However, as the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) revealed before Christmas, Lancashire County Council’s leadership quickly resolved to decline that offer – and the authority has now confirmed ...

Those most likely to get infected are usually people who are in close contact with birds, such as poultry workers. The strains that can impact humans include A (H5N1) or A (H7N9), with H5N1 ...

Labour’s proposed reforms to general practice aim to reduce bureaucracy and improve patient care, allowing GPs in Blackpool ...

Proposals to build an extension to a Blackpool primary school have got the go ahead from council planners. The scheme will see a new reading room and storage area provided at St John's School on ...

Calls have been made for a zero tolerance approach to aggression against NHS workers in Blackpool after new figures showed 456 incidents of violence against staff were reported during 2023/24.

Elsewhere in the North West, Preston North End have been forced to postpone their FA Cup game against Charlton Athletic, with ...

Norovirus can come on suddenly as it has an incubation period of 12 to 48 hours. Symptoms include vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, a high temperature, headache and aches and pains.

A decision has yet to made by the jury involved in a trial of a man accused of the manslaughter of his former partner.

The UK nightclub industry has warned that planned tax hikes in April could push more venues "to the brink of closure," despite data showing a slowdown in nightclub closures year-on-year in 2024.

Following Blackpool's relegation, he joined Colchester United, and ended up playing 28 times for the League One outfit.

Sky’s hit comedy series Brassic has been filming new scenes in Lancashire this week. The show, which stars Michelle Keegan and Chorley’s Joe Gilgun, was busy shooting scenes in Burnley’s Towneley Park ...

Potential buyers have the chance to snap up The Royal Oak, on Lytham Road, for a cool £495,000. This South Shore watering hole, a social hub for local folk for more than a century, is on the market ...