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Man detained at Buckshaw Parkway train station after 'aggressive' passenger sparks rail chaos

Police said he had gone onto the tracks and was in a "precarious position"

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Booths joins up with Margaret Mason to launch nationwide flower delivery service

Two Lancashire institutions have come together.

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Buckshaw Parkway incident LIVE as line blocked between Bolton and Preston with major delays

Services are being cancelled with disruption expected until lunchtime

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"The balance is now stacked in favour of developers": Council hit out after 300 home plan is approved

Council dismay after developer given go-ahead to build 300 houses in open countryside.

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Speeding biker jailed after killing beloved grandfather, 82, on Thornton Cleveleys crossing

Joseph Dawson struck Lee Towers during an annual family holiday - the first without his late wife

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Five day weather warning issued across Lancs as temps set to soar this week

Temperatures could rise above 30 degrees this week across Lancashire.

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Teen, 19, sends tragic final 'I may not survive tonight' text before horror crash

Kyle Patrick, 23, was driving at 'grossly excessive speeds' when his car crashed into a field in Perthshire

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M65 traffic RECAP with motorway shut after 'multi-vehicle pile up' as drivers face miles of queues

'Severe delays' are being reported

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Plans revealed for a dilapidated warehouse - formerly Gillibrand Fireplaces- in Preston city centre

An eyesore off Church Street in Preston City Centre could be the target of some “much sought after regeneration”.

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'A waste of time' - Trump says US-Iran ceasefire is now over as strikes resume

The President said the US military had "hit them very hard last night"

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Calls for Waterfoot's controversial '£55,000' pagoda to be moved amid questions

'We appreciate the strength of feeling in the community and will listen carefully'

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'Man on the tracks' as police and air ambulance rush to Buckshaw Parkway railway station

Police and the air ambulance are in attendance...

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'Service Station King' of the UK visits all 97 and shares biggest red flags he saw

Rich Cross, known as the 'Service Station King', has spent more than a decade visiting all 97 official UK service stations - the on-ground reality is surprising.

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Police swarm Whitworth street after 10-year-old boy 'assaulted'

At least six police vehicles and a dozen officers were at the scene

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Blaise Tapp: Forget the gym – a daily walk is all many of us need to do

As someone who is counting down the months until I reach my half century, I can say with a straight face that I feel in the shape of my life.

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M65 traffic updates as all traffic held westbound towards Preston and M6 after crash this morning

The crash is causing delays for those heading towards Preston, the M6 and M61 this morning...

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'A new era'- local community unites to give Lancashire Mind a £100,000 new home in Leyland

The local community has worked together to help provide a vital charity with a much-needed new home.

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Lancashire Reform chief backs Nigel Farage's by-election gamble

He said the “political establishment” was trying to bring Mr Farage down

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Mum found dead in own home with 'serious head injuries' pictured as police hunt suspect

A 43-year-old mum-of-one was found dead with serious head injuries at her home in Ireland

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Drink driver shouted 'why me' after he mowed down and killed motorcyclist

David Connah suffered horrific injuries after being propelled into bushes 80 metres from his motorbike