Central Radio News Archive

Former Blackpool man tried to blame imaginary twin for sex offences

Thursday, 29 May 2025 16:43

King Charles to be given keys to the castle on first visit to Lancashire as monarch

Thursday, 29 May 2025 16:24

Chorley Police and partners conduct underage knife sales tests across the town

Thursday, 29 May 2025 15:57

Dangerous man who robbed women in Blackburn given 14-year sentence

Thursday, 29 May 2025 15:49

Cash guarantee for Preston community schemes

Thursday, 29 May 2025 15:44

Residents to have say in bid to save greenspace in coastal protection issue

Thursday, 29 May 2025 15:37

Cancer patient reassurance over new radiotherapy kit

Thursday, 29 May 2025 15:32

Opening night of Lytham Festival cancelled after injury to headliner’s lead singer

Wednesday, 28 May 2025 15:25

Wagamama to open in Preston’s Animate leisure complex

Wednesday, 28 May 2025 14:58

Compulsory purchase powers green light as ‘last resort’ for £90m housing project

Wednesday, 28 May 2025 14:51

‘’We must stop out-of-town Uber drivers in their tracks’’ says Blackpool taxi driver

Wednesday, 28 May 2025 14:48

A new mural and a host of stars to help Fleetwood’s Marine Hall celebrate 90th milestone

Wednesday, 28 May 2025 14:42

Man jailed for 12 years after killing three-year-old Burnley girl in Manchester city centre crash

Tuesday, 27 May 2025 15:59

Leyland man admits kidnapping and raping a woman at knifepoint

Tuesday, 27 May 2025 15:50

Views sought on the future of Blackburn Corporation Park Conservatory

Tuesday, 27 May 2025 14:22

Geordie duo Ant and Dec return to Blackpool

Tuesday, 27 May 2025 14:10

Government Preston office snub

Tuesday, 27 May 2025 13:57

Vintage shelter discovered in resort’s Grade II listed Stanley Park

Sunday, 25 May 2025 14:51

How police are using cutting-edge technology to boost fight against crime

Sunday, 25 May 2025 14:46

Appeal after car deliberately driven into house in Great Harwood

Sunday, 25 May 2025 14:37

Renewed appeal after man found unresponsive in Little Plumpton dies

Sunday, 25 May 2025 14:34

We’re being unfairly blamed for stink – it’s not just us – say landfill operators

Friday, 23 May 2025 18:45

Nelson paedophile jailed for raping a girl and sexually assaulting another

Friday, 23 May 2025 18:37

Preston burglar jailed

Friday, 23 May 2025 18:34

Police conduct successful day of action in Accrington

Friday, 23 May 2025 18:33

Family pays tribute to teenage boy who tragically died after going into river

Friday, 23 May 2025 17:08

New leader and cabinet announced

Thursday, 22 May 2025 18:06

Appeal after cyclist seriously injured in Barnoldswick collision

Thursday, 22 May 2025 18:04

Darwen shop fails underage knife sale

Thursday, 22 May 2025 18:01

Burnley man jailed for killing football fan in Blackpool

Thursday, 22 May 2025 15:30

Blackpool man jailed for life after murdering friend

Thursday, 22 May 2025 15:20

Man found guilty of Blackpool murder

Wednesday, 21 May 2025 16:58

Tower block demolitions to begin

Wednesday, 21 May 2025 14:19

New recovery hub to help tackle addiction opens in resort

Wednesday, 21 May 2025 14:12

Still hope for ambitious Masterplan vision for Fleetwood despite funding blow

Wednesday, 21 May 2025 14:07

Pensioner dies following Burnley collision

Tuesday, 20 May 2025 15:32

Construction begins on new Civil Service office building in Talbot Gateway

Tuesday, 20 May 2025 11:03

Burnley pitch invader given five-year banning order

Tuesday, 20 May 2025 10:59

Preston leisure complex restaurant switch

Monday, 19 May 2025 16:53

Arrest made after man suffers serious injuries in alleged assault

Monday, 19 May 2025 16:49

Teenager dies after getting into difficulty in river near Garstang

Monday, 19 May 2025 16:28

New film on Blackpool’s gay history to be screened in resort cinema

Monday, 19 May 2025 16:13

Leyland politician set to take over as the leader of South Ribble Borough Council

Sunday, 18 May 2025 13:49

'Progressive Lancashire' joins forces to oppose Reform UK

Sunday, 18 May 2025 13:46

AFC Fylde Community Foundation awarded £163k

Sunday, 18 May 2025 13:40

MP calls for government to invest in the 'left behind' town

Sunday, 18 May 2025 13:37

Cyclist seriously injured in Thornton-Cleveleys

Sunday, 18 May 2025 13:34

Pleasure Beach Resort to introduce Non Rider eTickets following guest feedback

Saturday, 17 May 2025 05:20

New Mayor for Blackburn with Darwen installed

Saturday, 17 May 2025 05:14

New bins and recycling plan for Lancaster and Morecambe district

Saturday, 17 May 2025 05:11

Two rescued after getting stuck in mud

Saturday, 17 May 2025 05:06

New mayoral teams on Fylde coast so proud to take up chains of office

Saturday, 17 May 2025 05:05

Chorley shoplifter jailed for breaching Criminal Behaviour Order

Saturday, 17 May 2025 04:59

Kirkham prison governor jailed over relationship wth drug gang boss

Saturday, 17 May 2025 04:54

Registered sex offender jailed for possession of 'paedophile manual'

Friday, 16 May 2025 17:05

Attracting big brand hotels is hurting our town, says hotelier

Friday, 16 May 2025 16:59

‘They’re trying to get me to sell my farm’: Owner of Blackpool donkeys’ winter home

