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Queen Street Mill in Burnley has secured a sizeable slice of funding from Arts Council England to upgrade museums to protect their heritage and support the local economy.

Primary school pupils were delighted to find out what happens to their recycling during a special behind-the-scenes visit ahead of the official opening of Eco-Town, the new interactive Education Walkway experience.

A Lancaster city centre shop has been ordered to close for three months after the sale of illicit tobacco products and illegally selling a vape to a child during test operations.

A diverse woodland will be planted near Whitworth and Bacup to replace hundreds of larch trees that must be felled due to an incurable disease.

A rogue roofer who scammed a couple out of £1,300 for 'make believe' roof repairs has been jailed for three years and three months following action by Trading Standards officers.

A new blueprint that shows how council services work to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour to make communities safer and stronger is set to be approved by councillors.

A businesswoman whose sandwich bar was 'boosted' by taking part in an awards scheme, which promotes offering healthier eating choices to customers, has urged others to sign up.

A rogue builder and roofer from Burnley has been jailed for 11 months after ripping off a string of victims.

Ten libraries in Lancashire will light up this evening, in a show of solidarity with a library in Liverpool that was set on fire during rioting in the summer. 

Savick Library in Preston is now open to the public.

'Sweet, talented' youngsters put a smile on elderly care home residents' faces when they took part in a Cards for Kindness Christmas card-making session.

A new strategy has been created which aims to reduce suicides and self harm in Lancashire.