Central Radio News from Thursday, July 2nd, 2026

This weekend will see one of the biggest military parades to march through Preston in many years, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, along with marking 100 years of the Cenotaph.

Blackpool Victoria Hospital has been granted planning permission to permanently retain a prefab building which was originally used for the Covid pandemic but has continued to be used.

Plans to close down a number of major roads near Burnley FC’s stadium on match days have been slammed by the town’s MP.

Ziggy played guitar…and now you can see it up close at Blackpool’s Showtown museum.