7+ hour, 12+ min ago   (306+ words) Thousands of invasive plants have been cleared from an East Lancashire nature reserve in just half a day. The effort took place near Jack House Reservoir in Oswaldtwistle, where United Utilities volunteers teamed up with the Hyndburn Prospect Foundation to…...

7+ hour, 41+ min ago   (334+ words) Plans to convert two dilapidated agricultural buildings into two homes in Rossendale have been approved by the council. Currently, the two buildings are being used as an agricultural barn and the other as a machinery store. The development will now…...

7+ hour, 36+ min ago   (221+ words) A rainbow-coloured masterpiece by a young artist has helped brighten the start of the school year. Four year old Lily was named winner of a back-to-school colouring competition organised by Specsavers Burnley, raising more than £70 for a community charity in…...

7+ hour, 41+ min ago   (335+ words) A popular walking route around a Lancashire reservoir has reopened following the completion of a £2 million maintenance project. United Utilities has confirmed that the path around Anglezarke Reservoir will be open to the public again after work on the historical…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (351+ words) Musical Times burst into the next year’s Classic picture with a wide-margin victory in the Betfred May Hill Stakes at Doncaster. Winner of her first two races at Newmarket and Yarmouth, she had not done anything to suggest she was…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (633+ words) Blackburn Rovers are hopeful Andri Gudjohnsen is likely to be fit to face Millwall in a major boost for Tony Mowbray. The Icelandic forward missed Tuesday night’s defeat by Sheffield United with a tight quad, but trained with his team-mates…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (245+ words) Two vehicles were destroyed and property damaged after fireworks were fired at a parked car in Clitheroe. The incident happened at around 9.35pm on September 9 in Walker Street and Taylor Street, where a group of youths reportedly set off fireworks before…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (466+ words) Plans have been submitted to build up to 150 homes on farmland on the edge of Wrea Green. Housebuilder Wain Homes has lodged an outline planning application for the development on land off Richmond Avenue and Bryning Lane. The proposal includes…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (390+ words) Former EastEnders star Shona McGarty has described having anxiety as a feeling of “impending doom”, as she discussed the pressures of growing up in the spotlight. The 34-year-old actress played Whitney Dean in the long-running BBC soap for 16 years, first…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (315+ words) Five new safety cameras are being rolled out to improve road safety on Lancashire roads, police have confirmed. The Sentio Shield cameras, designed to monitor vehicle speeds and deter dangerous driving, will replace existing Gatso cameras "at Lancashire locations where…...