Footballer turned tennis player Diego Forlan suffered a 6-1 6-2 doubles defeat in his professional debut at age 45 in front ...

At least one explosion outside Brazil’s Supreme Court has killed one person and forced the justices and staff to evacuate the ...

A demolition contractor has completed the groundwork for a Lancashire manufacturing site's 'multi-million-pound expansion.' J Freeley carried out the demolitions at Filtrox's Barnoldswick site, an ...

Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner, Clive Grunshaw, has called for government action to tackle the retail crime 'epidemic.' ...

An Accrington secondary school where ”pupils are happy" received a glowing Ofsted report following its conversion to an academy.

A care home team leader has won the Made in Bury Weekly £2,000 Draw. Jeannette Morgan, who has worked at Lavender Hills Care Home in Ramsbottom for three years, has scooped the prize with ticket ...

A poster competition to support a “fragile ecosystem" in a Pendle park has resulted in significant change for the better.

Two sixth-form students have secured a place in a Cambridge University programme. Ayesha Malik and Eva Carter, from Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School, were accepted for the Lucy Cavendish programme ...

Fresh images of plans for the controversial cemetery planned by the billionaire Issa brothers in Oswaldtwistle have been revealed.

A veteran from Rossendale has completed a 60-mile hike across the valley which visited 61 war memorials and ended on Armistice Day.

Four East Lancashire restaurants have been named as some of the nation’s best eateries in this year’s Good Food Awards. The Blue Ribbon for Delicious Dishes’ Good Food award is based on a combination ...

A Lancashire care provider is asking East Lancs residents to share “the joy of giving” and make sure “nobody is forgotten” this Christmas. The ‘Present for a Pensioner’ initiative, run by CareYourWay, ...