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Andrea Seed, training at Kaos Gym in Preston after competing in the Official Strongman Games

Watch: Blind Date couple’s vows renewal and female powerlifters

Bobbie Butters powerlifting in a competition

Meet the female powerlifting champions breaking barriers in sport

Blackpool Circus

Spectacular Easter entertainment awaits at The Blackpool Tower Circus

Olympian James Guy meets children at Westholme School

Olympian makes a splash at Westholme School

Ms Philippines Great Britain 2024

Great British Hobbies - Pageant queens and model railways

Kofi Josephs speaking at Westholme School.

Professional basketball player Kofi Josephs inspires students at Westholme Schoo...

Lee Gamble with the Berry Recruitment app

App leads to re-brand of recruiter’s division

Paige-Elise Harrison and Paul Sculthorpe MBE

Rugby League Hall of Famer appointed to Expand UK Reach

Ribble team riders will again be participating in this year’s Ribble Valley Ride.

10th anniversary Ribble Valley ride targets £10k for local charities

The sun sets over Southport pier. Image: robin - stock.adobe.com

Southport named one of happiest places to live in the North West

Research of 2,000 adults revealed Queen Victoria’s 63-year reign from 1837 to 1901 and the Tudor period were other areas of interest

History buff Brits consider WWII to be the most interesting period

A vintage bus in Heysham Village.

Lancashire seaside town named price hotspot as property prices soar

A perfect bank holiday without fail – Walkers to give away 10,000 packs of new smokin’ BBQ sauce crisps – if it rains.

Walkers to give away 10,000 packs of new smokin’ BBQ sauce crisps – if it rains

Roberts & Co Estate Agents in Preston compiled the video alongside many other businesses who can all be seen passing the paper-made colourful torch to one another.

Lancashire businesses send Team GB Olympians a video message

The Lancashire athletes representing Team GB during the Paris 2024 Olympics

The Lancashire athletes representing Team GB during the 2024 Olympics

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, at night

Blackpool Pleasure Beach up for 12 awards at UK Theme Park Awards
Lancashire’s iconic theme park, Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort is in the running for 12 national awards in the UK’s Theme Park Awards.
Luke Patrick

Wrea Green members celebrate their nomination

Lancashire cricket club shortlisted for national award

Lancashire teen Olivia Plumb has been selected to represent Miss UK and it’s all thanks to trying on prom dresses!

Lancashire girl picked for Miss Teen GB

Mark Tompsett will swim backstroke for GB at the Paris Paralympics

Chorley swimmer Mark Tompsett in GB Paralympics squad

Tributes have been flooding in following the death of the former Leeds Rhino rugby player who died on Sunday aged 41 after battling with motor neurone disease.

Readers pay tribute to the late Rob Burrow

Marc Leonard is a wanted man with seven teams interested in him. He’s been linked with Preston North End for a long time. (Image: Getty Images)

Preston joined by Champions League side for £300k Brighton star

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Applications open for the chance to be crowned Miss Lancashire this summer

Nigel Staines, formerly a manager at Procter and Gamble in London, started dog training in the early 2000s

Training gave Crufts-bound dog owner new lease of life after crash

We can all help by making small changes. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Change can happen at all levels and it all counts

Five ingredients that should be avoided in your pet's dog food. Photo: Pexels

I’m a pet food expert - avoid these five ingredients in your dog’s food

The government has mandated that every household in Great Britain will be offered a smart meter by 2020.

Smart Meters - Why do 10% not work?

4.2 million passengers entered and exited Preston's only train station in 2021-22 (Credit: Google)

Preston railway station usage remains below pre-pandemic levels
Train station usage in Preston remained below levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic last year, new figures show.
Sean Gleaves

GB coach John Nuttall (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

Preston Harriers great John Nuttall has died aged 56

Left: Coleen Nolan (credit: coleen_nolan on Instagram). Right: Her daughter-in-law Madeleine Roche (credit: madeleine_roche on Instagram)

Coleen Nolan reveals pride after daughter-in-law wins Miss GB

The figures show Preston households pay an annual standing charge of £300.53 (Credit: Jacob King/ PA)

Households pay hundreds of pounds in extra charges on their energy bills

Sam preparing for action for the Lions against Italy

Meet the Lancashire lad who captains Great Britain's American Football Team

A view of Belfast city centre (Grifco)

Luxury, history, music and culture - a perfect weekend away in Belfast

Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Meet paralympian Jody Cundy

Great Britain U19 Safety Dan Schofield

Local American footballer gets Great Britain call up

Ilaria Smith will compete the title of Miss Teen Great Britain pageant 202 in October

Inspiring student makes bid for national pageant title

The Nottingham Panthers are devastated to report that forward Mike Hammond has passed away.

Great Britain ice hockey player Mike Hammond dies in car crash aged 33

Meet the hidden synchronised swimming club which harbours GB athletes

Cat Smith MP.

MP Cat Smith announces she will stand for new seat at next election

The latest figures from the Health and Safety Executive show 139 people reported suffering injuries at work in Lancaster in 2021/22.

Shocking new figures: more than 100 workers injured doing their jobs last year

Women's median hourly pay is 32.7% lower than men's.

8 Chorley companies with a gender pay gap

Women's median hourly pay is 30.1% lower than men's.

19 South Ribble companies failing to close the gender pay gap

Voters will be required to show photo ID to vote in the May elections

Government introduces new rule to vote in elections this spring

Anne Sykes' dress diary

Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes: life and times of 19th century Lancs socialite

Women's median hourly pay is 25.2% lower than men's.

19 Preston companies failing to close the gender pay gap

Hundreds of car accidents take place each day in the UK

How to avoid fines and driving points following a crash on the roads

Full list of Michelin star restaurants in the 2023 Michelin Guide

10 sausage-centred recipes to conquer the ‘teatime rut’ – including Sausage Trif...

24 restaurants have been added to the 2023 Michelin Guide United Kingdom & Ireland.

24 new restaurants added to the 2023 Michelin Guide UK & Ireland

Oscar at the top of Inglewhite

The six-year-old tackling Britain's 12 highest mountains

Preston Driving Test Centre in Chain Caul Road

Learners faced long waits for driving test following successive lockdowns

Learner drivers across the Lancaster district were forced to wait six months for a test.

Learner drivers forced to wait six months for test

The laughing clown at Blackpool Pleasure Beach - unfortunately unable to offer laughing yoga sessions on the beach

'Where is Blackpool Rock?' Hotel staff reveal most bizarre questions

Clinton Baptiste and his arch psychic enemy Ramone from the massively popular Clinton Baptiste’s Paranormal Podcast.

Clinton Baptiste and arch psychic enemy Ramone appearing at Lancaster Grand

Lisa Whiteside will be back in action next month (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

Steel City outing is next for Preston fighter Lisa Whiteside

George Roberts sits opposite the ‘experts’ on an episode of Married At First Sight UK.

George Roberts from Married at First Sight UK arrested