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A Haslingden shop owner has been fined more than £4,500 after staff sold a vape to an underage teenager, and illicit vapes were found hidden in a secret compartment in their shop.

Six talented choirs have been chosen as the finalists for the popular Lancashire Choir of the Year 2025 singing competition.

Kebabs containing completely different meats to what they were advertised as, have been discovered during food sampling investigations across Lancaster, Preston and Burnley.

"It's humbling and inspiring to be recognised by your own profession."

A multi-agency day of action by a road safety partnership found that none of the part-worn tyres inspected at a series of garages across Preston met legal requirements.

Councillors are set to approve the allocation of a £10m government grant designed to improve treatment, cut crime and prevent drug and alcohol-related deaths in Lancashire.

There are just weeks to go until single-use vapes are banned across the UK.

A Preston shop, trading under the name of PR1 Euro Mini Market, on Church Street, has been banned from selling any tobacco or vaping products for 12 months.

The majority of Household Waste Recycling Centres in Lancashire have now re-opened following unprecedented demand during the recent good weather.

"I will never forget what you have done for me."

Talented choir singers across Lancashire are being urged to enter the prestigious Lancashire Choir of the Year competition.

Members of Lancashire County Council have called for tougher penalties for businesses that sell knives and vapes to children.