Central Radio News from Thursday, February 12th, 2026

Father jailed after admitting to killing baby son in Fulwood

A man has been jailed after admitting to killing his baby son in Fulwood.
Design team appointed for £13.2m Samlesbury Innovation Hub as Lancashire moves project into delivery

Lancashire County Council has appointed a professional design team to work in partnership with the authority to deliver the £13.2m Innovation Hub at the Samlesbury Enterprise Zone.
Hospital Trust apologises to patients after being ‘worst’ for 12 hour waits

The Trust which runs Blackpool Victoria Hospital has apologised to patients after it was highlighted that it was performing worse than any other in the country for 12 hour waits in hospital.
Final decision made on historic Preston city centre pub demolition

The demolition of a historic Preston city centre pub will definitely go ahead after a senior councillor said he could not “justify” the cost that would be involved in keeping it standing.