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Lancashire Evening Post
Rural pub to close its doors for 12 weeks
A popular pub in rural Preston will close after news of its sale became 'common knowledge' and hit customer numbers.
1 min |
July 21, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
A classic British summer with bites, delays and disappointment
This week I have mainly been waiting for trains or providing food to those nippy little blighters who enjoy a bit of human blood in the evening.
2 min |
July 21, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Cyber Force gears up for county launch
One of Preston's cyber chiefs has been named as work continues on the new National Cyber Force HQ at Samlesbury.
1 min |
July 21, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Sun, sea, sand – but please spare me the clickbait
This year’s week in the sun is sadly over, a mountain of washing and an empty wallet the only things to show for seven nights away in Greece.
2 min |
July 21, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Ford proud as England complete tour clean sweep
Captain George Ford said he was proud of his young England colleagues after they completed a clean sweep of wins on their summer tour.
1 min |
July 21, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Snoop Dogg takes on football duties
US rapper Snoop Dogg has officially become co-owner of Championship football club Swansea City.
1 min |
July 21, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Four injured after shotgun fired at pub in Leyland
Four people have been injured after a shotgun was fired at a pub in Leyland
1 min |
July 21, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Taxi drivers claim victory in market cab rank wrangle
After more than a year of navigating legal red tape, Chorley's taxi drivers are celebrating a major victory in a wrangle over a taxi rank.
1 min |
July 21, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
A double celebration of 90 years! Judith and Brian shine bright
In a heartwarming tribute to a life well-lived, our community recently came together to honor two extraordinary individuals, Judith Thompson and Brian Hartley, as they each celebrated their 90th birthdays with joy, love, and a touch of local charm.
1 min |
July 21, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Bailey's Everest trek raises almost £5k for charities
Walmer Bridge engineer Bailey Gaw has raised almost £5,000 for two charities close to his heart after joining a “life-changing” Himalayan expedition, which took him beyond his goal of reaching Everest Base Camp
2 min |
July 21, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Boss Farrell is braced for an Aussie backlash
Andy Farrell braced his British and Irish Lions for the backlash coming from Australia following a 27-19 triumph that has placed them on the brink of a series victory.
1 min |
July 21, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Blood red drama as vampires sing the blues in dark corners
Harp-suited brothers Smoke and Stack (Michael B Jordan) return to their hometown of Clarksdale, swathed in notoriety from exploits in Chicago as small fish in the big pond of Al Capone's criminal underworld.
1 min |
July 21, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Car fans' charity drive raises cash for children's hospice
Fans of marque which became a rally legend use their vehicles to help raise money
1 min |
July 21, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Seven-up Mazda sees SUV range upscaled
CX-80 is rebuilt for family-friendly road trips, writes Tom Sharpe
2 min |
July 21, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Ant and Dec get back on their Bykes for a nostalgia trip to 1990s
TV is to stream the teen drama Byker Grove, which launched the careers of Britain's Got Talent hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, for the first time.
1 min |
July 19, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
No hurry to decide Venetian Sun's next step
Karl Burke is keeping his options open with Venetian Sun following her latest big-race success at Newmarket.
1 min |
July 19, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Around the world
Customs officials released photos from a seizure of roughly 1,500 young tarantulas found inside plastic containers that had been hidden in chocolate spongecake boxes shipped to an airport in Germany.
1 min |
July 19, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
'The open house element I think is attractive'
Comedic actors Tom Basden, Katherine Parkinson and Jim Howick are proud of the new season of BBC One's Here We Go, which starts on Friday July 25
1 min |
July 19, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Super-gran passes college course at 91
A Lancashire woman has just completed a college course in psychology - at the age of 91.
1 min |
July 19, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
'We just want to make everyone proud'
Rihanna, Nick Offerman and James Corden discuss creating music and tackling evil wizards in the new Smurfs movie. The film arrives in UK cinemas this weekend
4 min |
July 19, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
The great name game and how our pubs keep reinventing themselves
At a time when traditionally named Preston city centre innsthe Blue Bell, Old Black Bull and Golden Cross are not serving ale and the Old Dog Inn, Balmoral and Tithebarn are derelict ruins I noticed while walking along Lancaster Road that two of the public houses have recently changed their names. A practice not unusual in the past-and, it seems, no less common today in an effort to portray a new image, writes Keith Johnson.
4 min |
July 19, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
BWFAC's duo enjoyed English Schools' success in T&F event
Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde AC's Aimee Harling and Oliver Nunn were at the English Schools' Track & Field Championships.
1 min |
July 19, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
New series shows our ancestors putting the 'human' in 'humanity'
At times during the BBC's new landmark documentary series Human, the evolution of our species sounds like a particularly uncomfortable family wedding.
2 min |
July 19, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
list has changed over the years
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July 19, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
The first Wesham RR fell race finisher ended up a Dunn deal
Calder Valley Fell Runners’ Widdop Fell Race was the latest race in Wesham Road Runners’ Off-Road Championship.
1 min |
July 19, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Hospital trust missing A&E waiting times
Well under three-quarters of patients who arrived at accident and emergency at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust last month were seen within four hours, latest figures show.
1 min |
July 19, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
How the county cricket fixture
The county cricket fixture list looked very different half a century ago.
1 min |
July 19, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Ava Grace's rose raises thousands in her memory
A rose created in memory of a two-year-old girl who died of sepsis has raised thousands for charity.
1 min |
July 19, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
'I go to my local pub naked - the experience is very liberating... but a little bit cheeky!'
A naturist has revealed how he attends his local pub naked - and says the experience is \"liberating\".
3 min |
July 19, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Passengers forced to wade through knee-high water
Torrential rain left train passengers in Carnforth forced to wade through knee-high water flooding the underpass in order to leave the station.
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