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Work is set to begin this summer to build Blackpool’s £65m multiversity after a planning inspector gave the go ahead for the council to buy up the rest of the site.

Fylde Council has approved plans to acquire Kirkham Pool from the YMCA for a nominal sum of £1.

A man has died in hospital following a collision in Catterall last week.

The Fylde Ice Festival is back for its third year, bringing a spectacular array of ice sculptures and family fun to St Annes.

Blackpool Council is set to cut £8.6m from its budget in the coming financial year with council tax bills expected to go up by five per cent.

Grants totalling more than £100,000 have been handed out by Blackpool Council to support community programmes at the town’s Grand Theatre.

The award-winning St Annes Kite Festival is set to take place from midday on Friday 29 August to Sunday 31 August.

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A significant fire broke out last night at a derelict building on Wilton Parade in Blackpool, prompting a substantial response from the Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service.

Details have been revealed about how Preston’s distinctive row of red phone boxes will be kept in pristine condition once the booths return to their city centre home this spring.

Residents in Chorley are being asked for their views on budget proposals ahead of a full council meeting in March, where the final budget will be considered.   

Seven members of a drugs gang who were involved in transporting cocaine into Preston and then distributing it, have been given prison sentences totalling nearly 50 years. 

The former Wilko store on Preston’s Deepdale Shopping Park is being readied for reopening – but as what remains a mystery.

The cost of Lancashire police to households is set to rise by the maximum permitted 5.31 per cent from April 1.

A “significant” amount of extra money will have to be invested in the upkeep of the Royal Preston Hospital now that its replacement is well over a decade away.

Preston City Council is ramping up its recycling efforts with the continuation of its "Join Us" campaign, supported by Beyondly and Pledge2Recycle Plastics.

A new innovation hub to boost collaboration in key sectors has been announced by Lancashire County Council.

A local transport operator in East Lancashire has stepped forward to save a vital hospital shuttle bus from closure following huge public reaction and protests to save the service for local people.

National Highways is to conduct a safety review of the M65 from Cuerden to Burnley this year including whether lighting is needed.

An investigation is underway after the death of a man in Colne.

A man has been given a three-year football banning order after racially abusing a Blackburn Rovers player during the East Lancashire Derby in August.

A storeroom at a thriving Blackburn performance venue has been earmarked as a new dance studio and rehearsal room.

A man has been jailed for five and a half years for attacking a woman with a metal bar in Blackburn.

Lancashire County Council has finalised an agreement to continue using Altham’s Hill Tip until March 31 next year – giving four councils in the east of the county 12 months extra breathing space to sort out the disposal of their waste to landfill.

Work on a flagship housing estate in Blackburn is scheduled to resume after two years.

Preston Markets is proud to celebrate one of its longest serving traders, Sheridan’s Bags and Bags, which marks 60 years of trading this year.  

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Thornton-Cleveleys resident Anne Emery hit the jackpot at The Plant Place Garden Centre, driving away in a brand-new electric Mini Cooper worth £32,500.

Chris McCausland’s triumph on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing has resonated far beyond the glittering ballroom, raising public awareness about visual impairment and inspiring workplaces to consider accessibility and inclusivity more deeply.

In a heartwarming gesture of community spirit, local travel agent Ryan Anthoney, owner of Geggs Getaways, has gone above and beyond to spread festive cheer at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.

James from OG Wellness launches wellness days for private ambulance staff.

A new business is in bloom as two local mums come together to collaborate with their creative skills, and birth a business set to bring a fresh new look to floristry, as they reach out to the younger generation, inviting them to share a WTF moment. 

Chorley’s Park Hall Hotel and Spa has entered an exciting new chapter, officially becoming part of the esteemed Radisson Individuals collection.

Sir Keir Starmer has faced accusations of “fudging the facts” about his education, from the founder of a social mobility charity.

Nigel Farage has compared Reform UK’s rise in the polls with Donald Trump’s presidential victory in the US, as the party squared up to the Tories with a rally in Kemi Badenoch’s constituency.

US President Donald Trump will put in place 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on goods from China effective on Saturday, the White House said.

AstraZeneca has cancelled a planned £450 million investment in a vaccine manufacturing plant in Merseyside, saying Labour failed to match the previous government’s offer of support.

A senior adviser to the Duke of York told an alleged Chinese spy later banned from the UK that Andrew’s Newsnight interview had been “ill advised”, newly released documents show.

Kemi Badenoch has dismissed Reform UK as a “protest party” as Nigel Farage prepares to hold a rally in her constituency.

Consumers will see the price of alcohol rise from Saturday when a hike in tax and duties comes into effect.

A body has been recovered from a river near where two missing sisters were last seen in Aberdeen.

Officers from Chorley and South Ribble’s Neighbourhood Policing team have teamed up with Trading Standards and young volunteers from across the area to conduct an under-age sales operation.