Cowburn, of Dalton Street, Nelson, is alleged to have committed the offences against two separate victims in Nelson. He entered not guilty pleas to both alleged offences and will stand trial over an ...

A former soldier suffering PTSD from his time in the army stole crates of Stella Artois to fuel his alcohol addiction.

Hope4Accrington launched on Monday and church leaders gathered to hear about the project - which could create new job roles for the town ...

The Angler's Den, a long-standing fishing tackle shop on Blackburn Road in Darwen, is up for sale following the death of its owner, Henry Rothwell ...

A targeted policing campaign has seen crime figures fall by 13 per cent over the past three months. Lancashire Constabulary have said that the 16 areas identified by the Violence Reduction Network ...

The vacant site of a former township pub could become a new block of flats. The Merrie England pub in Great Harwood closed in 2006 and the empty and vandalised building on the corner of St Hubert’s ...

A man has been given planning permission to extend his house. Hamid Choudry had applied to Blackburn with Darwen Council for the additions to his home in Yew Tree Drive, Blackburn.

Blackburn with Darwen Council said the land behind the properties was ‘unadopted’ and they could only do so much ...

A children’s home in Chipping will now be able to have more staff on site following approval from Ribble Valley Borough Council. Theracare Homes Ltd, which runs Holme Farm Cottage on the Leagram ...

A salon owner from Blackburn nearly gave up her dream job after a bad experience in the industry – and now she is in the running for a competition. Maya Elise, 20, launched her Great Harwood salon, ...