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Vet Olivia Goodman checking over animals at an RSPCA Community Paws initiative at Valley Street Community Centre in Burnley.

Struggling pet owners receive free support and advice at RSPCA event

North West bus operator Transdev is offering a guaranteed job interview to retail staff with a driving licence who are looking for a fresh start following the collapse of high street retailer Wilko

Transdev offering job interviews to Wilko staff

Craig Smith, landlord of The Swan in Burnley town centre.

Historic Burnley pub and creative café beats hundreds to scoop regional award

SELRAP was started in 2001 by a like-minded group with the intention of re-opening the 12 mile stretch of line from Skipton to Colne

Rail campaign group says East Lancashire 'shunted aside' in new report

Long-term planning is needed for major transport investments - so the North is getting its priorities in order

Last chance for Lancashire residents to influence where transport cash is spent

Primark customers will be able to order items online and collect them instore

Primark expands online shopping service to 32 more UK stores

HAPPA (Horses and Ponies Protection Association) are delighted to announce that they have made it through to the finals of the Be Inspired Business Awards (BIBAs), in the categories Community Business of the Year and Apprentice Team of the Year.

Happy days for HAPPA

A British man died in a paragliding accident in Portugal

British man dies in Portugal in tragic paragliding accident

Shaun Foxcroft is the man behind the Pendleside Warriors campaign, launched in 2021 with the aim of raising £1M for Pendleside Hospice

My Burnley: Meet the man who intends to raise £1M for Pendleside Hospice

Rossendale author and poet Frank Burton will be showing his work at the book market and publishers fair at Burnley Market this Saturday as part of the Burnley Words Festival

New chapters for Burnley Words Festival this weekend

Queens Park in Burnley is proud to be the first and only park in the north of England to host Park Yoga.

Burnley park becomes only one in north to host Park Yoga

This majestic island is for sale in Loch Lomond and it has 14th century links to Robert the Bruce

Look around Loch Lomond’s ‘most tranquil’ island on sale for £995,000

Lidl has announced plans to recruit for 1,500 new jobs across the UK as the retailer expands

Lidl to recruit 1,500 new roles amid expansion plans - how to apply

Primark shoppers will now be able to order online as the high-street retailer launches its click and collect service across more UK stores

Primark launches online delivery service for more UK stores

Top 10 most dangerous roads in England revealed by motoring experts

The Met Office is warning of cold temperatures

UK to get Arctic blast as Met Office warns frost and cold to return

Be Inspired Business Awards (BIBAs) 2023

Be Inspired Business Awards: Top suppliers announced for September ceremony

The Ugly Truth by L C North

The Ugly Truth by L C North:  book review

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

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

Credit: Adobe Images

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

Gritters will hit the roads across Lancashire today

Gritters hit Lancashire’s roads as temperatures set to dip

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

Spain issues advice to British tourists amid Dengue-fever outbreak

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

200,000 teachers to strike over next three days

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

Met Office issue yellow weather warning as high winds expected

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

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

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

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

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

A North-South divide in health is apparent

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

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Lancashire

Yellow weather warning of ice for Lancashire until Monday morning

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

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)

UK to ring in 2023 on ‘wintry’ note thanks to icy blast from US

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

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

Summer Solstice at Stonehenge

When do the lighter nights return in the UK?

Bookies are in favour of a white Christmas this year

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

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

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

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

Terry Wood, president, Royal British Legion; veterans Brian Whittaker and John Mainland, who also runs the Veterans’ Café at the Cross Axes pub in Great Harwood; and Lancashire-based Transdev bus engineers Patrick Mclaughlin and Stephen Buckley.

Burnley buses adorned for Remembrance Days

Retired teacher Gina Airey, 63, was diagnosed with vascular dementia five years ago.

New £4.3 million prize to find technology that supports people with dementia

Hi-tech skills of the future will be the focus of the chamber of commerce led Lancashire Local Skills Improvement Plan

Lancashire chambers of commerce set to lead on plan to improve skills in county

British author Ken Follett

Ken Follett's blockbuster Never imagines the end of the world

Train operator, Northern, has launched a flash sale with over 1 million tickets for journeys across the North of England available for just £1

Train tickets for journeys across Lancashire and the North on sale for £1 today

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