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Ongoing tests for potential chemical contamination in Thornton have now revealed the presence of cancer-linked chemical PFOA at some residential properties.

The chairman who will lead a £20m Government-backed community project for Grange Park and Layton has now been named.

A man’s been charged after a disturbance at a jobs fair organised by Blackpool South MP Chris Webb.

Proposals to transform a former charity shop in the centre of Blackpool into a new café have been approved by planners.

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.

Plans to invest £72 million in maintaining and improving Lancashire’s highways and transport infrastructure in 2026/27 are set to be approved by councillors.

A bus driver from Preston is celebrating 50 years with the same company.

Volunteers in Leyland have launched an eco-friendly refill shop and community laundry to support local families.

The Reform UK administration at Lancashire County Council has set its first budget – promising what it described as a “tsunami of better services” for residents.

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.

Stars including Tez Ilyas and Wayne Hemingway MBE are heading to Accrington Stanley’s Wham Stadium next month for a special event celebrating Hyndburn’s thriving creative community.

A local authority is to scrap its final remaining air quality management area as levels of harmful emissions from car exhausts at a busy junction have fallen.

The community’s rallied round an animal charity in Huncoat facing possible kennel closures.

A zebra crossing on a busy Darwen town centre road has finally been repaired after more than a year out of action.

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.