Environment

Asda is launching a new "sustainability store" where shoppers will be able to fill containers with own-brand products as well as Kellogg's cereals and PG Tips tea.

A Fylde coast tourist attraction is to raise money for the vicitms of the devastating bushfires in Australia.

A row has broken out over whether a housebuilder can be relied upon to ensure a new estate in Chorley does not pose a flood risk.

Objectors are celebrating after planning permission for 100 new homes was rejected.

Proposals for a “striking“ new seven storey apartment block at Preston Docks are with planners.

An animal which had disappeared from our region is to be reintroduced in a north west beauty spot.

Some 33 people have been appointed to new roles at Lancaster University as part of the largest-ever project on campus.

A Lostock Hall family collected nearly 8.5kg of rubbish when they litter-picked a popular bird-feeding area.

Crafters across the Lancaster and Morecambe area are being urged to help knit and crochet items to help animals caught up in the devastating bushfires sweeping across Australia.

The second named storm of the season is likely to cause wind gusts of up to 50mph in Lancaster and Morecambe.

Gas exploration company Cuadrilla has said a bid to extend planning permission at one of its sites will not entail fracking.

Every property owned by the largest social housing provider in Chorley will meet the national average for energy efficiency by next year.

Prisoners have been working to help a conservation project at one of Lancashire's most popular nature reserves.

What better way to warm up a cold January than with a little romance?