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NHS England has published corridor care figures for the first time, showing how many patients were treated for more than 45 minutes outside a clinically appropriate and safe setting.

Further details have emerged about ambitious proposals to restore and re-purpose a Grade II listed church in Blackpool as a mental health therapy centre.

A number of local people from across Blackpool and the Fylde coast have been recognised in King Charles’ Birthday Honours List.

Fylde Council is backing the Royal Life Saving Society UK’s Drowning Prevention Week campaign.

Neighbours of a run-down Blackpool hotel which was hit with a prohibition order a year ago say it has got even worse in the past 12 months.

A balloon artist from Kirkham has helped create what is believed to be one of the World's largest foil balloon World Cup trophies after being challenged to design the structure from scratch for an international training event.

Vandals have forced a public toilet at Blackpool’s Stanley Park to close after mindlessly trashing the facilities.

Blackpool Council has vowed to complete a new housing development of 51 homes in Bispham despite being left £9.5m in debt after the developer went into administration.

Police are looking for a driver who fled after crashing outside a Preston nightclub.

A number of local people from across Preston have been recognised in King Charles’ Birthday Honours List.

The first council house tenants in Preston for more than two decades could be moving into their new homes by the start of next year, the city’s leader has said.

A bid to build a 95-home estate in the Preston countryside, which had twice been rejected by councillors, has now also been thrown out by a government planning inspector.

A stark warning of the potential dangers of illegal squishy, sensory toys has been issued by  Lancashire County Council's Trading Standards after 200 toys were removed from sale in a fortnight.

A Leyland man has been ordered to pay compensation after pleading guilty to an animal cruelty offence that left a pet cat with serious injuries.

Twenty-two nuisance vehicles, including illegal e-bikes and e-scooters, have been seized in Preston as part of a day of action targeting anti-social behaviour.

A man’s been injured in a crash on a busy road in Preston.

A man has been charged after a teenage girl was stabbed in the neck in Brierfield.

A leading politician in Blackburn has rejected a system for rating local councils on their response to the plague of potholes on their roads, after the UK Government toughened up its reporting rules this week.

New analysis from Rightmove shows Blackburn is one of the top ten areas in Britain for rising asking prices on typical first-time buyer homes.

A popular local discount retailer has asked Blackburn with Darwen Council to approve its largest and latest store, after work has already been carried out to transform a long-dilapidated site.

A teenage girl has been discharged from hospital after being attacked in Brierfield.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teenage girl was stabbed near Nelson.

Blackburn with Darwen Council is failing to meet four of its 44 key performance indicators, a progress update to the authority has revealed.

Dave Fishwick has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the King’s Birthday Honours.