Central Radio News from Wednesday, September 30th, 2026

Three Blackburn playgrounds picked for £270k funding boost

Three Blackburn playgrounds are set for major upgrades after Blackburn with Darwen Council secured £270,000 from a government fund aimed at improving play facilities in some of England’s most deprived communities.
Accrington man sentenced for engaging in sexual communication with a girl he believed was 13

A man from Accrington has been sentenced after he engaged in sexual conversation online with a girl he believed was 13.
People behind transformation of Preston's Harris Museum caught on film

The transformation of the Harris museum, art gallery and library in Preston has been caught on a series of short films.
Event programme released for Stanley Park's 100th birthday celebration

Everyone is invited to Stanley Park this weekend for the main public celebration of the park's 100th birthday.