North West

New homes and businesses will be legally required to have electric vehicle charging points from next year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to announce. The move would introduce an extra 1.2 million EV charging […]

The Christmas light switch on became more accessible than ever by having a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter there for the first time. Hundreds of people gathered in Preston’s Flag Market to see the Christmas […]

Gritters are to head out across Lancashire this evening as temperatures are predicted to reach minus 1.2°C. Lancashire County Council released multiple gritting updates that outlined all priority routes in North, East, Central and South […]

Rail commuters in Lancashire are angry over delayed Northern Train journeys with some even being cancelled at the last minute. Northern Train, formerly Northern Rail, had been hit with numerous problems before being stripped of […]

COP26 has influenced Lancashire County Council’s climate change strategy. Two members of the council attended the conference in Glasgow last week and have plans to move the county to the next stage of its environment […]

A Lancashire climate change group says COP26 has not changed anything. The summit which was held in Glasgow led to an agreement by countries around the world to cut emissions and slow climate change. However […]

A lot of people, including Graham Royston, Vue’s Manager, were sceptical about whether cinema would survive COVID-19, surprisingly it could be suggested that it has been regenerated. Cinema is bouncing back, according to statistics from […]

A business from Chorley is celebrating after winning a national sewing award. Always Knitting and Sewing, a family-run haberdashery shop on Ashfield Road, has won the award for best customer service at the British Sewing […]

Preparation work will begin on Wednesday night as part of a scheme to replace the Expressway Bridge. The M56/A533 Expressway Bridge, a concrete bridge that carries the Chester Road over the M56 motorway, will be […]