4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (707+ words) Friday, 19 June 2026 17: 50 By Central Radio News Preston's iconic telephone boxes are set for a new lease of life following the approval of planning and other associated consents to repurpose the structures to become an eye-catching digital art installation in the…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (631+ words) Friday, 19 June 2026 18: 13 By Central Radio News Lancashire County Council's Trading Standards has issued an urgent food safety warning after a Preston restaurant and its director have been issued a "12, 000 penalty for mis-selling dairy free burgers twice. Trading Standards officers found…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (592+ words) Friday, 19 June 2026 17: 44 By Central Radio News Wyre Council is delighted to announce the completion of a major refurbishment at Thornton Health and Fitness Centre, following an investment of more than "230, 000 to transform the gym facilities. The newly upgraded gym was…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (965+ words) Monday, 15 June 2026 11: 57 By Central Radio News "Janet Murgatroyd, my only child, was brutally murdered 30 years ago. The perpetrator is still at large; someone knows who this man is.'' These are the heartfelt words of Mary who wants her daughter's killer…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (371+ words) Sunday, 14 June 2026 14: 18 By Central Radio News A man has been charged after a teenage girl was stabbed in the neck in Brierfield. Officers were called at 3. 06pm on Friday 12th June to Wood Street, Brierfield, and found that a 17-year-old had been…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (306+ words) Sunday, 14 June 2026 06: 00 NHS England has published corridor care figures for the first time, showing how many patients were treated for more than 45 minutes outside a clinically appropriate and safe setting. Across Lancashire, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust recorded one of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (343+ words) Sunday, 14 June 2026 05: 59 By Richard Hunt - Local Democracy Reporter Further details have emerged about ambitious proposals to restore and re-purpose a Grade II listed church in Blackpool as a mental health therapy centre. " The extension to Newton House primarily focuses on…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (248+ words) Sunday, 14 June 2026 05: 54 A teenage girl has been discharged from hospital after being attacked in Brierfield. The 17-year-old was injured while walking along Wood Street at around 3pm on Friday. Lancashire Police says her injuries were serious but not life-threatening. A 30-year-old…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (742+ words) Sunday, 14 June 2026 06: 08 By William Morgan - Local Democracy Reporter A leading politician in Blackburn has rejected a system for rating local councils on their response to the plague of potholes on their roads, after the UK Government toughened up its reporting…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (531+ words) Saturday, 13 June 2026 14: 15 By Central Radio News A number of local people from across Preston have been recognised in King Charles" Birthday Honours List. University of Lancashire vice-chancellor Professor Graham Baldwin has been appointed an OBE, for services to higher education....