Environment

One of the country’s most precious upland landscapes has been given special legal protection by Natural England for its nationally important wildlife and habitats.

Energy firm Cuadrilla is motoring on with its fracking plans for the Lancashire countryside.

These are the 40 bags of waste from a tattoo studio carelessly dumped on public land.

Frack Free Lancashire took part in a national rally and march in Manchester to draw awareness to what it calls “the destruction of local democracy”.

LANCASHIRE MP Nigel Evans has invited the USA’s President-Elect Donald Trump to the Ribble Valley.

Weather systems around the world are getting more extreme In a new book, disaster historian John Withington looks at the global problem and Lancashire's unwanted entries in the record books

A leading steelworkers’ union has backed plans for fracking, saying it could boost the steel industry and support thousands of jobs.

Let’s show the world what it means to be a Lancastrian!

A new solar park could be created in Chorley.

Changes are to be made to a recycling plant in Thornton in a bid to improve working conditions at the site.

Concerns have been expressed over the future of the delayed 12-mile Leyland Loop cycling route.

Concerns have been raised a masterplan for a major new housing and employment development flies in the face of previous proposals.

Dozens of fixed penalty notices have been handed out across Lancashire to crack down on flytipping, littering and dog fouling.

In Preston, community champions have been taken matters into their own hands to tackle rubbish and flytipping close to where they live.

An unloved corner of land in Bamber Bridge is blossoming thanks to a partnership between South Ribble Council and local business Baxi.

The collective noun for ladybirds might be “a loveliness,” but there’s nothing lovely about the little blighters which have invaded Britain.

Gas exploration firm Cuadrilla Resources has reported growing losses of around £15m as it awaits the start of work on fracking operations in Lancashire.

Hundreds of fundraisers pulled on their running shoes and lined up for a run around Avenham Park raising £1,000 for Heartbeat.