A known drug dealer threw a box out of the window of his car as a “decoy” as police chased him. Blackburn Magistrates' Court heard the officer stopped to recover the box allowing Hassan Shazad to ...

Two reporters were killed and several were wounded on Tuesday in a gang attack in Haiti on the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital, Haiti’s online media association said. A police ...

An East Lancashire hospice says that additional government funding for the sector is welcomed but “limited” in its long-term sustainability.

More than 150 Children across Rossendale were treated to a free Santa’s Grotto this Christmas thanks to a local firm.

The Casey Group, working in Blackburn's Shadsworth and Whitebirk neighbourhoods, has partnered with Newground Together to provide festive cheer. The independent charity, part of the Together Housing ...

Volunteers have been handing out toys to children spending time in hospital during the holidays. The Light Foundation partnered with NHL Pharmacy and Eyecare and visited the Children's ward at the ...

A mum and daughter from Barrowford have completed a walking challenge in memory of Laura Nuttall, who died last year.

It’s Christmas Day, which means the anticipated new Wallace and Gromit movie is set to air – and a Burnley actor has a starring role. Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl will premiere on BBC One ...

Pupils from a group of East Lancashire schools have united to help those in need this winter. The students from Tauheedul Islam Girls' School and Sixth Form College (TIGHS), The Valley Leadership ...

Dr Eleanor Bryant has created a 'formula for festive harmony' after a study revealed almost half of families risk a 'Christmas lunch bust-up.' ...

Four more organisations have been given an early Christmas present after receiving grants from the council’s Cabinet Action Fund.

The Rt Rev’d Dr Jill Duff has released her Christmas message on behalf of Blackburn Diocese. In a message issued to all across the region, she promises that the perfect Christmas is unlikely to be ...