Central Radio News from Wednesday, March 25th, 2026

£200,000 awarded to local community organisations in Preston

Preston City Council has awarded £200,000 to community groups across the city.
Open day will showcase improvements to Fairhaven Lake

Two significant improvement projects are near completion at Fairhaven Lake.
Burnley awarded £20m through Pride in Place programme

Burnley has been awarded £20 million through the Government’s Pride in Place programme, with funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), supporting the next phase of regeneration in the town.
Accrington drug dealer given lengthy jail sentence

A drug dealer who sold heroin and crack cocaine in East Lancashire has been jailed for 10 years.
Blackpool’s going to have a great season, hoteliers say as optimism rises

Blackpool’s holiday trade is in optimistic mood for the forthcoming season and anticipates that the resort is on the up again.
Preston fiction festival line-up and venue change revealed

A raft of bestselling and award-winning thriller writers has been secured for the inaugural Preston Crime Fiction Festival.
Revamped Blackburn youth hub reopening

Blackburn’s revamped Audley and Queen’s Park Children’s Centre is nearing completion after a major upgrade.