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Fire crews working at the scene on the M6 in Preston this morning (Friday, July 29)
Fire crews are working at the scene where a lorry caught fire at around 6.15am between junctions 32 and 31a in Preston.
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International, independent real estate consultancy Hollis has made four key promotions, including one to director, and an appointment at its Manchester office.
In Manchester, Dan Roberts has been promoted to director after seven years with the firm. Ro…
A stunned lorry driver ‘thought he was back in Australia’ after spotting a wallaby on the loose in Lancashire during this week’s heatwave.
As the UK sizzled in record temperatures, Marcio Castanho said he ‘felt like he was in the outback’ when he spott…
A swimmer has been missing since Tuesday afternoon after getting into difficulty in the water as 14 people have died over the past week during the UK’s heatwave.
Five others were pulled from the water after a “serious” incident close to Clacton Pier, i…
A BMW that featured in a Pierce Brosnan James Bond movie, GoldenEye, is to feature at a Lancashire festival on Sunday (17 July).The BMW Z3 Roadster is just one of many vehicles that will be displayed at Fleetwood Tram Festival.
The free event will be t…
A waxwork of Boris Johnson has appeared outside a job centre in Blackpool on the day he made his resignation statement as Conservative Party Leader. The figure from Madame Tussauds in Blackpool was relocated by staff ahead of the announcement on Thursd…
Organised by the North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, and referred to as “the one they all want to win”; the BIBAs have been putting businesses through their paces since the competition opened in January.
Over 498 applications were sub…
A convict who looks like EastEnders character Grant Mitchell is on the run after not returning to an open prison. Robert David Salinger did not return after a period of release from HMP Sudbury, in Derbyshire on June 29.
The 36-year-old was serving a s…
A convicted conman with links to a Merseyside town is now wanted by police after he failed to return to prison.
Robert David Salinger, 36, a father of three with connections to Birkenhead, failed to return to the prison where he was sentenced in 2020 a…
The frim, which has its HQ in Blackpool, is aiming to champion the transition from diesel to battery electric heavy trucks, with the introduction of two new Volvo FE Electric tippers into its fleet – the first of their kind to be delivered anywhere in…