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Foam floating along the River Tame after reports of pollution

Watch: Drone footage of shocking river foam in town

Margaret Lees with her cows as they cross the road from Park Farm in Ramsbottom.

Watch: Farmer stunned after driver complains about cows crossing road

The Jurassic World gates

Jurassic World Exhibition arrives in Manchester

'It's a deal': Lancashire gets devolution done, but without a mayor - for now...

The Waggon Inn, Uppermill

I visit the quaint countryside village famous for nightlife & celebs

The North West has a diverse array of high-performing sixth form schools (Image: National World/Google Maps)

The North West's 19 best sixth form schools and colleges for A-Levels

The Royal Bolton Hospital where Auta worked

Mum who left 10 week old baby home alone to die is jailed

Mark Rosebury was jailed following an investigation by Lancashire Police's online child abuse investigation team

Police officer caught with hundreds of indecent images of children

Osman with his latest car, a Citroen DS4, which is on finance after wife Maria told him to stop buying cars on Facebook Marketplace.

Watch: Man spends almost 20k on seven dodgy cars in nine months

Bella was starved to death, and found to have chewed up toothbrushes in stomach, after RSPCA found her body

Chewed up toothbrushes found in stomach of starved dog

Two men were arrested after police investigated reports of a drone flying near Leyland's HMP Wymott

Car flips onto roof during chase after reports of drone near prison

BM - MWjly24-712078 - Callum Mulkeen is excited to get back to his apprenticeship with Barratt Homes

Lancashire homebuilder helps apprentice learn the tools of the trade

Cameron Breslin was jailed for more than seven years for his role in an aggravated burglary in Skelmersdale

Man who ransacked elderly couple’s home jailed

MMA - Two professional fighters boxing

Lancashire's most popular martial art revealed as UFC comes to Manchester

Lancashire Police have charged 13 people with firearms and drug supply offences

13 people with firearms and drug supply offences following raids

Courteeners announce huge UK tour - how to get tickets
Courteeners announced earlier this week that they’ve a new album on the way and the big announcements just keep on coming.
Patrick Hollis

LGBT Holidays

North West sees surge in LGBTQ+ travel searches this summer

Actors Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad, a Netflix show about the pair's unlikely partnership to make illegal drugs in makeshift labs. (pic by Getty)

OAP arrested for running UK's biggest 'Breaking Bad' Crystal Meth lab

Left to Right: Joint Managing Directors, Lee Stuart and Mark Stuart

Skelmersdale-based energy firm ranks in top 10 best places to work

North West start-ups secure £16.6m boost

Frankie Jules-Hough, 38, was fatally injured in a crash on the M66 in Bury, Greater Manchester on Saturday (13)

Crackdown on boy racers by grieving partner of Hollyoaks actress

Hidden Oaks in Ribchester, where the classes will be held on a Monday morning

Lancashire swim school expands to meet growing demand ahead of summer

Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) Community Cup

Greater Manchester Youth Network announce 5-a-side Community Cup this summer

Is this the best job in the world?

Lancashire housebuilder on the hunt for 'Archi-tot' to design future homes

Car thief David Stephenson was chased by police after stealing vehicle with 89-year-old woman inside.

Watch: Man chased by police after stealing car with woman, 89, inside

Greater Manchester Police refer themselves to IOPC after a mum was murdered by a man with links to Burnley

Cops referred to IOPC for contact with murder suspect with Lancs links

The top UK regions for cherry blossom trees to visit this spring.

The top UK regions for cherry blossom trees to visit this spring
Derbyshire, Greater London and Greater Manchester are the best places in the UK to see Sakura Cherry Blossom trees bloom this spring, according to new data.
Stephanie Bateman

Does Lancashire need to fly the flag for its 'real' identity?

Call to preserve ‘real Lancashire’ - before it’s lost forever

Pianist Dominic Downs will return to St Michael's church next month

Young star set to return to St Michael's Church next month

Uncle Joe's Mint Balls have stood the test of time.

