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A new Skelmersdale town centre masterplan has been backed by councillors - despite concerns about plans to build 400 homes at ...
Now, just a couple of weeks after Raj Mahal closed, signs have been put up announcing a new restaurant is 'opening soon'.
A mum-of-two has revealed how ditching her morning cereal helped her drop two dress sizes — without dieting, calorie counting ...
Chris and Stephen Shelmerdine began their business with the intention of being 'recognised as the leading coffee operator in ...
Personal Independence Payments is a gateway benefit as it makes claimants eligible for some much more than just the monthly DWP income. One of which is the Disabled Facilities Grants. These grants are ...
Motorists across Lancashire are being warned to face further roadworks and traffic disruption over the next 12 months as gas pipelines across the county are replaced. Cadent, which manages the ...
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says people of state pension age will "not be affected by the proposed changes" to Personal Independence Payment (PIP). PIP is a disability benefit given to ...
A UK travel firm has suddenly closed after 59 years - with all holidays cancelled. Balkan Holidays said it "regrets to inform" its customers that the business has closed with immediate effect, leading ...
The government body responsible for calculating council tax and business rates is to be scrapped in the latest move to cull quangos and cut costs. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) will be disbanded ...
Blackburn’s new Popeyes eaterie is now confirmed to open later this year. The Louisiana fried chicken chain’s drive thru and restaurant on the frontage of the Haslingden Road headquarters of the Issa ...
A metal detectorist from Lancashire who was jailed for trying to sell Anglo-Saxon coins to an undercover police officer he thought was an expert working for a wealthy American buyer has been ordered ...
A Government target to clear the record-high backlog of driving tests will be missed by up to eight months, according to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander. The Cabinet minister said the Government ...