The UK’s largest canal charity the Canal & River Trust has published a new free guide to Places to Visit in the North West, ...

Migrants continue to cross the English Channel as more than 4,000 people have arrived in the UK so far this year, according to latest figures. Pictures showed people wearing life jackets coming ashore ...

Bus services across East Lancashire are set to experience improvements after receiving the largest sum of the government’s £1 billion investment.

Plans are afoot to try to ensure the historic Preston Guild festival survives the abolition of the council responsible for staging it. The once-in-20-year city celebration, which dates back more than ...

Bolton’s women have put the borough on the map – whether fighting for human rights, breaking barriers in politics, or shining in sports ...

A ‘cutting edge’ home is planned for the Lancashire countryside - with a car park on site so members of the public can the ...

Live traffic maps show that most roads in Preston are heavily congested due to the M6 closure. There is 60-minute delay ...

Lancashire highways bosses have revealed they plan to carry out 126 road resurfacing schemes over the next 12 months.

Currently Rochdale station is disconnected from the main centre of the town being a 14 minute walk from the town hall and the ...

EIGHT more Homebase stores have been rescued by the owner of The Range. The DIY and homeware chain entered administration in ...

Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and former deputy council leader Derek Hatton are among 12 people who have been charged as part of an investigation into council corruption. Anderson, 67, who ...