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The Lancashire borough of Pendle warned of a coronavirus outbreak today — after a spike in cases in nearby Blackburn with Darwen. County health officials fear the district, home to around 92,000 people, is at risk of retreating back into lockdown if the disease continues to spread. It had an infection rate of 73 new … Read more
The Lancashire borough of Pendle is at risk of retreating back into lockdown because the coronavirus is spreading out of control there, local health officials have warned. Director of public health for Lancashire, Dr Sakthi Karunanithi, has given an ‘early warning’ for people to wash their hands often, keep social distancing and wear masks in … Read more
Woman, 46, is arrested on suspicion of aiding suicide ‘after she was found badly wounded at a hotel in Lancashire alongside the body of a 19-year-old man’ The 46-year-old woman was found with the body of a man, 19, in Lancashire She has been arrested by Lancashire police for ‘assisting or encouraging suicide’ The incident … Read more
A shocking new monologue detailing a mother’s sexual obsession with her teenage son left viewers squirming in their seats after it aired during the first episode of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads series. Actress Sarah Lancashire, known for her role in Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax, plays ‘an ordinary woman’, Gwen, who’s trying to … Read more
A father has blasted ‘millennial attitude’ after an illegal party at a beauty spot as a police chief tells hordes of tourists to stay away from the Peak District and an angry jogger kicks a car at a beach in Cornwall ahead of the bank holiday weekend. James Bunting, 41, from Bolton visited Stoney Bank … Read more
Policeman seen threatening to ‘make something up’ so he could arrest a man for breaching lockdown laws is SUSPENDED from duty Incident happened on Friday afternoon in Accrington and was caught on video Officer threatened man who said he was out collecting a quad bike in the area Tonight Lancashire Police announced they suspended him … Read more
Heartless burglars raid children’s hospice shop by smashing their way in through the ROOF during lockdown closure Burglars target Derian House Children’s Hospice store in Chorley, Lancashire Raiders smashed hole in the store’s roof before gaining access to the stockroom Nothing was stolen, but ‘heartbroken’ charity boss says damage will cost £1,000 Learn more about how … Read more
Shocking images show the horrific scale of fly tipping in Lancashire as waste recycling centres across the country shut due to the coronavirus lockdown. Tonnes of stinking rubbish dumped on an ‘industrial scale’ can be seen piled up over the edge of a lay-by on the A671 near a beauty spot in Burnley. The pictures … Read more
Now that self-isolation and social distancing have (so quickly) become buzzwords, a ‘getaway’ in the UK has taken on new meaning. Yes, as ever, you get away from home — but now we are being advised to get away from other people, too. Luckily, the UK has plenty of remote spots to do just that. … Read more
When British heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury stopped Deontay Wilder last month to become the WBC champion of the world, it was regarded as one of the greatest comebacks in sporting history. Mired by admissions of cocaine use, allegations of homophobia and battles with mental illness, Fury’s victory was hailed not merely as a supreme display … Read more