Central Radio News Archive

Fleetwood comes alive this August with three days of food, music and family fun

Friday, 31 July 2026 15:10

Blackpool & The Fylde and Furness Colleges merge to create new opportunities for learners and employers

Friday, 31 July 2026 15:00

Marks and Spencer food hall plan for ‘resilient and vibrant’ Colne

Friday, 31 July 2026 14:41

Securing the future of St Annes swimming pool ahead of Local Government Reorganisation

Thursday, 30 July 2026 15:25

Dozens more roads added to resurfacing plans

Thursday, 30 July 2026 15:17

Leyland council houses now available

Thursday, 30 July 2026 15:13

Man jailed for blowing up his bungalow in Hambleton

Thursday, 30 July 2026 15:06

Presenter and Phoenix Nights star to switch on Blackpool Illuminations

Thursday, 30 July 2026 13:24

Free family-friendly park events return to Hyndburn

Wednesday, 29 July 2026 15:57

Local groups share in Fylde’s Community Projects Fund

Wednesday, 29 July 2026 15:53

Chorley shop ordered to close after selling illegal vapes

Wednesday, 29 July 2026 15:50

College training centre application could help NEETS

Wednesday, 29 July 2026 13:44

Consultation launched on plans for new housing licencing scheme in Preston

Wednesday, 29 July 2026 11:14

Blackburn men jailed after pursuit leads to drugs enterprise being uncovered

Tuesday, 28 July 2026 11:03

Hospital bosses tight-lipped over Chorley A&E opening hours

Tuesday, 28 July 2026 10:57

Family pay tribute to 'beautiful inside and out' mum following her death in Longridge

Tuesday, 28 July 2026 10:43

Outstanding Ofsted rating for Blackpool children’s services

Tuesday, 28 July 2026 10:36

REVIEW: Hilarious Robin Hood park show in Lancaster hits the bullseye for laughs

Tuesday, 28 July 2026 09:38

Burnley GP surgery expansion approved

Monday, 27 July 2026 09:46

Campaigners boosted as Cleveleys church building added to Risk Register

Monday, 27 July 2026 09:43

Preston operator unsure over bus cap plans

Monday, 27 July 2026 09:40

Padiham rogue trader jailed for targeting and threatening elderly Blackpool widow

Monday, 27 July 2026 09:34

Body found in search for missing Bamber Bridge man

Saturday, 25 July 2026 11:02

Plans for first energy-efficient data centre as part of Silicon Sands moving forward

Saturday, 25 July 2026 10:20

Man jailed for armed robbery at Burnley bookmakers

Friday, 24 July 2026 18:27

From flowers to family fun, Chorley Flower Show returns

Friday, 24 July 2026 18:25

KT Tunstall joins line-up to celebrate Blackpool’s UK City of Culture bid

Thursday, 23 July 2026 17:17

More Lancashire children to get free school meals from this September

Thursday, 23 July 2026 17:10

Burnley to celebrate national Play Day with free family fun across the town

Thursday, 23 July 2026 17:05

Man charged with drugs and weapons offences following warrants in Preston

Thursday, 23 July 2026 16:58

New authority names approved

Thursday, 23 July 2026 16:17

Major update on ambitious plans for Fleetwood’s Marine Hall

Thursday, 23 July 2026 16:14

Mum urges public to support 'Kiena's Law' on fourth anniversary of daughter's death

Wednesday, 22 July 2026 10:33

32 e-bikes and scooters seized by Blackpool Police during targeted operation

Wednesday, 22 July 2026 10:15

Three local residents take on a challenging 72-hole golf race in aid of Prostate Cancer UK

Wednesday, 22 July 2026 10:12

Lancashire takes planning-approved £13.2m Innovation Hub to Farnborough as county targets aerospace and defence investment

Wednesday, 22 July 2026 10:05

Anger over traveller site damage at Preston park

Wednesday, 22 July 2026 10:01

EG’s expansion gets approved

Wednesday, 22 July 2026 09:53

Council responds to new Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s pledge to end homelessness

Wednesday, 22 July 2026 09:49

Robbie Williams to headline Lytham Festival in 2027

Monday, 20 July 2026 16:55

Wyre Council give owners of Fleetwood store ravaged by fire 14 days to make building safe

Monday, 20 July 2026 15:14

Chorley & South Ribble leaders react to merger decision

Monday, 20 July 2026 13:39

Preston & Ribble Valley leaders react to merger decision

Monday, 20 July 2026 13:19

Colne’s Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival celebrates 35 years with award winning line up

Monday, 20 July 2026 07:07

Ambitious Blackpool street food project sees site taking shape for first time

Monday, 20 July 2026 07:03

Three teenagers jailed for stabbing in Blackpool

Monday, 20 July 2026 06:58

Warning over shake-up timetable

Friday, 17 July 2026 14:38

Blackpool Council leader: This is not the Local Government Reorganisation we wanted

Friday, 17 July 2026 14:31

Paedophile jailed for decades of sexual abuse

Thursday, 16 July 2026 15:08

Man admits harassment towards Blackpool South MP

Thursday, 16 July 2026 15:05

School staff strike in academy conversion row

Thursday, 16 July 2026 10:29

Chemicals firm’s vow on pollution probe after site closure risk

Thursday, 16 July 2026 09:53

Lancashire to be split into four new council areas

Thursday, 16 July 2026 09:49

Funding earmarked to restore Little Marton Windmill

Wednesday, 15 July 2026 13:30

Major update on Norcross M&S Food Hall

Wednesday, 15 July 2026 13:25

Call for more train services to Blackpool from London

Wednesday, 15 July 2026 13:21

Chorley A&E full-time reopening floated

Wednesday, 15 July 2026 13:16

Accrington man jailed for controlling and coercive behaviour

Tuesday, 14 July 2026 10:34

'I dipped my toes in at local swimming spots – now I'm swimming the English Channel'

Tuesday, 14 July 2026 10:31

Hundreds of hazardous counterfeit toys seized in Blackpool

Tuesday, 14 July 2026 10:27

Antisocial behaviour crackdown to be introduced in Chorley town centre

Tuesday, 14 July 2026 10:23

Blackpool and Fylde coast parks earn prestigious Green Flag Award

Tuesday, 14 July 2026 10:19

Major upgrades to St Annes Road set to begin this summer

Tuesday, 14 July 2026 10:09

More than 200 jobs at risk as operators at former ICI plant reveal plans to close

Tuesday, 14 July 2026 10:04

Lancashire prepares for local government shake up

Monday, 13 July 2026 08:16

Bid to bring government offices to redeveloped Preston site

Monday, 13 July 2026 08:11

Man jailed for plotting to get charges dropped during sexual assault investigation

Friday, 10 July 2026 16:48

Country’s longest serving councillor, from Blackpool, has died

Friday, 10 July 2026 16:44

Blackburn with Darwen pupils first in the country to complete pioneering MEGA Scholarship

Friday, 10 July 2026 12:49

Blackpool motorsport veteran to compete in legendary 2,000 mile off road race

Friday, 10 July 2026 12:43

Blackpool charity in SOS appeal after intruders smash up building

Friday, 10 July 2026 11:07

Resort’s new £65m Multiversity starts to rise from the ground

Friday, 10 July 2026 11:05

Government defends Guild Hall response

Friday, 10 July 2026 11:02

Campaign launched to back Blackpool for City of Culture

Friday, 10 July 2026 10:58

Appeal after two die following collision near Wrightington hospital

Thursday, 9 July 2026 16:04

Man jailed after killing a grandfather on a pedestrian crossing in Cleveleys

Wednesday, 8 July 2026 11:45

Haslingden Old Road repair project moves into construction phase

Wednesday, 8 July 2026 10:27

Padel courts set to open at Stanley Park

Wednesday, 8 July 2026 10:16

Accrington community festival sells out

Wednesday, 8 July 2026 10:13

Preston waste review begins

Wednesday, 8 July 2026 10:06

Government denounced for Guild Hall response

Wednesday, 8 July 2026 10:03

Council confirms who will cover costs of fixing new £18.5m road in Blackpool

Wednesday, 8 July 2026 10:00

Public picks Blackburn landmark’s future

Wednesday, 8 July 2026 09:56

Report backs first steps to CPO for controversial Revoe regeneration

Wednesday, 8 July 2026 09:51

Ruling Reform group backs Farage’s resignation

Wednesday, 8 July 2026 09:41

A582 revamp survives defence spending boost

Monday, 6 July 2026 13:30

Blackpool MP gives update on commercial flights from Blackpool Airport

Monday, 6 July 2026 13:26

Public inquiry to be heard tomorrow over proposals for rides at South Pier

Monday, 6 July 2026 13:21

Lancashire Police join crackdown on immigration crime

Monday, 6 July 2026 13:17

Bodies of two missing Preston men found dead in crashed car

Sunday, 5 July 2026 13:56

One year to go until the Tour de France arrives in Lancashire

Friday, 3 July 2026 17:08

Two men jailed after teenager assaulted and threatened with imitation handgun in Brierfield

Friday, 3 July 2026 17:03

Two men jailed for attacking man in his Blackpool home

Friday, 3 July 2026 17:00

Preston freedom parade will mark 20th anniversary of Duke of Lancaster's Regiment

Thursday, 2 July 2026 14:04

Blackpool Vic battles to retain vital ‘temporary’ Covid building

Thursday, 2 July 2026 13:56

Burnley MP slam football closures

Thursday, 2 July 2026 13:50

V&A to bring David Bowie archive highlights to Blackpool’s Showtown

Thursday, 2 July 2026 07:56