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Behind the scenes at the building of a new UK Combat Air Demonstrator at BAE Systems in Samlesbury

BAE praised as 'great place' to work

Combat Air Demonstrator

BAE demonstrator takes shape in Lancashire

The Hawk T1, and newer T2 versions are transonic, two-seat training aircraft used to train fast jet pilots (file photo/Alamy/PA)

What BAe Systems says following crash of Lancashire-made RAF Hawk T2

Tony and Sophie Spedding, who took on a running/walking challenge to raise funds for Baby Beat and Petals in memory of their daughter Rosie.

Wesham couple donate £3,645 to Baby Beat and Petals after challenge

Applethwaite Sales Advisor Gill with staff and children from Chuckles Nursery

'Valuable reassurance' - Life-saving debrillator donated to nursery

Iconic BAE aircraft made in Lancashire which shaped modern fighter jets turns 40

Iconic BAE aircraft designed and built in Lancashire turns 40

Predatory paedophile Robert Douglas, 26, of Ash Drive, Warton, who raped and sexually abused a girl has been sentenced to 16 years in jail and four years on extended licence.

Predatory paedophile given 20 year sentence for raping child

34 pics of cutting-edge BAE Systems tech at Farnborough Air Show

Jobs boost at BAE Systems Warton amid huge £708m defence industry contract extension

Jobs boost at BAE Systems Warton amid £708m defence contract extension

GCAP: Team Tempest currently supports 4,500 people working across industry and the MOD, including 3,000 apprentices and graduates recruited since 2022, 750 members in its Early Careers Network, and a supply chain of around 600 UK suppliers.

£708m contract is significant boost to Lancashire's defence industry

Meet Brontanax - the ‘secret weapon’ prototype built in Lancashire

Darren Wall approached the woman and her teenage daughter while they were out walking their dog at Harbour Lane, Warton

Man shouted racist abuse at mum and daughter on dog walk

Two of these Chinook helicopters were heard across the county | PICTURE: Pixabay

Your chance to step inside an RAF Chinook & explore a new career

Warton is set to get a new-look village centre after Fylde Council approved a £300,000 transformation scheme

Plans go in for the £300k revamp of village centre in Preston

Eurofighter Typhoon test aircraft departs Warton Aerodrome

BAE Typhoon test fires 'game-changing' weapon from Warton

The youth was wounded in a knife attack in Ingleton Road, Ribbleton, at around 7.20pm. He was taken to hospital but Lancashire Police said his injuries are not life-threatening.

Breaking Man charged with attempted murder after stabbing in Warton
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing at a home in Warton.
Matthew Calderbank

BAE Systems tests new weapon from Eurofighter Typhoon at Warton base

Eurofighter Typhoon test aircraft departs Warton Aerodrome

6,000 Lancashire jobs supported as major Typhoon deal moves forward

New technology is allowing BAE Systems to produce more explosives for the UK.

BAE boss thanks Lancs workers as "significant success" announced

11 of the most interesting plans submitted across Fylde recently

11 of the most interesting plans submitted across Fylde recently

Strikes are back on at BAE Systems sites across Lancashire

Hundreds of BAE workers in Lancashire announce new strike

Police were called to Inglewhite Road, Longridge at around 2am on Wednesday (January 14). A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

Police update on search for missing 39-year-old woman

13 interesting plans submitted across Fylde over the past 2 weeks inc new padel centre & apartment block

13 interesting plans submitted across Fylde over the past 2 weeks

Bae Systems Warton Aerodrome have submitted plans for its site.

'We'll bring Christmas chaos to BAE' - union escalate strike action

Pictured: BAE Hawk trainer aircraft. A letter of intent has been signed to produce a pilot trainer replacement for the Royal Air Force, with defence giants Saab, BAE Systems, and Boeing. Despite this, Aeralis remain confident its proposal will be successful.

