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The beloved UK theme park which now lies abandoned
The once-thriving park closed permanently in 2012
Lancashire Police launch investigation after man found with stab wounds
A man has been found with stab wounds, prompting an investigation by Lancashire Police.
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Police are urgently looking for man after 3 teen girls were sexually assaulted in Blackburn
Police are urgently searching for a man in connection with the sexual assault of three teenage girls in Blackburn.
The Parbold railway landmark built by the engineer who first invented traffic lights
The signal box is Grade II listed
The Southport cameraman helping to feed HSTikkyTokky's manosphere dream
Just five years ago, Sam was working as a car salesman at a Honda dealership in Southport, now he appears in a hit Netflix documentary
Cherished Preston Egg Rolling returns to Avenham Park this Easter - full family day details
Join the family fun as Preston's cherished Easter egg rolling festival returns to Avenham Park this Easter Monday with exciting performances and workshops.
Illegal Lancashire fly-tipping site named one of England's 'worst' as Government commits to pay for clean-up
The Government is funding the clean-up of 10,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste in Lancashire as part of a zero-tolerance action plan on waste crime.
Blackpool MP Chris Webb on why the seaside resort should become City of Culture 2029
'Blackpool is brilliant'
Man taken to hospital after being 'punched and stabbed' in serious assault
A 49-year-old man from Southport was arrested on suspicion of Section 18 wounding with intent
Driver caught working for baby-faced drugs gang in a stolen Ford Fiesta
David Johns was jailed for three years
New plan to 'transform' UK town centres
Sir Keir Starmer's government has vowed to "restore pride and opportunity in neighbourhoods across the country"
Blackpool 'offers something for families that Manchester's not got'
The seaside resort is up for the City of Culture title
Why a turret from the Houses of Parliament is now based in a Lancashire rose garden
The pinnacle was installed in 1937
The grand Lancashire house with a strange Latin phrase etched above the front door
The property was built in the early seventeenth century
This is what's happening with flytipping near multi-million pound Preston flood defences
Action is finally being taken on flytipping near Preston’s new £54m flood defence works....
Blackburn restaurant looks to open dessert parlour & 6 other new East Lancashire applications
A popular Blackburn restaurant is looking to open a separate dessert parlour in the town.
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2 road closures, 2 lane clsoures & other major roadworks starting across Preston next week
Next week, numerous roadworks are beginning across Preston, including two separate pairs of road and lane closures.
Dietician's 'first line of defence' for energy and immunity
Coming out of winter, it can be tough to find a boost
Pensioners issued warning about when they access their funds
A retirement expert look at the other ways to source your income