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Amanda Waring, Master of the Furniture Makers’ Company, with some of the winners of the Furniture Ma. Photo: Appeal PR

Six winners in the North West named among furniture industry’s national rising s...

Actor Hugh Grant has donated £20,000 to Burnley's Depher which provides free plumbing and heating to the elderly and vulnerable. It brings the total he has given to the CIC to around £75,000

Hollywood actor Hugh Grant makes £20,000 donation to James Anderson of Depher

Carol Beswick has run her business Florist Lancashire in Burnley for the past 11 years

Burnley florist definitely feels 'in the pink' in her new town centre shop

Members of the Burnley and Pendle District Angling Association with their new donated equipment. Photo: SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK

Why did the power tools go fishing?

Review: Taste the 'Rolls Royce' of garlic breads at Burnley Italian restaurant

Peaky Blinders (BBC): One of the most successful British TV shows of all time, Peaky Blinders has seen its cameras head to numerous Lancastrian locations over the years, including Lee Quarry in Bacup, Beacon Fell in the Forest of Bowland, and at the Ashton Memorial in Lancaster.

29 movies and TV shows you may not realise were filmed in Lancashire

'Newsreel 23' for Burnley Film Makers featured the premiere of the hit film The Bank of Dave

'Newsreel 23' event for Burnley Film Makers was a sell out

Breed: Bulldog (American)
Sex: Female
Age: 6 years 0 month

21 beautiful pups looking for their forever home

Take a sneak look around this newly renovated Burnley bar

Tyler Bruce (7) will hand out 10 gift bags to the needy on Christmas Eve . He has bought the items from his own pocket money. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

Meet the Burnley boy using his pocket money to buy Christmas gifts for homeless

The head and neck team from East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has been crowned Public Health Heroes after showing compassionate care during a Burnley family’s difficult time.

Award for nursing team who showed such compassion to Burnley family

Ian Chapman is walking two km a day barefoot in November to raise money for Burnley mental health project Casual Minds Matter

Dad walks two kilometers a day barefoot in November for cause close to his heart

Snow is set to fall in parts of Lancashire this week (Credit: Jakub Sisulak)

Snow set to fall in Lancashire as temperatures plummet to -5C

The former Nino's at The Fighting Cocks in Cliviger, Burnley. A shortlist of buyers has been drawn up fo the historic former pub and restaurant that went on the market in September

Dozens of potential buyers lined up for landmark Burnley pub and restaurant

Underage test purchasers were able to buy knives at one in five shops tested during a week-long sting operation across Lancashire

One in five shops sold knives to underage testers

A full Beaver Moon rising over Rivington Pike (Photo taken by Lee Mansfield)

Photographer captures stunning picture of Beaver Moon rising over Rivington Pike
A photographer captured the amazing moment a full Beaver Moon rose over Rivington Pike.

Tyler Bruce of Burnley will be handing out festive gift bags to the needy on Christmas Eve after he saved up his own pocket money towards the scheme.

Caring schoolboy on a Christmas mission to make people smile

New business Herb & Juice, owned by Nasser Ashraf, has opened in Burnley's Standish Street

Family run health juice bar opens in Burnley

Parkinson's UK - An urgent appeal for volunteers

Parkinson’s UK’s Burnley support group issues urgent appeal for volunteers

A thumbs up from pupils at Burnley's St Augustine's RC Primary School which has received a glowing report from the Catholic School's Inspectorate

Headteacher at Burnley school praised as 'inspirational'

Burnley nail salon Hard As Nails and Beauty has been presented with a prestigious honour at the English Beauty Industry Awards North West for 2023.

Burnley beauty salon nails top award

Burnley's William's bar has undergone a transformation that will be unveiled next week

Burnley bar set to unveil new look after renovations

Wayne Walsh hopes his new venture, Sui Generis in Burnley town centre, will be a great a boost for the town

Iconic town centre building set to become Burnley's Afflecks Palace

Depher founder James Anderson will spend two days handing out free Christmas presents to children in Burnley next month

Charity founder will become real life Santa at Christmas

Preston North End finished in the Championship play-offs in 2009. They finished ahead of Saturdays opponents Cardiff City in dramatic fashion. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Where are they now? The PNE team to beat Cardiff City 6-0

New data from LegalExpert.co.uk has revealed round 13 sex offences happened each day in Lancashire in the last year

Place in Lancashire rated as the area where sex offences are most likely

Fran Moorhouse (right) and her daughter Bethany, who have both battled breast cancer, are among the 20 strong choir led by Joss Stone making a bid for the Christmas number one spot with the charity single Golden

Mum and daughter from Burnley in bid for Christmas number one charity single
An inspirational mum and daughter from Burnley are among 20 women in the ‘Change + Check’ choir making a bid for the Christmas number one, led by Grammy award winning singer Joss Stone.

