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Toll for the M65: councillor suggests charge to 'fairly' fund repairs as another blasts 'double tax'
The route often floods - and is in need of £15m of work.
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More to be done for LGBT inclusion in sports, Preston rugby club says
Preston's Typhoons rugby club, which has been playing in the city since 2018, now say they are more popular than ever, despite ongoing challenges for the LGBTQ+ community.
'Abhorrent' Lancashire rapist caged for six years following assault on vulnerable young woman
Brian Matthews, 23, was jailed for six years and ordered to sign the sex offenders' register for life after being found guilty of raping a vulnerable young woman
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Circus performers shocked by racist graffiti as they perform in Chorley
The incident has left performers from around the world, including those from Kenya, Cuba, Romania and Brazil, shaken and upset, with many paying nearly £2,000 for visas to perform in the UK
Fleetwood man, 29, charged after 'spate of thefts' from B&M in Thornton-Cleveleys
The thefts allegedly involved goods worth a total of more than £300
Blackburn man filmed woman getting undressed
The victim was completely unaware she had been filmed
Lancashire pervert filmed woman getting undressed through her bedroom window
Dar, 44, of North Road, Blackburn, was given a 26-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months and ordered to sign the sex offenders' register for seven years
Family of Carnforth man 'paralysed from neck down' after horror holiday accident issues statement
Will Ponter was left paralysed from the neck down after diving into a swimming pool on the last night of his holiday in Turkey
Wigan Post Office receipt helped bring down £1.6m people smuggling gang
The brothers and their accomplices have all been handed a combined jail sentence of nearly 40 years
Children's nurse forged 16 medical letters in shocking £185k cancer con
In September 2025, she had pleaded guilty to defrauding the Scottish Pensions Authority of £185,442.95 between April 13 2021 to August 31 2024
Lancashire rents rise in every area as one town sees biggest increase
A new data map shows exactly how much extra tenants are paying each month
Funeral details announced for 'Mr Huncoat' Dave Parkins as residents urged to line streets
Mourners have also been asked to follow a special request in Dave's memory
Bodycam footage shows moment police stop dealer with £80k drug block in footwell
Officers later found £35,000 in cash hidden inside a bedroom wardrobe
Noah Woods' dad's heartbreaking tribute after missing toddler found in pond
Noah Woods, aged three, was last seen on Tuesday afternoon after running away from the Merriam Close playground in Brantham, Suffolk, where he had been under the care of his granddad
The powerful reason a Preston walking group is tackling the Guild Wheel
Members of Girls Who Walk Preston are preparing for a massive challenge this month
He lost three family members to tragedy - now he's racing to save lives
Daniel Cardwell has spent 18 months training for the gruelling 70.3-mile event
Police officer cries in court after secret relationship with drug dealer revealed
PC Tubah Hamid shared confidential information with a member of an organised crime group in Rochdale
Preston high school forced to close for 2 days while teachers go out on strike - here's why
Bishop Swarbrick has previously said he wants to use academy status “to protect, secure and develop the Church’s mission in education through greater collaboration and support between our school communities and parishes”.
Dead baby boy found hidden under floorboards wrapped in 1910 newspaper
Infant remains found by a builder during renovation work, with carbon dating suggesting the baby lived between 1726 and 1812, an inquest has heard
Major road taped off after car overturns near Crawshawbooth primary school
Police and fire crews were called to the scene