East Lancashire News from Wednesday, September 30th, 2026

Three Blackburn playgrounds picked for £270k funding boost

Three Blackburn playgrounds are set for major upgrades after Blackburn with Darwen Council secured £270,000 from a government fund aimed at improving play facilities in some of England’s most deprived communities.
Accrington man sentenced for engaging in sexual communication with a girl he believed was 13

A man from Accrington has been sentenced after he engaged in sexual conversation online with a girl he believed was 13.