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Gladiators has been a big hit on the BBC and fans can see their heroes live in November and December

Half-price Gladiators tickets for show little boy calls 'best ever’

Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer at The Milking Parlour.

Mortimer and Whitehouse's visit cut by BBC following Ted's death

Stacey Dooley outside the Acorn Recovery unit in Stockport

Stacey Dooley visits Preston as part of new documentary on ketamine

Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer returned in a new series of the brilliant Gone Fishing (Picture: BBC/Owl Power/Jonathan Jakob)

Mortimer and Whitehouse feature Ribble on new series of Gone Fishing

The BBC is currently casting for the next series of The Traitors, and is looking for some Lancastrians to take part.

The BBC is currently casting for the next series of The Traitors

The DIY SOS team working on the Flemen home

Tonight: Preston teen can finally come home after DIY SOS steps up

Who can you trust? Blindfolded players prepare to take part in The inTrUDORS, a Traitors-style game of deception and intrigue at Samlesbury Hall

Traitors-style game of deception comes to Samlesbury Hall

Julie Hesmondhalgh

Lancashire's Celebrity Traitors star spotted out and about

Victoria Danson during treatment and afterwards.

'I was given 24 hours to live - now I've won a BBC award'

Paul Bowen of Bowen Pies

Apprentice star to close Chorley pie shop - this is why

Northern Pasta Co. co-founders Imogen Royall and Matt Kenyon on the BBC show Dragon's Den

Lancashire pasta firm heads into the Dragon's Den tonight

Will Ponter underwent a 13-hour emergency surgery in Antalya after swimming pool accident

Lancashire man who broke neck in diving accident in Turkey flown home

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Why thinking outside The Box is not always a good thing

John Spencer-Barnes has been Preston’s town crier since May

Folk, diversity, and radio news: Life as Preston's town crier

Lancashire man breaks neck in Turkey pool accident

Peter Kay gatecrashes Blackpool BBC North West presenter's weather report live on air

Peter Kay interrupts BBC weather report in hilarious appearance
The Phoenix Nights star was a surprise guest on BBC North West Tonight when he wandered into Blackpool meteorologist Molly Brewer’s live forecast.
Jack Marshall

Andrew Flintoff suffered a crash whilst filming Top Gear in December 2022

Top Gear will return four years after Andrew Flintoff crash

BBC producer Alex Worsick has embarked on a new career as a train driver with Northern.

Former Lancashire BBC journalist becomes train driver

Leigh Infirmary doubles for Morecambe General as location shooting takes place for ITV's hit series The Bay

Infirmary transformed into drama set for Lancashire ITV drama

Lancashire Cricket chair joins Strictly Come Dancing line-up- who else has been announced?

Lancashire Cricket chair joins Strictly Come Dancing line-up

Comedian and Lancashire Post columnist Jimmy Cricket has sadly passed away

Comedian and columnist Jimmy Cricket has passed away

Race Across Lancashire is returning this September

Race Across Lancashire is back for another wild adventure

Taking place on September 5 and 6, the journey will span more than 200 miles across the county

Take a wild ride across the county in Race Across Lancashire

Bill Oddie

Bill Oddie dies aged 85 as tributes paid to Goodies star

A present-day view along Lovat Road from Garstang Road, with Abrar Academy in the former Moor Park Methodist buildings and SugarBudz occupying the old chemist’s shop

Preston's Lovat Road after BBC fame

Flintoff suffered serious injuries during a top gear crash in 2022

The Stig feared Preston's Freddie' Flintoff dead in Top Gear crash

Lovat Road regulars outside the pub during the Preston street’s spell in the television spotlight in the late 1980s

Preston locals star in BBC show
Discover how residents of Preston's Lovat Road became stars in a BBC television series that showcased their vibrant community life.
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The World Cup began with three red cards when Mexico met South Africa in Mexico City last month

Talking Sport: Plenty of World Cup talking points on and off the pitch

Terraced housing on St Paul’s Road reflected the new building regulations introduced during the 1870s, when Lovat Road and the surrounding neighbourhood were taking shape

The people, pubs and shops of a Preston street

Tegan Hood was electrocuted while working in her part-time job and suffered significant trauma but the new journalism graduate was determined to battle on and continue her final year of study.

