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Proposals for new train services between London and Blackpool have been rejected by the Office of Rail and Road.

Stanley Park has marked its 100th anniversary with a special two-day celebration bringing together generations of Blackpool residents, visitors, volunteers, community groups and the people who help care for the much-loved park.

A man from Garstang has been given a 22-year sentence after abusing and raping a woman.

Blackpool is set to receive a share of £10m to improve access to healthy and affordable food for people in need.

Everyone is invited to Stanley Park this weekend for the main public celebration of the park's 100th birthday.

A pensioner old man has been jailed after sexually assaulting a young woman in the early 1990s.

An agreement has been reached between Lancashire County Council, Wyre Council and the operator of the Fleetwood to Knott End Ferry service to provide additional funding.

Blackpool’s original 1920s cinema The Regent is playing host to an international festival of short films which is normally staged in Manchester.

Preston’s first pump track, a new playground, pavilion and multi-use games area at Waverley Park are all on track to open this autumn.

A man has been issued with a Criminal Behaviour Order after being caught hare coursing in West Lancashire and Chorley.

A total of 254 taxis have been stopped and inspected as part of large-scale safety operations across Preston, Chorley and Blackpool.

Work on a project that will transform one of the busiest routes between South Ribble and Preston is set to begin in a matter of weeks.

Preston's new Cottam Parkway railway station is set to move into its next phase after Lancashire County Council's Cabinet gave the green light for work to progress.

Police have seized a number of illegal e-bikes, e-scooters and off-road bikes from the streets of Preston as part of ongoing efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour.

Lancashire County Council could launch legal proceedings against the government after being left in the dark about the nature of an unexpected pause in plans for a radical local authority shake-up.

A Central Lancashire hotel that has been used as accommodation for asylum seekers for almost five years will be vacated by the end of December.

Residents across East Lancashire are set to benefit from £2.1m of canal towpath improvements that will create safer, more accessible links between Whitebirk, Rishton and Accrington.

Young people in Rossendale are set to get further support with employment, training and wellbeing with the launch of a new Department for Work and Pensions Youth Hub.

Burnley residents will have new opportunities to discover, celebrate and get involved in the town’s heritage following the official launch of High 5 for Heritage. 

A man has been found guilty of killing his brother with a punch at a social club in Rossendale.

Residents and motorists are being advised of planned highways improvements on Whalley Old Road – a busy route in Blackburn.

A major programme of improvements to Rawtenstall town centre is set to get underway as part of the Levelling Up East Lancashire programme.

Three Blackburn playgrounds are set for major upgrades after Blackburn with Darwen Council secured £270,000 from a government fund aimed at improving play facilities in some of England’s most deprived communities.

A man from Accrington has been sentenced after he engaged in sexual conversation online with a girl he believed was 13.