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Construction on sections of the HS2 route have been delayed (Photo by Mark Case/Getty Images)

HS2 needs to be completed to transform north of England Patrick Hollis

Northern has advised customers to ‘check before you travel’ on two dates next week as the RMT stage their latest strike action on Thursday 16 and Saturday 18 March

Train strikes to resume next week - these are the dates and services affected Matthew Calderbank

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Where does the north of England start? Outrage caused by new map Ethan Evans

Gritters will hit the roads across Lancashire today

Gritters hit Lancashire’s roads as temperatures set to dip Colin Ainscough

Spanish authorities have issued advice amid a Dengue-fever outbreak in popular tourist hotspots

Spain issues advice to British tourists amid Dengue-fever outbreak Chelsie Sewell

A driver supporting the NEU strike action (Photo: Getty)

200,000 teachers to strike over next three days Patrick Hollis

<p>The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning across some parts of the UK as high winds are expected</p>

Read This Met Office issue yellow weather warning as high winds expected Chelsie Sewell

Beast from the East warning: UK to face snow and sub-zero temperatures Ethan Evans

A woman battles to keep control of her umbrella as she walks through a rain shower in Glasgow.

UK set to be battered by 80mph winds - Met Office sounds weather alert Sophie Wills

Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, speaking at the Convention of the North in Manchester. PIC: James Speakman/PA Wire

Michael Gove: “Spirit” of Thatcherism will help North of England Patrick Hollis

A man walks on the snow-covered path by the New River at sunrise, as steam rises from nearby houses in London.

Cold weather alert extended as UK braces for another deep freeze Sophie Wills

Blue Cross issue guidance on how to prepare your dog for a walk Daniel Mcneil

A North-South divide in health is apparent

Excess deaths 2022: How many extra people are dying this winter in Lancashire Catherine Musgrove

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Lancashire

Yellow weather warning of ice for Lancashire until Monday morning Aimee Seddon

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Barnardo’s urges people to donate unwanted Christmas presents to kids in need Jack Marshall

<p>A walker makes their way through fog on a frosty morning at Primrose Hill in north London. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)</p>

Read This UK to ring in 2023 on ‘wintry’ note thanks to icy blast from US Sophie Wills

Image shows a Northern train at station as they issue a Do Not Travel warning for the first week of 2023

DO NOT TRAVEL: Stark warning for Northern rail customers Nicola Adam

TransPennine Express has issued a statement to say that there are major cancellations across the network

Train operator issues ‘do not travel alert’ cancelling major routes Chelsie Sewell

Summer Solstice at Stonehenge

When do the lighter nights return in the UK? Beth Franklin

Bookies are in favour of a white Christmas this year

White Christmas odds 2022: Bookies favour snow - Met Office forecast Chelsie Sewell

John Devlin 10/09/2022. Stock images of rail strike. RMT Union. Striking rail workers.

"Do not travel": Rail passengers in Lancashire warned over RMT strikes next week Catherine Musgrove

The massive operation to clean Northern's trains every year n- which includes 32,759 microfibre cloths

Watch as a team of 500 cleaners take on task of cleaning Northern's trains Nicola Adam

Trains have not been turning up on time - or have been cancelled altogether - too often for liking of politicians and passengers

Demand for new train timetables to improve reliability in Lancashire Paul Faulkner

Jason Donovan performing at the BIBAs in 2019

'Biggest celebrity ever' promised for Lancashire business awards ceremony Tim Gavell

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Guild Hall, Harris and Preston City Hall

Lancashire short-changed after Brexit, claim advocates for the north by PA reporter

The team at Clitheroe-based Dr Sobia Medispa

Ribble Valley clinic wins big at UK Aesthetic Awards Dominic Collis

Motorists advised to check their insurance policies after latest storm forecasts

Double Trouble! Storms warning for Northern motorists Sally Todd, Editorial Assistant

Storm Corrie is set to hit the UK on Sunday and Monday (image: PA)

Read This Met Office introduces amber weather warnings for wind ahead of Storm Corrie Henry Sandercock

Storm Malik brought gusts of 147mph to the UK (image: Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty Images)

Boy, 9, dies as Storm Malik hits UK with 100mph winds Henry Sandercock

Startrails across the sky (credit Matthew Savage)

'Stars like diamonds on velvet': Magical astronomy in the Forest of Bowland Jack Marshall, Reporter

Train passengers are being urged to check travel changes

Train passengers urged to check travel changes Clare Kelly

A couple from Southport had a shock when they heard a commotion coming from their living room and found a tawny owl sat on the fireplace!

A chameleon rings a Preston doorbell and a sheep scores a goal in Rossendale Phil Cunnington

A Transdev ‘Little Hotline’ bus at Leyland Market. North-West bus operator Transdev is offering a flat £1 fare on on any journey on its buses across Lancashire and Greater Manchester this Boxing Day.

North west bus firm Transdev offering £1 fare on Boxing Day journeys across Lanc... Phil Cunnington

Cathryn Osborne, one of the stars of Be My Baby

All female cast and classic hits of the 60s set to make Burnley audiences laugh ... Susan Plunkett

Northern is introducing new timetables as part of changes occurring across the country

Rail passengers warned to check before they travel as Northern introduces new ti... Phil Cunnington

Since the cyber attack on Sunday (December 5), most of the affected SPAR shops have remained open but have operated as cash-only, with some stores only selling essentials such as bread and milk

SPAR gives important customer update about 'ransomware attack' as it wrestles ba... Matthew Calderbank

Professor Karen Broadhurst

New report highlights plight of neediest children in the north Fiona Finch

Angela Rayner speaking during a Labour conference in Blackpool on Saturday, November 27, 2021 (Picture: Dan Martino for The Gazette)

Labour's Angela Rayner says Boris has 'sold out north' during trip to Blackpool Emma Downey and Michael Holmes

Snow and ice expected across much of the UK, as Met Office warns of 'icy stretch... Chelsea Rocks

Could Lancashire become home to Britain's new national rail body?

Lancashire could bid to host new Great British Railways headquarters Paul Faulkner

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Vast sprawling 18th century Lake District getaway merging period features with m... Jack Marshall, Reporter

The Burnley Bus Company’s buses are being adorned with poppies to support the annual Poppy Appeal, as the nation prepares to remember the fallen. From left, veterans Geoff Lister, Michael Scott and Keith Webster watch as engineer Jonathan Ruston fits a poppy to one of the company’s buses.

Burnley Bus Company to honour the fallen with moving poppy tribute John Deehan

Northern regional director Chris Jackson

Rail operator looking for volunteers to keep Burnley stations clean and tidy Dominic Collis