Police were called to a concern for welfare incident on the M65 near Blackburn last night (September 15).

The Premiership title race in the Anthony Axford North West Cricket League will go down to Saturday’s final day, with leaders Farnworth Social Circle retaining the advantage over Read following a pair of penultimate round wins.

Police are understood to be on the scene closing the road

Many games fell foul of the weather conditions last weekend and those that managed a finish had to rely on Duckworth Lewis Stern (DLS) to be able to set a target.

A new Lancashire leisure centre is nearing completion.

A special needs school in Briercliffe is inviting families to explore its educational facilities.

An East Lancashire councillor will not face criminal charges over a social media comment she posted about the shooting of American right-wing figure Charlie Kirk.

These are the faces of the four most wanted men in East Lancashire this week.

The sentencing of a Blackburn man and woman has been adjourned to November.

The company is best known for making innovative electrical cabinets, such as the world’s first PVC cabinet

Rev. Sam Cheesman, 40, recently moved to his new role as rector of St James Church in Clitheroe.

M Harrison Butcher, on Bacup Road, closed on Friday after the owners, Mark and Caron Harrison, announced plans to retire

US President Donald Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for former vice president and 2024 Democratic rival Kamala Harris.

The Italian prime minister has been left outraged after an adult website posted unauthorised and altered images of women including herself.

Police have released CCTV footage which they believe shows a fugitive father-of-three and one of his children, almost four years after they disappeared into the New Zealand wilderness.

Shares in UK banks have fallen sharply on the back of a report which urges the chancellor to place their profits in her sights in the coming budget.