Coming back to uni after being electrocuted was so hard

Ann Widdecombe

Death of Ann Widdecombe now a murder inquiry

Ann Widdecombe

Former Burnley MP contender Ann Widdecombe dies aged 78

Moor Park Chapel, which stood facing Garstang Road before the streets behind were developed

BBC picks Lovat Road for Coronation Street

Councillors Kieren Spencer and Rachel Ray with Stacey Dooley (centre) at The Old Station Cafe.

TV star Stacey Dooley spotted filming in Longridge for new BBC show

Clive Goss (David Morrissey) and Leo Struthers (Alan Cumming) are locked in a death spiral in the new drama from Russell T Davies, Tip Toe (Picture: BEN BLACKALL/CHANNEL 4)

Tip Toe grips you right from the shocking start

Interior designer and BBC Interior Design Masters finalist Rita Millat will appear at this year’s Chorley Flower Show

Rita Millat brings flair to Chorley Flower Show

This is the moment BBC's Strictly Come Dancing made at nod to Blackpool, the home of its live shows, after projecting the names of its new hosts Emma Willis, Johannes Radebe and Josh Widdicombe onto Blackpool Tower tonight

New Strictly era hosts projected on to Tower

BBC Radio Lancashire's Graham Liver helping cleaning Blackpool Tower's SkyWalk

'I don’t have a problem with heights, but dangling?'

Julie Hesmondhalgh

Lancashire's Julie Hesmondhalgh confirmed for TV's Celebrity Traitors

A still from a long-lost episode of The Morecambe And Wise Show, which is to be shown on the BBC to mark 100 years since the late Eric Morecambe was born. The episode, which was thought to be lost forever, was first broadcast on September 16, 1968, and features British actresses Ann Hamilton appearing in a sketch set in a nudist colony, and Jenny Lee-Wright playing Morecambe's niece. Issue date: Wednesday April 29, 2026

Long lost Morecambe and Wise episode to be screened

Long-awaited date revealed for work to start on Eden Project Morecambe

Graham’s Golden Eggs starts on Monday (March 30). Pictured, Graham Liver

News in brief: BBC Egg Hunt,

The cast of This Life, which began a repeat run on the BBC this week to mark its 30th anniversary. Clockwise from left, Jason Hughes (Warren), Jack Davenport (Miles), Daniela Nardini (Anna), Andrew Lincoln (Egg) and Amitra Dhiri (Milly). (Picture: World Productions/BBC)

TV review: When you lift the rose-tinted glasses, This Life hasn't aged too well

Double award winner Grace Gudgeon, with her Inspirational Young Leader Award and Volunteer of the Year awards

15 pics of your Proud Preston Awards 2026 winners

Patrick Grant and his reconditioned burner

‘I hate throwing anything away' - Lancs designer on house renovation

Producers of C4’s The Dog House launch new BBC show Will You Be My Friend and want Lancastrians

C4’s The Dog House producers launch BBC show and want Lancastrians

Rachel Williams, Albus & Flora.

Lancashire entrepreneur secures Dragon's Den deal for skincare brand

Chef Oli Martin

Traitors-style dining experience to be served up by award-winning team

Should we rinse crockery before putting it in the dishwasher? Photo: Adobe

Blaise Tapp: Rinse and repeat? Settling the great dishwasher debate

GB's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson. Photo: BBC

Blaise Tapp: Never mind the football – it’s time to pass me the ice skates

Clive Myrie with Mastermind's black chair

BBC's Mastermind casting now

Proud Preston Awards 2026 will be hosted by John 'Gilly' Gillmore and Neetal Parekh

Hosts announced for biggest celebration of Prestonians ever

World famous Aughton pudding features on BBC TV show

BM - A shot of the Bernets Nook development in Blackburn

Property boom In 2026 as Lancashire residents given greater affordability

Left to right - Steve Pemberton, Thomas Elliott Griffiths, Lucas Pemberton, and Paul Woodward from The Little Things documentary crew

Benidorm’s Steve Pemberton wins £13k for Lancashire charity

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