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A comprehensive Health and Community Impact Report into odour emissions from the Jameson Road landfill site in Fleetwood has highlighted the ongoing impact on residents’ health and wellbeing.

A man has been jailed for 13 years for sexually assaulting two children.  

Jamie Varley has been sentenced to a whole life order and John McGowan-Fazakerley to 25 years in jail for the sexual abuse and murder of an innocent baby boy.

A huge regeneration project aimed at improving housing in Blackpool’s Revoe area took a major step forward today – but many residents are not welcoming it.

A Thornton councillor is calling for a plot of open land to be used as a designated community recreation area after year of campaigning.

Wyre Council has worked in partnership with Blackpool Transport to introduce a temporary shuttle service in Fleetwood, ensuring continued access to the town centre and market following disruption to tram services on Lord Street. 

Blackpool should apply for city status and take advantage of the benefits, says a leading local businessman.

A restaurant owner in Blackpool has vowed to appeal over a decision to revoke his premises licence over illegal worker claims.

Four new ‘communication hubs’ are set to be rolled out in and around Preston city centre.

A new supported living scheme has opened in Preston, which will provide long-term affordable accommodation for people with a learning disability and autistic people.

A former village butcher has been jailed for indecently assaulting two girls more than 50 years ago.

A total of 210 taxis have been stopped and inspected as part of large-scale safety operations across Preston, Chorley and South Ribble, bringing together police and partners to protect the public.

A government planning inspector has been told that building 350 homes on the former Camelot Theme Park site in Chorley would bring “a great deal of public good with precious little harm”.

A man has today been found guilty of murdering and sexually abusing a baby boy he was in the process of adopting. 

Residents are being invited to have their say on plans to expand moving traffic enforcement at key locations across Lancashire.

“Janet Murgatroyd, my only child, was brutally murdered 30 years ago. The perpetrator is still at large; someone knows who this man is.''

A man has been jailed for raping a child and filming her whilst doing so.

A Lancashire council says it tried to persuade government officials not to put it into special measures after the authority rejected two major planning applications and had the decisions overturned on appeal.

Residents are being invited to have their say on plans to expand moving traffic enforcement at key locations across Lancashire.

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.