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The clean up has become an annual tradition

Community comes out for Penwortham cemetery clean up event

Michael Manley, winner of the Muslim Sports Award's 'Ally of the Year' accolade.

I am proud to win an award for championing inclusivity in Preston

Fish and chips

Beloved Preston fish & chip shop up for sale as owner looks to retire

The White Bull was recently visited by Shane Duffy and Shaun Lynch – members of Boyzone, as they have invested into the nearby Chorley Football Club that the pub also sponsor.

Boyzone raise a glass to couple who have taken over two pubs in a year

No one should have to go through what we have been through

Chorely FC is opening its doors on on Christmas Day for “anyone who would like to call in”.

We're Chorley FC and our generous Christmas offer has gone viral on X

25-year-old Ellie Ditchfield, a firefighter from Chorley, is now a successful property developer after being mentored by Liv Cooke.

I’m a Lancs firefighter & Liv Cooke has helped me turn over 6 figures

Blackpool Council was awarded £90m in March to address housing challenges in the town’s inner areas

Council executive asked to approve £90m housing regeneration plan

The path in Walton-le-Dale before work was completed. Pictured is Coun Jeff Couperthwaite.

'We've been asking for years' - muddy path finally useable

Marathon darters have set their sights on a new target... to help a hospital's newborn babies. Pub regulars at the New Fleece Inn, Meadow Street, Preston, are holding a 12-hour dart session. They hope to score one million and one and chalk up more than £700 for Sharoe Green Hospital maternity unit

51 awesome images to take you back to 1983, from schools to Fishergate

Tributes left by the community at the scene in Manchester where the remains of a baby girl, now namedd Ava by police, were discovered

Tragic update on dead baby found wrapped in pink fabric next to M61

Asda sells 60k of its £1 winter warmer deal - where you can get it and end date (Photo: Alan - stock.adobe.com)

Asda relaunches £1 winter warmer deal for over 60s

Junglemania soft play area in Blackpool.

I visited resort's newest softplay & I'm sad I'm too old to have a go

PNE dart flights will be available to buy on the night, with all proceeds going to PNECET

Preston North End to host special evening of darts

CCTV captures a tractor driving fast through floodwater in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire.

Watch: Man arrested after driving tractor through flooded town

Residents are continuing to fight against plans for a new cemetery between Oswaldtwistle and Blackburn

Residents continue to fight against Issa brothers' plans for cemetery
Oswaldtwistle residents are continuing to fight against plans for a new cemetery between Oswaldtwistle and Blackburn.
Sean Gleaves

Shares range from as little as £25 to £70 and investors can buy up to £10,000 worth of shares.

Ad Feature Gallop into Christmas with the perfect gift for horse lovers

The Christmas edition of Songs of Praise will be broadcast from St Michael and All Angels Church in Croston on BBC 1 on Sunday, December 22.

Lancashire church to host BBC One's Christmas Songs of Praise

Bamber Bridge

Town 'terrorised' by youths - this is what the police are doing

27 cinematic new Millennium pictures from the heart of Preston

Blackpool’s Bloomfield Road

A football club is something a lot of homes see as a place of hope

The glass portico of the Public Hall can be seen down the street to the left, while on the right are the Electricity Showrooms at 40 & 41 Lune St. In the far distance is the Corporation Arms

30 historic retro pictures of Preston in 1930

New podcast, 'Wise Words', caters exclusively for retirees - presented by David Hamilton

Over-65 spends less than an hour a day talking to other people

Honour-based abuse offences in Lancashire have risen in the last two years. Picture: Adobe Stock

Shocking figures reveal rise in honour crimes like FGM in Lancashire

King Charles III has given The King's Award for Voluntary Service to nine groups in Lancashire. Credit: Getty

The 9 Lancashire volunteer groups honoured by the King

Gareth chose a mushroom pasta dish for one of his four meals

I've just ordered four meal kits for £3 and I can't wait to try them

Great-grandfather Vin Wardman has turned his mobility scooter into a real-life Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, inspired by the 1968 film.

