Central Radio News from Saturday, April 25th, 2026

A Blackburn amateur football club’s new changing rooms have moved a step closer.

The owners of Blackpool’s Metropole Hotel have responded after calls were made to ‘restore it to former glory’ following almost five years as a base for asylum seekers.

Campaigners are planning a protest outside Longridge Community Hospital on May 9.

Blackburn with Darwen Council has awarded a £67,500-per-year contract for a community bereavement support service to support children, young people and families.

Social media posts suggesting the Norbreck Castle Hotel will be the next home for asylum seekers have been slammed as “unacceptable”.

A special military parade will take place in Leyland today as The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment is granted the Freedom of the Borough.

The family of a man who died after being hit by a car in Accrington have paid tribute to him.