Lancashire

M6 traffic live: Serious lorry crash sparks severe delays on Lancashire motorway

Serious lorry crash sparks severe delays on Lancashire motorway A lorry has jack-knifed and spilled fuel following a crash on the M6 in Lancashire between J35 at Carnforth and J34 at Lancaster causing major delays Motorists are facing travel chaos with both carriageways of the M6 closed in Lancashire following a serious lorry crash. Emergency services have rushed to the scene of the incident between J35 at Carnforth and J34 at Lancaster. National Highways reports the motorway is closed due...

Woman dies trying to rescue pet dog from sea in Lancashire village

Woman dies trying to rescue pet dog from sea in Lancashire village A woman in her 60s died after trying to rescue her pet dog from the sea in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, on Saturday evening A woman has tragically died after trying to rescue her pet dog from the sea. Lancashire Police said a woman and a man had got into difficulty in the water in Thornton-Cleveleys on Saturday evening after entering "to rescue their dog, who had become stuck".

The Spin | I became a detective in women’s cricket and found treasure in an old Lancashire cowshed

The Spin | I became a detective in women’s cricket and found treasure in an old Lancashire cowshed

The MCC Library has gone from three books to a proper archive with scrapbooks, letters, diaries and newspaper cuttingsIn the spring of 2011, I went to the MCC library at Lord’s – the world’s largest collection of printed material on cricket. I was near the start of a PhD on the history of women’s cricket and I wanted source material: this, surely, would be where I would find it?Nope. When the MCC’s Neil Robinson took me to the section of the shelves on women’s cricket, I found that it...

UK village rocked by earthquake as homes rattled by 'hell of a bang'

UK village rocked by earthquake as homes rattled by 'hell of a bang' The British Geological Survey (BGS) confirmed a 2.2 magnitude tremor hit Silverdale on Saturday night, just weeks after it was struck by a 2.3-magnitude earthquake A UK village has been rocked by a second earthquake in less than a month as locals reported a huge thud that felt like "a distant explosion". The 2.2 magnitude tremor hit Silverdale, Lancashire, at 9.35pm on Saturday night, according to the British Geological...

Woman dead and man in critical condition after trying to rescue their dog from sea

Woman dead and man in critical condition after trying to rescue their dog from sea The two people, both in their sixties, were recovered from the sea on Saturday night - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments A woman died and a man is in critical condition after they attempted to rescue their dog from the sea. Police were called to Fleetwood Beach in Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire, at 8.30pm on Saturday following reports that two people were having trouble in the water. Emergency services treated...

Sacked BBC presenter loses discrimination claim after labelling fellow host ‘sociopathic’

Sacked BBC presenter loses discrimination claim after labelling fellow host ‘sociopathic’ Sean McGinty argued his actions were due to his ADHD and anxiety - Bookmark A long-serving BBC presenter has lost his unfair dismissal claim after being sacked for branding a fellow host “sociopathic” in a dispute over comments on Hamas. Sean McGinty, who worked for BBC Radio Lancashire for over two decades, was dismissed following posts on X in which he criticised the BBC's coverage of the conflict in...

Tragedy as boy, 11, dies after devastating house fire

Tragedy as boy, 11, dies after devastating house fire Cole Leighton and his mum Kim were taken to hospital in a critical condition after the blaze Tributes have flooded in for an 11-year-old boy who has tragically died nearly five months after a devastating house fire. Emergency services raced to the scene of the blaze in Clayton Green, Lancashire shortly before midnight on January 6. Kim Leighton and her son Cole were both left fighting for their lives in a critical condition at Wythenshawe...

[Written Question] Retail Trade: Money Laundering

Mr Andrew Snowden Answering Body: Home Office Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prosecutions for money laundering linked to high street businesses in Lancashire have occurred in each of the last five years.

Wins for Lancs, Essex & Northants in T20 Blast

Lancashire Lightning, Essex and Northants Steelbacks all pick up wins in the T20 Blast.