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Lancashire County Council has received an additional £1,673,989 from the Department of Health and Social Care to increase the number of referrals for smoking 'quitters' by enhancing the Smokefree Lancashire Service offer.

Shop assistant fined £900 for selling disposable e-cigarette to a child

A Preston shop assistant has been ordered to pay fines and costs after failing an underage shopper test sting by Trading Standards officers.

Crowdfund Lancashire - football

Crowdfund Lancashire to welcome new applications as new funding round kicks off

Individuals, businesses and community groups are being invited to bring their sport and culture ideas to life though an exciting funding initiative that puts communities in the driving seat.

Accrington Railway Station 2011

Plans to increase accessibility at Accrington Railway Station to take a step forward

Funding for a new footbridge facility with lifts, which will cost just under £5m, has been approved in principle from the £50m East Lancashire Levelling Up project.

Officers discovered a number of illegal vapes

Illegal sales crackdown ahead of Bonfire Night

Lancashire Country Council's Trading Standards team have joined forces with Lancashire Constabulary to crack down on illegal sales by retailers, including fireworks, in the run-up to Bonfire Night on Sunday, November 5.

Councillor Peter Buckley with service manager Liam Hartley and area service lead Isabel Mactague-2

Men urged to access domestic abuse support

A man being supported at the first male refuge in Lancashire has spoken out to encourage others to come forward to access support.

The Burnley players on the Burnley FC. Parade bus, Manchester Road, Burnley arrive home to a resounding welcome from fans after narrowly losing the F.A. Cup Final to Charlton Athletic in April 1947. The old fire station can be spotted in the middle on the right.

Major Burnley FC archives project in the pipeline – and could you get involved?

A rare glimpse back into the past of one of the country's oldest professional football clubs is set to be unveiled as part of a major heritage project.

Burnley Library

Warm spaces funding to be agreed to protect the most vulnerable this winter

Councillors are set to agree a revitalised package of measures to support residents this winter, which will see a return of warm hubs across Lancashire.

Facing the Past Judges Lodgings

Judges' Lodgings exhibition shortlisted for Museum Change Lives Award

An exhibition at Judges' Lodgings Museum that explores an often-overlooked period of Lancaster's Black history has been nominated for a national award.

Councillor Michael Green shows off the promotional Lets Get Brushing stand at County Hall, Preston

Let's Get Brushing campaign aims to start as early as possible

Families with young children are being urged to begin brushing their teeth with a fluoride toothpaste, twice a day, from as early as possible as part of a new campaign.

Burnley Queen Street Mill

Explore Helmshore Mills and Queen Street Mill for free as part of British Textile Biennial 2023

Local residents and visitors to Lancashire can visit two of our heritage museums for free until Sunday 29 October 2023 as part of the British Textile Biennial 2023.

Artist Lela Harris by DarrenAndrews0322

Facing the Past: Preston school children visit Judges' Lodgings Museum to mark Black History Month

School children from a Preston school were given a special tour from the artist behind a poignant exhibition at Judges' Lodgings Museum as part of Black History Month.

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Voting for 'People's Choice Award' opens for Lancashire Choir of the Year 2023

People now have the chance to vote for their favourite choir as part of this year's Lancashire Choir of the Year.