Major incident declared after huge ‘gas explosion’ destroys three homes in Lancashire as neighbouring properties evacuated Suspected gas explosion has destroyed up to three houses in Lancashire Fire service said units were called to Mallowdale Avenue in Heysham last night Police said a safety cordon has been put in place and residents evacuated By Jack Wright … Read more
Once dubbed ‘The Naples of the North’, Morecambe was originally developed during the late 19th century to welcome millworkers from towns and cities in West Yorkshire and beyond. ‘Britain’s most modern and progressive resort’, was how a 1930s tourism poster described it. ‘Morecambe has everything under the sun,’ another claimed. But as package holidays abroad … Read more
Police have raided an ‘absolutely ridiculous’ house party as 30 revellers breached coronavirus restrictions for a birthday bash. Officers were called to Ormskirk in Lancashire at 2.45am on Sunday to break up the rave allegedly hosted by Edge Hill University students. Some escaped by climbing out a window but the organiser – a 20-year-old woman – … Read more
Happy Valley’s Sarah Lancashire set to play iconic chef Julia Child for new HBO Max drama documenting her journey to food stardom By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 08:40 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 08:40 GMT, 15 January 2021 Sarah Lancashire is set to take on the role of French chef Julia Child for … Read more
Britain at its best: A hike to a haunting hill in Lancashire that’s steeped in grizzly witchcraft history – but that will leave you spellbound The Daily Mail’s Angela Epstein ventured to Pendle Hill in Lancashire and discovered its grizzly history Ten people from villages around the hill were hanged following the infamous Pendle witch … Read more
Blackpool’s Big One rollercoaster has remained open despite the the introduction of Tier Three coronavirus restrictions for Lancashire today. Guests were pictured riding the rollercoaster while wearing face masks, as others continued to enjoy the seaside town’s Blackpool Pleasure Beach. But B&B owners have said the new restrictions are a ‘kick in the teeth’, with guests … Read more
Lancashire Force orders its officers to IGNORE the NHS Covid app if it tells them to self-isolate – as thousands of police are told they can only download it onto their personal phones (which many don’t carry on duty) NPCC urges police to install app only on own person phones, not work ones Some constabularies … Read more
Lancashire is set to be placed under a coronavirus curfew tomorrow, reports suggest, as revellers in Newcastle enjoy one last night on the town before their own restrictions come into play. Drinkers have flocked to watering holes in the North East this evening after Matt Hancock confirmed the region would be hit by a 10pm … Read more
A priest’s feisty mother told her daughter she ‘couldn’t afford to put any weight on’ as she tried on a very clingy gown in Say Yes To The Dress Lancashire. In tonight’s episode of the TLC show, priest Gemma, who usually conducts other people’s weddings, is about to become the bride – and she’s looking … Read more
‘He could’ve been killed’: Terrifying moment boy, 15, is pushed off his bike by a man in a passing car Dashcam footage shows Ford Fiesta trying to aggressively pass two cyclists A man reaches out of the left hand side and pushes them off of their bikes Incident was captured on a country lane in Rivington, … Read more