East Lancashire News from Monday, September 14th, 2026

A vehicle ‘chop shop’ and a significant quantity of parts have been found after a police discovery in Accrington.

A trader from Blackburn has been ordered to pay customers £43,700 in compensation after leaving customers across the North West 'significantly out of pocket' following unnecessary or poor-quality work.

The hunt is on for a new person to oversee the delivery of a huge £20m Government funding pot earmarked for Accrington over the next decade, following the resignation of the town’s neighbourhood board chair.

A man has been jailed for carrying out a robbery at a Blackburn bookies. 

A schools project that is set to improve the provision of places for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) has seen its costs almost double to £1.9m.