Central Radio News from Friday, August 29th, 2025

Another deadline by which a decision was due to be made on where to build a new secondary school in Preston is to be missed.

The Reform UK leader of Lancashire County Council has spoken about suggested changes to landfill sites and waste management, which he says will benefit residents and the environment, and criticised recent comments about the changes and potential costs at Pendle Council’s executive.

A Blackpool scheme is helping young people take their next steps into work, training or education. 

A drug dealer has been found guilty of murdering former prison officer Lenny Scott in Skelmersdale. 

A £40m plan has been unveiled for a 30-storey tower in Preston — set to become Lancashire’s tallest building. 

Usdaw is urging Debenhams to end what it calls its “anti-union stance” after announcing the closure of its Burnley warehouse. 

Pop superstar Olly Murs is set to light up Blackpool tonight as the headline performer for the world-famous Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On event.

Hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of illegal cigarettes and vapes have been seized after a joint operation in Preston.

A man from Preston - the mastermind of one of the UK’s biggest ever carousel tax frauds - has been ordered to pay back more than £90 million.