Hundreds of jobs for young people on offer at BAE- here's how to apply

The moment a helicopter helped to rescue a striken plan from the marshes near BAE Systems

Breaking Plane which crash landed close to BAE Systems removed by helicopter

The air ambulance at the scene on the marshes close to BAE and Warton Aerodrome

Breaking Emergency services update after plane crash lands near BAE Warton
Emergency services remain on the scene after a small plane crash-landed near BAE Warton Aerodrome.
Emma Dukes

Police, fire and ambulance crews have descended on Warton Aerodrome after a light aircraft crash landed on marshes behind the BAE site this afternoon (Wednesday, November 5)

Huge emergency response as plane crash lands near BAE site in Warton

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks to workers during a visit to BAE Systems in Warton, Preston, after the signing of a deal with Turkey worth up to £8 billion for 20 UK Typhoon fighter jets - the biggest fighter jet exports deal in a generation

Starmer hails world-class BAE staff as £8bn Typhoon deal boosts jobs

Protesters gathered outside BAE Systems in Warton on Tuesday (September 23) as residents voiced their opposition to the proposed wind farm cable route

Protesters fear new wind farm cable could lead to plane crashes at BAE

Former BAE Systems chief test pilot Craig Penrice

I ejected from a plane not once but twice as an RAF pilot

Fylde MP Andrew Snowden has called on the Government to place an order for more Typhoon fighter jets from BAE Systems

MP urges Government to order Typhoon jets to protect thousands of jobs

Rosewood Gardens in Warton was among the sites Elan purchased from administrators

Land in Lancashire wanted for housing

Angela Procter, author of Children Of The Storm, still has a fragment of the plane that crashed into a school in Freckleton, and a burnt piece of material that remained of her sister's dress after she survived the Freckleton Air Disaster 81 years ago.

I kept part of the plane wreckage that killed my sister 81 years ago

A street scene of homes at Anwyl’s recently completed Cross Fields development in Catterall

Anwyl completes two housing developments in Lancashire

Freckleton Park

Cash released to improve park with 'well-known trip hazard'

Staff assembling a Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft at BAE Systems' Warton plant in Lancashire

"Betrayal" of BAE workers as Typhoon fighter jets production ends

New technology is allowing BAE Systems to produce more explosives for the UK.

BAE Systems: This is what bosses will announce at today's AGM

The Subway branch in Berry Lane, Longridge has closed permanently

Subway branch shuts suddenly after 11 years

Canberra aircraft flying over Blackpool Pleasure Beach

Cottam Air Disaster - what happened during tragic crash

Flt Lt Thomas Evans, who was killed in the Cottam Canberra crash, and the fields in Cottam where the Canberra crashed in March 1952

New memorial soon to be unveiled at site of Cottam Air Disaster

Brookfield Vale

Unlock a smooth move in Lancashire this May

A CGI of the Westwood at Rosewood Gardens, Warton

Final three new homes for sale at Warton development

Beaumont Green development in Warton

Boost to Lytham infrastructure thanks to £1.2M investment from housebuilder

The Fighter Show follows Lancashire-built jet teh Eurofighter Typhoon to Las Vegas

The Fighter Show follows Lancashire-built jet to Las Vegas

Texan Close (Credit: Unique Estate Agency)

Grand 3 bed Warton family home with garden summer house on the market

The Eurofighter Typhoons took off from BAE at Warton and thundered through the skies over Lancashire on Wednesday evening (January 22)

Why Eurofighter Typhoons were "low and loud" in Lancs skies last night

Two teenagers were arrested after thieves were spotted trying car door handles in Warton

Teens arrested after being caught with suspected stolen bank cards

Two major contracts for Eurofighter Typhoon will secure thousands of jobs at BAE Systems in Lancashire

Eurofighter deals secure thousands of Lancashire jobs at BAE Systems

A preview of the new discounted voucher platform from Central Radio

Central Radio launches discount voucher platform for Lancashire locals

A Second World War vintage Mustang fighter

Search for Preston hero pilot who swerved schools to avoid impact

The Clifton in Lytham Road, Warton has closed after the landlords were reportedly evicted by the brewery

Pub closes after 'heartbroken' landlords given 24 hours to vacate

Recommendations to update the Samlesbury Enterprise Zone in Lancashire could see new business opportunities and more sustainable travel. Credit: Image from a BDP planning report at Ribble Valley Council.

New businesses & sustainable travel could coming to Samlesbury

Jacob Hughes with his son, Leon

Family firm vows to continue serving customers after hugely challenging 12 month...

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Lancashire start-up business expands into new factory

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