Central Radio News from Sunday, June 14th, 2026

A leading politician in Blackburn has rejected a system for rating local councils on their response to the plague of potholes on their roads, after the UK Government toughened up its reporting rules this week.

New analysis from Rightmove shows Blackburn is one of the top ten areas in Britain for rising asking prices on typical first-time buyer homes.

Police are looking for a driver who fled after crashing outside a Preston nightclub.

A popular local discount retailer has asked Blackburn with Darwen Council to approve its largest and latest store, after work has already been carried out to transform a long-dilapidated site.

NHS England has published corridor care figures for the first time, showing how many patients were treated for more than 45 minutes outside a clinically appropriate and safe setting.

Further details have emerged about ambitious proposals to restore and re-purpose a Grade II listed church in Blackpool as a mental health therapy centre.

A teenage girl has been discharged from hospital after being attacked in Brierfield.