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Week in court sees drug dealers jailed, pervert locked up and mum sobbing in the dock
Each has appeared in court this week
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Coronation Street legend Julie Hesmondhalgh lands major role in Call the Midwife spin-off
Set in 1939, the series will explore the impact of the Second World War on those running Nonnatus House
M61 traffic RECAP as crash causes HOUR-long delays and miles of queues
Emergency services are at the scene between Horwich and Chorley
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Uninsured driver with cannabis and outstanding warrant caught after police stop
Officers also seized two electric motorcycles during a busy operation
Work finally set to start on major luxury holiday flats in Blackpool
The seven-storey development will replace the fire-damaged Ambassador Hotel after years of delays
Seemingly ordinary couple's depraved double-life exposed in WhatsApp messages
Andrew and Lara Boyd appeared to be a 'middle-aged couple working hard in their employment' - but the reality was 'revolting'
Empty Southport snooker club set for 'luxury' transformation under new plans
Developers say the building could provide new homes for young professionals and retirees
'We took the bus back': Newlyweds swap wedding car to honour groom's late mum
After a drink at a Wetherspoons, Melanie and Christopher stunned commuters by boarding a bus to the reception
'Could of done a better pic': Wanted man appears to mock police with selfie
Nathan Muir is wanted on recall to prison
'I can't grieve': Mum's agony over delays after daughter's mental health ward death
Neveah Owen’s family are “in limbo” as they wait for a CPS decision over her death
University of Lancashire student wins awards for thought-provoking artwork depicting domestic abuse
A Lancashire student has drawn on her own experiences of abuse to help raise vital funds for charity - and she’s been awarded in the process...
Primary school avoids heatwave closure by teaching pupils down by a stream
The headteacher said pupils’ “brains turn back on” when they get into the water
Media Concierge delivers £12.9m EBITDA in first results since acquisition of National World
“What a year. The existing businesses within the group continued to grow and perform well, and the integration of National World has proved very successful.”
The 'disgrace' splitting Morecambe in half as £20m regeneration begins
Locals reveal what they want to see fixed as a decade-long regeneration plan gets under way
Two teenage boys arrested after bikes stolen from Lytham and Kirkham schools
One stolen bicycle has been recovered after the suspects were tracked down
Preston Davey's killer Jamie Varley faces 'non-stop warfare' in Monster Mansion
Vanessa Frake-Harris believes Jamie Varley will face "non-stop psychological warfare" behind the walls of the notorious prison — and could be at risk of two distinct forms of violence
Major update on Southport Pontins future as plans submitted after rumours
Britannia Hotels has submitted proposals for the empty holiday park after months of speculation
Tickets issued as parking chaos blocks 50mph road at Haslingden beauty spot
Police issued a stark warning over the dangers of swimming in the quarry
Rawtenstall stabbing probe launched as man in his 30s rushed to hospital
An air ambulance landed at the scene as police cordoned off the local market and bus station
Teenagers rushed to hospital after being pulled from sea in Fleetwood
Around 20 teenagers were caught out by the choppy waves and dangerous tidal currents