Lancashire County, England News

THE former boss of Boots was today reported to be leading a 1.5bn bid for Matalan by the owner of discount chain Poundland.

The wealthy and the almost-wealthy of the late Victorian era chose to take the "Grand Tour" of Europe to show off their sophistication, education and good taste.

A CONTROVERSIAL statue designed in memory of Hillsborough victims was strongly criticised by families and friends of Liverpool football fans killed in the tragedy.

A FUNFAIR boss who left a teenage girl seriously injured after he was said to have a throwna her off his ride has walked free from the court.

THE victim of a paedophile primary headteacher, jailed for five-and-a-half years, said her pain would "never go away". Dean Philip Hayes, aged 59, was formerly a teacher at Brandwood Junior School and later deputy headteacher at Bishop Bridgeman Primary School, Bolton, before becoming headteacher at Brindle St James' CE Primary, in Chorley, between ...

A MAN has been charged with murder of a RochdaleA man who was kidnapped from a property development in Bacup.

THE RAIN has been replaced by gale force winds in East Lancashire but torrential downpours are expected to return tonight and will continue over the weekend.

A POLICE officer left permanently disfigured after a 13-year-old boy attacked him a hammer has told of his ordeal.

A drunk, who vandalised an ambulance while a toddler was being treated by paramedics, has walked free from court.

A FURNITURE shop has reopened its doors to the public a ' 10 weeks after being gutted by a major fire.

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A MAN has been killed after he crashed his car into a wall while driving between Rawtenstall and Burnley early this morning.

HUNDREDS of mourners, including his former team-mates, said their final farewell to Burnley FC star Billy Ingham, known as the Ginger Pele.

A BUS carrying school children has been stranded in Clitheroe as flooding caused chaos on East Lancashirea s roads.

Three men have been arrested in connection with the dumping of dangerous chemicals and medicines in Yorkshire.

A MAN and his kitten were rescued from their house by firefighters. Patrick Joyce, 52, of Leyland Road, Burnley, was saved by firefighters last night after a chip pan caught fire in his kitchen.

A MERSEYSIDE woman has been charged with child sex offences. The 43-year-old from Southport is due in Bootle magistrates' court tomorrow.

LEADING supermarkets were under fire last night after a slump in the amount of British meat on their shelves, writes WMN London Editor Matt Chorley.

The Environment Agency had 45 flood warnings in place across the UK, with the greatest concentration in northern England.

A LANDSLIDE hit a factory in Rossendale as torrential rain caused flooding chaos across East Lancashire.