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A busy Blackpool counselling centre which was forced to shut last year after being wrecked by massive storm is set to reopen.

Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone is continuing to see significant progress, with major infrastructure projects nearing completion and further development underway to help businesses grow and create new jobs for the Fylde coast.

Wyre Council are marking Empty Homes Week by highlighting the progress being made to bring vacant properties back into use and help meet growing local housing demand.

Council tax payers in Wyre are being asked to pay a 2.99 percent increase in their bills as the council confirmed its budget.

Blackpool Council has played down a clash with the resort’s MP Chris Webb – a fellow Labour politician – over a financial settlement from the Government and the new council tax bill.

Police are warning people to take extra care with their bank cards following a number of thefts in Blackpool town centre.

Two men have been charged after police seized a large quantity of Class A drugs and cash during a warrant at a property in Blackpool.

20 drivers were caught speeding in just half an hour during a police speed check in Fleetwood.

The Harris in Preston has announced that it has welcomed a new intern through the DFN Project SEARCH supported internship programme.

There are more than 1,000 empty properties in Preston that could be providing desperately needed accommodation for a range of residents.

The first major shake-up of bin collection rounds in Preston for more than a decade is set to take place next month.

A Lancashire volunteer police officer who works as a long‑distance lorry driver in his day job has been commended for his exceptional bravery and quick thinking following a serious collision on the M6 near Staffordshire.

A banqueting suite is set to open in a Preston neighbourhood after getting the go-ahead from city planning officials.

The M6 northbound near Leyland reopened yesterday after a police investigation into a death on the motorway.

The number of lifesaving interventions at railway stations across the North West has nearly doubled in the last four years – as passengers are being urged to start conversations with people who may be struggling.

A new scheme offering up to £100 per household to assist with the cost of food and fuel is available to pensioners who currently receive Council Tax Support but are not in receipt of Pension Credit.  

A Burnley man has been jailed for more than 15 years for sexually assaulting a young girl.

Fixing road potholes must be a top priority for Lancashire authorities over the next 12 months using tax payers’ money, according to people in Clitheroe asked about council tax and spending.

A shop in Nelson has been ordered to close for three months after repeatedly selling illegal tobacco.

Plans have been revealed for a new headquarters for Star Academies in Blackburn town centre.

A drug dealer who was twice found in possession of heroin and crack cocaine in Burnley, has been jailed. 

A man been jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of killing Kirk Marsden in Blackburn.

A water leak which added a further delay to behind-schedule streetworks in a Rossendale town has been repaired, authorities say.

A bid is being prepared for Accrington to be crowned as the UK’s new ‘Town of Culture’ in 2028.