In these crazy times, it has never been more important to retain a strong moral compass and a clear sight of the things that really matter to us; it has never been more important to stand by principles and well defined priorities.
A war of words has broken out between Burnley Council and concerned residents who claim that several mature trees have been felled to make way for a warehouse development close to their homes.
Swingeing Government cuts to funding to help people quit smoking in the North West are denying vulnerable people the kind of "vital help" that could save their lives, according to Cancer Research UK.
One in five people across the North West claim to be in the worst financial position they have ever been in, with the uncertainty over how Brexit will impact things such as supermarket prices and the value of the pound likely to mean that more financial woe is on the horizon.
Burnley MP Julie Cooper has spoken of the "chaos" currently enveloping Parliament as yet more votes on the Brexit process failed to command a majority.
A widowed pensioner says he is resigned to his fate after being told that the life-saving drugs currently being used to keep his lung cancer at bay will stop in June.