Watch: Man, 92, converts mobility scooter into Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Watch as 92-year-old Vin Wardman ‘test drives’ his Chitty Chitty Bang Bang model, which he created from an old mobility scooter and a mixture of household items.
Jessica Martin

A cannabis farm with an estimated street value of around £2.7million was discovered on Friday 8 November in Telford.

Watch the moment chainsaw-wielding police smash £2.7m cannabis factory

Three men have been arrested after fireworks were thrown at police officers.

Three men arrested for throwing fireworks at police on Bonfire Night

The University of Central Lancashire is looking at closing down nine subjects from next year.

We’re devastated that UCLan is planning to get rid of nine subjects

TV star Kirstie Allsopp has discovered Booths for the first time - and thinks it's revelation! (We agree!) Credit: Getty

Kirstie Allsop says she has fallen in love with a Lancashire brand

Martin Kemp will headline the Amazing Accrington Christmas Extravaganza this year.

80s pop icon Martin Kemp to headline a Lancashire Christmas event

What I love most about Lancashire is the people & our community pride

The Wee Chippy (Credit: Alan J Picken)

I always wanted to run a chippy! Beloved fish & chip shop up for sale

The top reason driving people to move was the fact it may not meet their mobility needs as they get older

More than half of homeowners want to ‘improve not move’ their home

Hawes Side Academy is hosting another swith-on event on November 15

Blackpool primary school to host its own switch-on event again

Woodlands Conference Centre in Southport Road, Chorley

Former college site to be demolished - here's when and why

Various sports pitches across the Ribble Valley are receiving a funding boost. Credit: Joppe Spaa on Unsplash

Sports pitches, playgrounds & broadband set for funding boost

Giant Scarf Project

It’s time to get Preston knitting!

Leon Marseglia (left), Co-founder and CEO of Youth Group UK, and Jack Parsons (right), Co-founder and Group CEO of Youth Group.

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Tallan Gill outside Kirkham Grammar School with two of its pupils.

Kirkham Grammar School's new headteacher reflects on his first term

27 pubs in Lancashire are offering poppy-themed glasses

27 pubs where you can get a Royal British Legion poppy pint glass

Siobhan Gahagan outside Mary's Newsagents in Penwortham

Newsagents opens in Penwortham - with a very special name

We want to know why you #LoveYour Lancashire

Why we're writing a love letter to Lancashire and how to get involved

Victoria Atkinson, Matron for Community and Specialist Services for Children and Young People at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, has been awarded the prestigious title of Queen’s Nurse by the Queens Nursing Institute (QNI).

We are so proud - Victoria embodies all a Queen’s Nurse should be

UK Carline rallies to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness

A former member of the Military Police will pay tribute to fallen comrades by joining the Cenotaph march-past in London

As I march past the Cenotaph, I will be grateful I am still alive

Lancashire Police raids sees multiple arrests for drugs and modern slavery involving children in Blackpool

Raids see multiple arrests for modern slavery involving children

The Nolans Maureen And Denise at Blackpool-based Park Community AcademyThe Nolans Maureen And Denise at Blackpool's Park Community Academy

Bernie always wanted to give back, this was lovely to celebrate her

Foster carer Yvonne with foster son Ryan

I found my family when I met my foster carer, she helped me be me

The Bolton Road church building and inset, how the site could look

Church could be demolished to make way for a new mini supermarket

As an Official Partner, the brands will gain global visibility throughout the Premier League season at all home matches, including 19 Premier league matches and domestic cup games

Ad Feature Nottingham Forest FC lands another sponsorship deal

'Huge' donation means cash-strapped club can host fireworks show

I used to play for the Wigan Warriors, now I'm transforming this pub

King Charles III reacts as he views tributes outside Southport Town Hall, during his visit to meet with members of the local community.

Floral tributes laid for victims of Southport stabbings to be removed