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The newly crowned winners of the BIBAs 2026 at Blackpool Tower ballroom

Lancashire businesses honoured at the BIBAs - all the 2026 winners

Malcolm Denmark, CEO of Media Concierge Group

Media Concierge delivers £12.9m EBITDA since National World take over

Top 10 Lancashire inspired UK baby boy names - you won't believe what made the list

Top 10 Lancashire inspired baby boy names in the UK

Lancashire Apprenticeship Award winners 2025

Finalists unveiled for the 2026 Lancashire Apprenticeship Awards

Car fans are in for a treat as Hot Wheels Stunt Show is back for 2026

Preston Crown Court

Mum forced to move & change children's school after masked gang attack

A GP is urging people to ‘tap the NHS App’ to manage their health care after a survey showed more than 1 in 5 people in the North West missed an NHS appointment because they forgot or were late.

GP urges patients to 'tap the NHS App' to prevent missed appointments

Preparations are under way in Clitheroe ahead of a visit by King Charles III

LIVE: King Charles visits Lancashire today - every visit as it happens

Joey Barton is due to stand trial after being accused of sending malicious tweets to football pundit Eni Aluko.

Ex-footballer and manager guilty of sending grossly offensive messages

City of London Police are appealing for help to trace Christina Parfitt, 40, as part of a probe into an organised crime group accused of selling fake and unlicensed drugs online at heavily discounted prices.

Detective hunt woman flooding Lancashire with fake weightloss jabs

NHS bosses in the North West issue message to patients during junior doctors strike

NHS bosses issue message to patients during junior doctors strike

Lancashire teen Jay Slater. His body was found with his possessions and clothes a month after he went missing i Tnerife after attending the NRG music festival with two friends

Breaking LIVE Jay Slater Inquest: Coroner delivers verdict on teen's death

More than 400 Lancashire Police officers were signed off work last year due to stress, depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder, a Freedom of Information request has revealed

Breaking Police watchdog appeals for witnesses as man in 30s dies in custody

Watch the iconic new TV advert promoting Blackpool as it goes live

Manchester Airport

A guide to parking and travel at Manchester Airport

Firefighters tackling a huge fire at the former Dog Inn on Church Street, Preston

Breaking Watch: Flames pour from burning derelict pub as smoke billows into sky

Owen Turner (inset) has been jailed for 9 break-ins to businesses across Blackpool

Burglar responsible for 9 raids including theft at Costa Coffee jailed

12 major road closures affecting motorists in Lancashire this week

12 major road closures affecting motorists in Lancashire this week

Money mule statue created by Blackpool student

Stark warning issued to all college and uni students in Lancashire

Founder and managing director Peter Harrison along with some of the FGH team at the recent Eurovision in Liverpool, where they ran the security operation.

Lancs security firm named as one of the UK’s fastest growing employers

Amy Hurst (centre back) with others from the Women that Walk group on their trip to north Wales.

Wales is a lovely place but the people were just off – we got abused

More police officers off work due to suspensions in Lancashire

More Lancashire cops suspended from duty this year, new figures show

A pharmacist stocking shelves at a chemist

Number of pharmacies in Lancs declining as 16 close in last two years

The Seafood Pub Company's Derby Arms in Longridge

Lancashire pub company launching tax-free Mondays until the new budget

Extra bus services to be launched across Lancashire in September

Extra bus services to be launched across Lancashire in September

A Lancashire homeowner has described the 'hilarious' moment when she found a flock of sheep walking around on her roof.

Watch the bizarre moment a woman finds a flock of sheep...on her roof

Natalie Walker, 38, went viral on Tik Tok after getting an electric whisk stuck in her hair

Video: I'm the girl who got her hair caught in a whisk on Tik Tok

The signing of Lancashire's devolution deal in November - but has the election turned the smiles to uncertainty? [From left] Blackburn with Darwen Council leader Phil Riley, Lancashire County Council leader Phillippa Williamson, Levelling Up Minister Jacob Young and Blackpool Council leader Lynn Williams (image: Martin Bostock Photography)

We remain committed to securing a devolution deal for Lancashire

James O'Hara, 45, was found dead at a house in Barrowford

They have stripped our son of the dignity he deserved in death

Gran died after suffering fall when medics tried to lift her with a towel

Gran died after suffering fall when medics tried to lift her in towel

Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer from Location, Location, Location

Location, Location, Location is looking for house hunters in Lancs

Infected blood victim Brendan West from Colne

I lost my leg in service, now I have Hepatitis C from infected blood

Northern Lights seen at Highest Point Festival in Lancaster

Time Northern Lights could be visible in Lancashire again tonight

Oceanic Consulting reveal all the finalists of The British Muslim Awards 2024

All the finalists of The British Muslim Awards 2024 revealed

Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw said the funding 'will make our streets safer'

Breaking Labour's Clive Grunshaw wins back Police Crime Commissioner post

An inquest at Preston’s County Hall, heard Archie Stuart Tibbs died on September 16, 2023 at the Royal Blackburn Hospital.

Coroner probes death of baby found unresponsive snoozing with his dad

A Cadent worker replacing a gas main

Traffic delays on way as Lancs gas mains to undergo £80m upgrade

Holidaymakers in Lancs suffered the longest waits in UK to fly abroad

Breaking Man with links to Lancs wanted after mum murdered pushing baby in pram

A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued across Lancashire for Thursday, December 21

Weather warning in place for wind, power cuts & travel disruption

Discharge of sewage into a river. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The 'scandalous' amount of time sewage was released into waterways

One in 20 people could not contact their GP to book an appointment

One in 20 people could not contact their GP to book an appointment

The great white shark caught by Blackpool dad Gus Smith while on holiday in New Zealand

Exclusive Watch man catch great white shark while fishing on holiday

Jordan north, one of the most popular DJ on BBC Radio 1, is set to leave the station, with Made In Cheslea's Jamie Laing set to replace him in the drivetime slot. (Credit: BBC/Sarah Louise Bennett)

Lancashire offers messages of support as Jordan North leaves Radio 1

Check out the new Sonic the Hedgehog toys you can get at McDonald's

Check out the new Sonic the Hedgehog toys you can get at McDonald's

Maisie the Lurcher on arrival to the vet.

Dog who was the thinnest ever seen by the RSPCA is living best life

25 funny and fiendishly difficult Christmas pub quiz questions

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