The government will tighten eligibility criteria for Whitehall internships as part of a broader push to make the civil service more representative of the working class.

A school caretaker repeatedly helped himself to cash from the safe, which the Great Harwood school was saving to help deprived children.

Coyle oversaw the majority of the 2016/17 season which saw Rovers relegated into League One on the final day at Brentford. Tony Mowbray had taken charge since then and almost helped to rescue Rovers ...

Pendle and MP Jonathan Hinder will next week set out on a summer tour of his massive new constituency. The Labour backbencher elected on July 4, 2024, for the redrawn seat has promised to visit every ...

Blackpool's Pleasure Beach Resort has introduced a 'rainy day return' policy for August. The resort is offering guests a free return visit if it rains for more than three hours on the day of their ...

After a year of preparation, Bacup Pride welcomed the Britain in Bloom Judges earlier this week. North West senior judge John Shepley and judge Maxine Lord were taken round the town on Monday, July 28 ...

July was another busy month across East Lancashire's courts as a fresh swathe of criminals was put behind bars.

Leaders at a Blackburn nursery have “worked diligently” to make improvements as they saw their rating lift from ‘inadequate’ to ‘good’ ...

A Blackburn man will stand trial next year after denying offences of wounding and possessing a knife in a public place. Leon Eccles appeared at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday, July 29, on what was his ...

A Burnley business is celebrating an excellent year at The Great Taste Awards, having collected stars for seven of its products.

The 1V Awards Dinner will take place in March next year, in The Exchange, Blackburn. The building is one of the oldest in the town, opening its doors in October 1865. After a break of a year, the 1V ...

The chair of a Lancashire hospice, who has been there for a third of the charity's existence, is set to step away after nine years.