Battle to stop super prison: Villagers launch legal bid to challenge Angela Rayner's decision to force through plans for a 1,700 capacity jail on green belt land

found 2025 › Jan › 16 (Thu) @ 18:02 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary approved the building of a jail holding 1,700 prisoners near Chorley in Lancashire.

Grandfather, 85, died after setting his trousers on fire while using garden weed burner, inquest hears

found 2025 › Jan › 16 (Thu) @ 16:04 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Grandfather Ronald Barker, 85, died after setting his trousers on fire while using a garden weed burner in Lancashire, an inquest has heard.

Three-bed home a stone's throw away from iconic seafront goes on sale for just £12,000 - but there's a catch

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 05:55 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

At first-glance, the house in Blackpool, Lancashire seems like a steal too good to be true after it went up for auction on December 5.

Revealed: Britain's worst railway stations for cancellations - use our interactive tool to find out how many trains are axed at YOUR local stop

found 2024 › Dec › 20 (Fri) @ 18:41 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Leyland, Poulton-le-Fylde and Blackpool North in Lancashire had the most services axed out of any of the UK's top 1,000 busiest stations, with at least 13 per cent cancelled at all three.

Southport murder suspect Axel Rudakubana refuses to speak as not guilty pleas are entered on his behalf

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 21:00 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Axel Rudakubana, of Banks, Lancashire, is charged with the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe, who died following stabbings in Southport, Merseyside.

Axel Rudakubana, 18, still remains silent as not guilty pleas entered over Southport triple stabbing and ricin 'plot'

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 14:59 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Axel Rudakubana, of Banks, Lancashire, is charged with the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Bebe King and Elsie Dot Stancombe, who died following stabbings in Southport, Merseyside.

Fury at bid to build Britain's biggest Muslim cemetery as billionaire Issa brothers submit plans for 45-acre burial site

found 2024 › Dec › 15 (Sun) @ 12:36 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The billionaire Issa brothers have triggered an uproar after they submitted plans for a 45-acre burial site which could become Britain's biggest Muslim cemetery in Lancashire.

Jenny Eclair looks back: ‘Anorexia is difficult to get out of. I can joke about it now, because I’m overweight’

found 2024 › Dec › 14 (Sat) @ 20:13 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The comedian and novelist on the stress of sudden success, her disordered relationship with food, and how hobbies have replaced her libido

Born in Kuala Lumpur in 1960, Jenny Eclair is a comedian, act…

Moment vile dog owner assaults his own puppy is revealed as he is banned from keeping any animals for five years

found 2024 › Dec › 12 (Thu) @ 05:52 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

GRAPHIC WARNING: This is the shocking moment dog owner Aaron Gowland, 31, of Accrington, Lancashire, was seen assaulting a crossbreed puppy called Kinder.