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A hosepipe ban is on the horizon if hot weather continues, a water firm has warned.

Roads were closed and a major incident declared as two moorland fires in Lancashire spread and met

Lancashire and Greater Manchester firefighters were today spending a third day tackling moorland blazes in and around Winter Hill.

Preston Slimming World members are helping to highlight the links between obesity and cancer, while raising cash for the charity

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The M6 is partially closed near Preston, leading to long tailbacks.

'Unnecessary' operations including tonsil removal and varicose vein surgery are to be scrapped on the NHS.

The M6 is partially closed near Preston, leading to long tailbacks.

Police have been seizing uninsured cars bring driven on Lancashire's roads.

A Preston toddler who previously suffered up to 100 seizures a day has gained a new lease of life after going on a medical trial of cannabis oil.