Watch as we go behind-the-scenes with Uncle Joe's Mint Balls

Heather's 2-year-old Zuchon, Crumpet covered in Sugar Puffs. A video shows a woman's hilarious reaction to her dog getting sugar puff cereal stuck in her fur.

Hilarious dog turns into the Honey Monster after raiding Sugar Puffs

Michael Ridings, who is missing from his home in Fleetwood, is wanted on recall to prison (Credit: Lancashire Police)

Missing man wanted on recall to prison 'may appear confused'

Choose GMYN as your Charity of the Year

It’s not too late to choose Greater Manchester Youth Network as your Charity of ...

An Edstart PE session in action, being ran by one of their many qualified coaches.

PE organisation offers sessions to school children across Lancashire

Thunda - Steve Jordan's son's support dog

North West wealth management business raises over £65,000 for Support Dogs

The Hale Barns branch near Altrincham in Trafford opened in 2015 but will close in the coming months, with Asda set to take over the store. Picture credit: Steven Barber

Booths to close store as supermarket rival announces takeover

Ferrets and guinea pigs were found abandoned in two separate incidents on the street ahd had to be rescued by the RSPCA.

Ferrets and guinea pigs left for dead after being cruelly dumped

Sisters Elma and Thelma who are Britain's oldest twins aged 104

Britain's oldest twins, 104, reveal their secret to a long life

TLC: Talk, Listen, Change 2024.

Manchester-based charity secures major investment to fund new commercial startup

Professor Sheena Cruickshank. Photo: The University of Manchester

A community approach can chart the path to cleaner air

Jenna Coleman as Detective Ember Manning in the Jetty. Credit: BBC/Firebird/Ben Blackall

BBC releases first look at Jenna Coleman's new show set in Lancashire

The North West Air Ambulance Charity were called to more than 3,000 missions across the North West in 2023

North West Air Ambulance Charity called out a record number of times

Redrow homes at Worden Gardens, Leyland.

Redrow Lancashire launches search for longest ever resident ahead of 50th annive...

The aftermath of the tornado that swept through Stalybridge in Greater Manchester

Doorbell camera captures tornado sweeping through residential street

Yellow warning of rain affecting North West England issued by the Met Office

Yellow warning of rain affecting North West England issued by the Met Office

The pre-vaccine Covid era saw restrictions and rules change regularly

Blackpool’s bid to escape "blanket" Covid restrictions was ignored, leader says

The pre-vaccine Covid era saw restrictions and rules change regularly

Lancashire was seen by government as more 'Covid co-operative' than Manchester

Bolton West MP Chris Green (right) visiting the Bioprinting Technology Platform with Dr Ian Wimpenny. Photo: The University of Manchester

MP visits revolutionary bioprinting facility at University of Manchester

FILE PHOTO Carol Vorderman.

Carol Vorderman outraged over King's claim on Lancashire money

Young people supported by Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN)

Charity event success with businesses pledging to support Manchester’s young peo...

One of the signs close to Chorley's border with Greater Manchester - on the A6, Bolton Road - warning of a Clean Air Zone that has now been scrapped (image: David Nowell)

Lancashire sets out stance on clean air charging zones for polluting vehicles

Calvin Buckley, 40, the partner of Frankie Jules-Hough, 38, speaking outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, after appeal judges added three years to a 12-year jail term handed to a boxing coach who admitted causing the death of Ms Hough, a pregnant mother-of-two in a motorway crash.

Ex-partner of M66 crash victim upset by appeal ruling on danger driver

Midge Hall station (image: Google)

Station where trains stop but passengers can't get off could be reopened

The high speed line was never going to come to Lancashire, but the trains were (image: HS2 Ltd.)

HS2: northern leg to Manchester officially scrapped

One of the Community Information Panels in Manchester City Centre

GMYN urges Greater Manchester businesses to support region’s young people with n...