These were the scenes in Burnley's Stoneyholme earlier today after a suspected explosive device was discovered in an outdoor community hub area

Residents allowed to return to their homes in Burnley tonight after bomb scare

Joanna Garcia reflects on how people behave when stopping for 'comfort' breaks at motorway service stations

Joanna Garcia column: The things we ALL do at motorway service stations

Left: Sir Ian McKellen. Right: Richard Harris as Dumbledore. (Both images: Getty)

Surprising reason why Sir Ian McKellen did not have a part in Harry Potter

Burnley couple John and Susan Cooper died on holiday in Egypt from carbon monoxide poisoning after the next-door hotel room was sprayed with pesticide to kill bedbugs, an inquest has ruled today.

Inquest rules Burnley couple died of carbon monoxide poisioning on Egypt holiday

Harvey Angelone (seven) walked 116 miles and raised £1,168 for Breast Cancer Now

Burnley schoolboy (seven) raises over £1,000 for cancer charity

Burnley MP Antony Higginbotham has made a statement this afternoon after attending King Charles’ first speech setting out the government’s agenda for the next Parliamentary session.

Government has to deliver ‘long term solutions’ to improve lives says Burnley MP

Adam Mayor picked up a regional prize on Monday Picture: Jack Taylor

Morecambe youngster claims Northwest award

Novice runner Sophie Williams is in training to take part in the London Marathon next year

Burnley woman to run London Marathon for children's cancer charity

Loan agency Sambla have done a study on the most expensive places to retire in the UK. Image: micheile henderson on Unsplash

Most affordable places to retire in Lancashire named by study

The Conservative group on Burnley Council (pictured) have criticised the decision by the leader of Burnley Council, Coun. Afrasiab Anwar, and nine other councillors to resign from the Labour Party over Sir Keir Starmer's decision not to push for a ceasefire in Gaza

Tories blast Labour councillors' decision to quit Labour Party

Two occupants of a flat had to escape through a window after an arson attack in Scarborough today.

Dashcam appeal after man in his 70s dies after crash

Burnley Council leader Coun. Afrasiab Anward has joined dozens of Labour MPs urging Sir Keir Starmer to back a ceasefire in Gaza.

Council leaders call for Keir Starmer to back Gaza ceasefire or resign

18 photos of couple tying the knot at Burnley Register Office

Rory Kinnear and Dave Fishwick.

Filming for Bank of Dave sequel on Netflix confirmed for 2024

First-time buyers in Preston spent an average of £136,600 on their property – £5,400 more than a year ago (Credit: PA)

House prices saw large increase in Preston in August, new figures show

Gordon Waddington, a former play leader in Burnley credited with having a huge impact on the lives on many young people, has died

Tributes for former Burnley play leader who changed hundreds of lives

Former landlady at the Hare and Hounds pub in Padiham, Toni-Anne Mortimer, has opened her own business, Morty's cafe in Burnley. She is pictured here with her husband Lee

Former landlady opens her own cafe in Burnley

Breed: Bulldog (British)
Sex: Male
Age: 1 year 2 months

19 precious pups looking for their forever home

Lancashire companies are owed omore than £4million after high street shop Wilko collapsed and was placed into administration.

Wilko owes Lancashire firms including Graham and Brown more than £4m

Burnley Together co-ordinator Nicola Larnach at Down Town in Burnley

Everest challenge for colleagues to raise cash for vital Burnley facility

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Addict suffered 3 overdoses in 5 weeks with the last one proving fatal

Townfield Care, who have a Good CQC rating, are looking for adults aged 18+ to join their team on an Apprenticeship, with the opportunity to earn while they learn, achieving a diploma in Health and Social Care.

Townfield care are offering apprenticeships in £12million recruitment drive

Supportive new group launches in Burnley. Photo: Parkinson's UK

New Parkinson’s UK support group launching

A vehicle fire was reported on the M65 westbound near junction 9 (Credit: Google)

Heavy traffic building on M65 westbound due to ‘vehicle fire’

Five men were arrested after more than 1,000 cannabis plants were seized from a disused property in Burnley

Five men arrested after more than 1,000 cannabis plants seized

Alfie Hale at the end of his walk a mile a day challenge for Pendleside Hospice with his parents Jane and Gordon and hospice mascot Penny

Kind hearted schoolboy walks a mile a day to raise £1,500 for hospice

Burnley fan Chris Hogan (front left) with his wife Sam and their family and friends to to celebrate his 1,000th home game

Clarets fan throws party to mark his 1,000th home game

The average Preston house price in July was £166,243, Land Registry figures show – a 3.5% increase on June.

House prices massively increased in Preston in July, new figures show