeneration projects are set to be completed or to begin in Preston over the next 12 months.
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Traffic cameras set to finally be switched onNew cameras designed to catch motorists making unlawful manoeuvres on Lancashire’s roads are finally set to be switched on in the coming weeks – a year after they were first intended to go live.
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Travel chaos expected in Lancashire as major bridge works get under wayWork on a major railway bridge replacement is set to begin - leading to travel disruption in Lancashire.
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Lancashire-wide campaign launched to help with winter emergenciesA month-long campaign has been launched to help people in Lancashire be better prepared for freezing weather, flooding and power cuts.
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Lancashire people recognised in King's New Year's Honours ListPeople from Lancashire have been recognised in the King's New Year's Honours List for their work across the county.
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Hundreds help raise £21K in festive fun run to improve 'Mental Elf'Hundreds of runners and walkers dressed as elves have raised thousands for mental health at a charity fun run.
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Lancashire County Council appoints new women and girls' championThe new women and girls' Champion on Lancashire County Council has vowed to push for change.
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Lancashire residents asked for views on police fundingA public survey has been launched to ask Lancashire residents for their views on the money they pay towards policing.
East Lancashire News
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Lancashire-wide campaign launched to help with winter emergenciesA month-long campaign has been launched to help people in Lancashire be better prepared for freezing weather, flooding and power cuts.
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Lancashire people recognised in King's New Year's Honours ListPeople from Lancashire have been recognised in the King's New Year's Honours List for their work across the county.
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Lancashire residents asked for views on police fundingA public survey has been launched to ask Lancashire residents for their views on the money they pay towards policing.
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Homeless pods to stay in ShadsworthBlackburn’s homeless pods in Shadsworth have been praised by councillors as they voted unanimously to keep them for the coming two winters.
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Man who drugged and raped victim in East Lancashire car park given 15-year sentenceA man who drugged and raped his victim in an East Lancashire carpark has been given a 15-year jail sentence.
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Highways bosses are to look at improving safety on Blackburn main roadBlackburn with Darwen Council highways bosses are to look at improving safety on a main road in the borough following major housing developments in the area.
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Accrington councillor faces investigationAn East Lancashire county councillor has given up the Green Party whip because of ‘an investigation’.
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£2.2m grant will boost addiction services in BlackburnBlackburn with Darwen Council has been given a grant of £2.2million to boost its services to help get addicts and alcoholics of drugs and booze.
Today's Weather
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BlackpoolSunny intervals
High: 6°C | Low: 1°C
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PrestonSunny intervals
High: 5°C | Low: -1°C
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ChorleySunny intervals
High: 5°C | Low: -1°C
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BurnleySunny
High: 2°C | Low: -3°C






