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The biggest ever Blackpool Jobs Fair ever saw thousands of people of all ages connect with prospective employers for up to 2,000 paid positions across the Fylde coast.

Lea Harrison has been appointed as the new managing director of Blackpool Transport Services.

A group of men who ran a ‘warehouse’ to deal their drugs around Blackpool and the Fylde coast have been jailed.

A celebration of growth, music and memory as the long-time Viva performer launches his most personal show to date.

Police are investigating after a large cannabis grow was discovered in Blackpool.

Houses in parts of Fleetwood and Thornton Cleveleys will no longer be able to be converted into HMOs without planning permission, Wyre Council has said.

Furious campaigners are demanding the closure of a stinking landfill site in Fleetwood after an inquiry revealed as many as 70 permit breaches at the site in less than two years.

Cash seized from criminals is being spent on helping young people in Blackpool.

Organisers have launched a crowdfunder to help secure the future of the 2026 event in Preston’s Miller Park.

The Big PNE Sleep Out will return to Deepdale on Friday 27th March 2026, as Preston North End Community and Education Trust (PNECET), Foxton, Blog Preston and Veolia join forces to tackle homelessness in Preston.

Comedian, writer and actor Dave Spikey has donated an entire night’s pay to a charity based at Royal Preston Hospital.

A man has been given a 20-year sentence after assaulting his partner so seriously she has been left paralysed.

A “technical issue” means Lancashire County Council is currently unable to say whether it is hitting its own pothole repair targets.

Preston City Council has signed a contract to upgrade the rooftop solar panel array at Preston Town Hall.

Police Licensing officers, working alongside Lancashire County Council Trading Standards, have carried out a recent test purchasing operation targeting underage alcohol and vape sales.

The operators of a popular Chorley park have appealed for consideration from dog owners after waste bags were left piled up around overflowing bins.

Lancashire’s independent Beat-Herder Festival will celebrate its 21st year in 2026 with four days of music in the Ribble Valley.

Hyndburn Council has confirmed it will freeze its portion of the council tax for the year from April 1 after its ruling Labour group voted down a Conservative proposal to cut it by 2.99 per cent instead.

Lancashire Constabulary says they’ve dismantled a large cannabis grow in Accrington.

A sex offender who tried to abuse children online jailed for seven and a half years.

Blackburn with Darwen residents will see their council tax for borough services rise by the maximum 4.99 per cent permitted without a referendum from April 1.

Lives are being endangered by potholes on a Lancashire motorway, a senior councillor has claimed.

Work is set to begin in March on street improvements in Pendle as part of a £55 million programme of investment across East Lancashire.

A highly controversial near-600 home housing estate in Blackburn is to get a new pond as part of a drainage and layout reorganisation.