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

The final line-up’s been announced for this summer’s Lytham Festival.

Police are appealing for help to identify two women after a series of thefts at a shop in Blackpool.

Angry residents in Blackpool’s Revoe area did not hold back last night after being given the chance to have their say about controversial plans to demolish homes.

A planning application for a multi‑million‑pound sea defence project in Blackpool has been lodged – with a warning the town could lose its famous sand without urgent action.

An allotment site in Thornton-Cleveleys is to be closed temporarily as part of an ongoing investigation into historic contamination by a chemical used at a nearby facility.

A professional Fylde coast singer has organised a concert to help raise funds for those affected by the devastating Waterloo Road blaze in Blackpool last month.

Councillors at Blackpool approved a number of changes to the town’s ambitious Multiversity scheme which effectively saved £450k towards its cost.

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.  

Thousands of Easter rail journeys will be disrupted by engineering work on the West Coast Main Line.

Chorley Council is to freeze its share of council tax bills in the year ahead – and has stressed that the move will not mean any cuts to services.

Preston City Council will decide within the next year whether it is “feasible” to build a replacement for the Guild Hall, it has been announced.

A Preston sixth form college has been given the go-ahead for a major expansion in order to meet demand for places, amid protests from residents living nearby who say they cannot park close to their own homes.

Padel enthusiasts in Preston will have another place where they can play the sport after a new facility was given the green light in the city.

Lancashire Police are urging residents and local businesses to remain vigilant following a spike in reports involving counterfeit currency being used across the county.

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 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.

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.