East Lancashire News from Saturday, June 13th, 2026

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teenage girl was stabbed near Nelson.

Blackburn with Darwen Council is failing to meet four of its 44 key performance indicators, a progress update to the authority has revealed.

Dave Fishwick has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the King’s Birthday Honours.

A new rail line could be a ‘game changer’ for a picturesque town that has been crying out for better transport connections for years, the local MP has said.