Friday, 16 May 2025 16:48

Heritage trams to return for Blackpool’s Lightpool Festival

Friday, 16 May 2025 07:22

Man jailed after killing woman in fatal Nelson collision

Friday, 16 May 2025 07:17

£62,000 worth of illicit tobacco products seized during police action in Rossendale

Thursday, 15 May 2025 15:29

Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde beaches recognised with National Seaside Awards  

Thursday, 15 May 2025 15:01

Arrests made in investigation into moorland fire in Rivington area

Thursday, 15 May 2025 14:52

Woman pedestrian dies after collision with car in Blackburn

Wednesday, 14 May 2025 10:44

Preston shop given a year-long ban from selling tobacco and vapes

Wednesday, 14 May 2025 08:02

Spanish Civil War memorial honours East Lancashire volunteers who fought fascism

Wednesday, 14 May 2025 07:57

Concerns raised over reduction of Avanti West Coast’s train services to resort

Wednesday, 14 May 2025 07:50

Council looking at compulsory purchase powers to help tackle poor housing

Wednesday, 14 May 2025 07:47

12 arrested in Blackpool town centre crackdown

Wednesday, 14 May 2025 07:38

Appeal after man seriously injured in Blackburn electric bike collision

Wednesday, 14 May 2025 07:34

Next leader of Lancashire County Council announced

Tuesday, 13 May 2025 08:33

Stanley Chief Exec outlines ‘grim’ financial position

Monday, 12 May 2025 16:15

Prison sentence for care worker who sexually assaulted a vulnerable woman

Monday, 12 May 2025 16:00

Four members of East Lancs gang who smuggled drugs into prison jailed

Monday, 12 May 2025 07:35

Man spends hours on roof after escaping from police

Monday, 12 May 2025 07:22

Woman charged with Blackpool attempted child abduction

Monday, 12 May 2025 07:14

Large cannabis farm uncovered in Freckleton

Sunday, 11 May 2025 06:39

Leadership of Lancashire County Council to be set

Sunday, 11 May 2025 06:38

New playground opened at special school

Sunday, 11 May 2025 06:35

'Smelly' landfill site falls within safety standards

Sunday, 11 May 2025 06:32

Overnight resurfacing work in Blackpool this week

Sunday, 11 May 2025 06:27

Man dies after two car crash in east Lancashire

Sunday, 11 May 2025 06:24

Blackpool home to some of the noisiest neighbours in UK

Sunday, 11 May 2025 05:59

Preston event to focus on mental wellbeing

Sunday, 11 May 2025 05:54

New Fylde Mayoral Team Confirmed for 2025/26

Sunday, 11 May 2025 05:51

Woman arrested over attempted abduction of baby in Blackpool

Sunday, 11 May 2025 05:48

Fire crews attend ‘church roof in flames’ to find out it was celebratory VE Day anniversary beacon

Saturday, 10 May 2025 01:53

Wesham man given ten year sentence for fracturing toddler's skull

Saturday, 10 May 2025 01:50

New £100 million workspace opened in Blackpool

Saturday, 10 May 2025 01:47

Appeal after man seriously injured in Blackburn collision

Friday, 9 May 2025 11:44

Colne Market Hall revamp is ‘progressing well’, councillors told

Friday, 9 May 2025 11:40

Hospital staff shuttle bus scrapped

Friday, 9 May 2025 11:32

Appeal after driver is seriously injured in Ingol collision

Friday, 9 May 2025 11:27

Leaders call for Reform councillor to be removed after Hitler social media post

Thursday, 8 May 2025 13:10

Expansion of Blackburn’s Making Rooms given approval

Thursday, 8 May 2025 13:04

Fifteen arrested in week of action to tackle illegal ketamine use in Burnley and Padiham

Wednesday, 7 May 2025 16:17

New Tory opposition leader assesses defeat and Reform pledges

Wednesday, 7 May 2025 11:00

Accrington Stanley announce closure of Academy

Wednesday, 7 May 2025 10:55

Appeal following fatal collision in Blackburn

Wednesday, 7 May 2025 10:40

Man found guilty of killing football fan outside a Blackpool pub

Wednesday, 7 May 2025 10:37

VE Day commemorations across Blackburn with Darwen

Tuesday, 6 May 2025 15:29

Preston to mark VE Day and VJ Day with special events

Tuesday, 6 May 2025 15:24

Third major project to replace traffic lights in Preston is set to begin in May

Tuesday, 6 May 2025 15:20

Reform UK to elect new leader of Lancashire County Council this weekend

Tuesday, 6 May 2025 15:16

Appeal after man dies following a collision in Lytham

Monday, 5 May 2025 09:56

Reform UK candidates ‘nervous, but excited’

Monday, 5 May 2025 09:47

Fylde Council to introduce Electric Vehicles to fleet

Saturday, 3 May 2025 09:17

Two hurt in Leyland collision

Saturday, 3 May 2025 09:13

Plans for new hi-tech phoneboxes

Saturday, 3 May 2025 09:12

New roads named after Blackpool’s aviation history

Saturday, 3 May 2025 09:08

Man jailed after approaching schoolgirls in Blackpool

Friday, 2 May 2025 18:34

Man jailed for life after Burnley Rape

Friday, 2 May 2025 18:30

Reform UK set to take control of Lancashire County Council

Friday, 2 May 2025 15:44

Tributes paid to man who died in St Annes collision

Thursday, 1 May 2025 14:09

Blackpool celebrates VE Day 80th anniversary

Thursday, 1 May 2025 14:04

Derelict building in Preston city centre to be demolished

Thursday, 1 May 2025 14:01

Two charged following shop thefts in Rawtenstall

Thursday, 1 May 2025 13:57

Three jailed for spate of Chorley burglaries

Thursday, 1 May 2025 13:55