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Hugo on the day of action

Tobacco detection dogs sniff out £100k of illicit tobacco and vapes across Pendle

Top tobacco detection dogs Hugo and Ziggy hunted down hidden stashes of illicit tobacco and vapes worth more than £100,000 at eight premises across Nelson and Colne.

Brookfield Newsagents on Langcliffe Road

Shop owner who illegally sold a knife to a child is fined £500

A shop owner who illegally sold a knife to a child during a test operation has been fined £500, in the first prosecution of its kind by Lancashire County Council's Trading Standards officers.

A surveyor instructed by Trading Standards determined that £1,600 worth of work done for the Morecambe couple held no value and needed to be re-done

Rogue roofer jailed for a year after scamming elderly residents out of thousands of pounds

A rogue roofer who scammed three elderly residents out of thousands of pounds has been jailed, following a Lancashire County Council Trading Standards probe that uncovered poor quality work and misleading commercial practices.

Marian Taylor, Operational Libraries Manager for Burnley and Pendle

Burnley library hits the right note as Stocks Massey Music Library opens

A historic collection of never-before-seen sheet music and a space to host concerts and events has been unveiled at Burnley Central library.

Ben Molloy

Rogue roofer jailed following Trading Standards investigation

A rogue roofer who scammed older residents out of thousands of pounds has been jailed, following a Trading Standards probe that uncovered deliberate scams and shoddy work.

Ester Pegg

Warm welcome as temperatures drop

“This a warm space, somewhere where everyone can come and relax and find things that they want to do and chat with like-minded people.”

A beautifully decorated tree at Gawthorpe Hall

Enjoy festive, fun events across Lancashire in the run up to Christmas

Meeting Santa Claus, painting ceramic stockings, fun craft activities, picking out artisan gifts and enjoying Christmas carols and brass bands are just some of the fun, festive activities on offer in the run up to Christmas Day.

Lancaster Millennium Choir were crowned the overall winners of Lancashire Choir of the Year 2025

Inspiring renditions stunned audiences at Lancashire Choir of the Year 2025 finals

Upbeat, traditional and memorable performances wowed audiences at the final of the fourth annual Lancashire Choir of the Year competition.

Councillor Joshua Roberts, Lancashire County Council's cabinet member for Rural Affairs, Environment and Communities, Ian Wright from the Lancashire County Council's Treescapes team and Kirkham Town Council’s Clerk Liz Squires, Cllr Maggie Ledger LPAOS and Kirsty Reader, Admin Support Officer, for the planting session on Remembrance Way

First of thousands of new trees is planted ahead of National Tree Week

The first of a wave of fruit trees that will fill community orchards across Lancashire has been planted in Kirkham - to mark the start of National Tree Week.

Story Time

Warm spaces returns to Lancashire's libraries for the fourth year running

Meeting new friends, getting out and about and trying out new hobbies are all fantastic reasons to visit your local library as part of the fourth annual Warm Spaces scheme.

Lancaster Castle cropped

Lancaster Castle tours win prestigious national tourism award for ‘Best Told Story’

Lancaster Castle, one of Lancashire’s most iconic heritage sites, has received one of the UK’s leading tourism accolades for its “flawless” guided tours.

ON Newsagents (1)

Preston newsagent fined £4,000 after flouting court order

A Preston newsagent who flouted a court order banning them from selling vapes and tobacco has been fined £4,000 and hit with court costs.

ON Newsagents on Orchard Street in Preston, which formerly traded as EN Newsagents, were handed a Restricted Premises Order earlier this year after persistently selling to underage buyers.