Rush hour traffic was hit with delays after a series of incidents on Lancashire’s motorways.

Peers today backed the introduction of “Jane’s law” following a campaign by the family of a murdered nurse from Lancashire.

A dad who killed his baby and hanged himself was the subject of a court order to protect the baby’s mum from him, an inquest has heard.

They have been hailed for reducing crime for keeping criminals locked out.

Frontline police officers will be taken off Lancashire’s streets in a frantic bid to find a remaining £4m of austerity cuts to the county’s force – with residents also having to fork out an extra 2.5% in their council tax precept.

A firefighter has been suspended from his job for his part in an £18,000 benefits scam in which his wife claimed he was her landlord.

The company behind plans to get trams running along Preston’s streets is offering people the chance to buy into its £2.5m dream.

Tv presenter Fern Britton and pop star Heather Small are among the star names who will appear in The Preston Passion as part of the city’s landmark Guild celebrations.

A homeowner today told of his despair at being on the brink of losing the home he bought with his inheritance.

Royal Preston Hospital has been called upon to treat some of the most serious casualties caught up in the Libyan conflict.

The mum of a man who died after walking on the M6 motorway in the early hours of Sunday morning has paid tribute to her ‘private’ son.

A dog-owner has been fined for failing to clean up after his pet.

A boy who raped a drunken 13-year-old girl while on bail for a sex attack on another girl has been sentenced to two and a half years detention.

Blackpool FC chairman Karl Oyston has been convicted of illegally dumping waste from the building of a new stand in a field.

A pensioner turned detective to recover more than £4,000 of jewellery which was stolen from her home.

Patients will be able to have ultrasound scans without visiting hospital thanks to a mobile unit located at three venues across Preston.

A round-up of crime stories from across Lancashire

A round-up of court stories from across Lancashire

A round-up of news in brief from across Lancashire

A dad suffocated his baby son and then hanged himself so they could be together, their inquests have heard.