6+ hour, 50+ min ago   (313+ words) The proposal relates to land off Higher Ramsgreave Road and seeks permission in principle for one detached house. Planning documents describe the site as a rectangular parcel of land next to existing homes and argue it would represent a logical…...

6+ hour, 50+ min ago   (418+ words) A Burnley HGV driver who admitted taking a lorry and trailer onto a Lancashire motorway despite believing it could be dangerous has been handed a community order. Kevin Ewens, 64, of Carholme Avenue, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court after pleading…...

1+ day, 42+ min ago   (312+ words) Angela Rayner has brushed off Donald Trump’s backing for a united Ireland, saying the Government remains committed to the Good Friday Agreement. The US president triggered a diplomatic row on Saturday by claiming during a visit to Dublin that Irish…...

1+ day, 6+ hour 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…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (779+ words) Holidaymakers across England face a new tax on overnight stays under Government plans to give mayors greater economic power in their regions. Local leaders will set the fee as a percentage of the cost of accommodation, rather than a flat…...

4+ day, 6+ 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…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (491+ words) Plans to give England’s mayors the power to introduce a tourist tax will be set out on Thursday. The levy will be decided by local leaders and charged as a percentage of the cost of accommodation to overnight visitors, rather…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (533+ words) TV star Georgia Harrison has warned that failure to take action on explicit images could lead children to suicide. The 31-year-old found fame on reality shows The Only Way Is Essex and Love Island, but in recent years has turned…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (759+ words) Reform UK is under criminal investigation after allegations the party breached donation rules on foreign funding. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police have launched an inquiry after receiving “a number of reports” following a Channel 4 News broadcast last week, the force…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (437+ words) A housing developer has said it is "disappointed" and is "considering its next steps" after plans for an 80-home development in the Ribble Valley were refused by the council. Plans for the Salesbury View development in Wilpshire, close to the…...