Experts are warning of a sharp increase in car insurance fraud as scams put people in danger, from ghost brokers...

South Lakes Safari Zoo: a drone being flown illegally over the zoo distressed the animals that are still waiting to...

An ‘unidentified substance’ has been seen to have turned the River Irwell a ