East Lancashire News from Saturday, February 28th, 2026

Lancashire’s independent Beat-Herder Festival will celebrate its 21st year in 2026 with four days of music in the Ribble Valley.

Hyndburn Council has confirmed it will freeze its portion of the council tax for the year from April 1 after its ruling Labour group voted down a Conservative proposal to cut it by 2.99 per cent instead.

Lancashire Constabulary says they’ve dismantled a large cannabis grow in Accrington.