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It is fitting that in 2018, the centenary of the first women winning the right to vote in the UK,

Do you recognise these men? Chorley Police would like to speak to them after an assault in Chorley last month.

Chorley’s very own food and drink event, A Taste of Chorley, is just around the corner and people can now

A community safety partnership campaign which aims to clampdown on anti-social behaviour during spring months has proved successful, after figures

Lancashire children will be learning more about what life is like for those with potentially life-threatening food allergies. A new

The winners of the 13th annual Fantastic Book Awards have been chosen by young readers in Lancashire. Pupils aged nine

Lancashire County Council’s wealth of countryside sites, picnic spots and nature reserves mean you need look no further than your

Helmshore Mills Textile Museum is set to reopen to the public on Saturday. The museum complex had been closed apart

A Newton-le-Willows man has been prosecuted by St Helens Council after admitting to a fly-tipping offence. Council environmental officers were

People are being encouraged to check out Picnic in the Park on Sunday 3 June as part of a dedicated

Lancashire Constabulary have chosen Dementia Action Week to launch a new initiative designed to help safeguard people with dementia. Working

Network Rail and Northern announced today they will be commissioning an independent report and recommendations into the preparations and processes

National Smile Month has arrived in St Helens. The Healthy Living Team’s national award-winning Oral Health Service will be holding

A year on from a life-saving operation at Southport hospital a pensioner has described his care as “brilliant” and said

Drivers on the M60 will be able to benefit from wider lanes in time for the bank holiday weekend, helping

The team behind the award-winning Foodie Friday in Stockport has announced plans to expand their operations to Huyton Village, in

Lancashire Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist suffered serious injuries on the A570 Rainford Road, near Ormskirk. At 11.10am

Shared Lives Week is just around the corner and Lancashire County Council is looking for more people to become carers.

Knowsley Safari’s latest attraction – a £1.4m new home for two rare Amur Tigers – is opening to the public

One Vision Housing have completed dementia-friendly refurbishments of three of their Independent Living schemes as part of a £1m plan