Central Radio News from Wednesday, November 19th, 2025

Blackburn with Darwen Council has been served with an ‘improvement notice’ by the Heath and Safety Executive over the death of a mother-of-two hit by a falling tree branch in one of its municipal parks in August.

A council boss has promised his authority is working to resolve its row with a football club over noise from its function suites as residents express concern over lack of action.

Protesters against a stinking landfill site say the waste deposits are getting steadily higher and have called on the site to be either suspended or closed for good.

A Burnley man has been handed a lengthy jail term for raping a 15-year-old at an address in the town.

A man who drove a van at a group of people in Poulton-le-Fylde, causing life changing injuries to one man, has been jailed.

Visitors to Fairhaven Lake can look forward to a new visitor centre after Fylde Council approved plans to transform the iconic Pagoda building.

Residents with FY postcodes can now enjoy unbeatable savings at some of Blackpool’s most iconic attractions, thanks to a new initiative from Blackpool Tourism Limited.

A new awards is launching to help celebrate the great work done by Prestonians across the city.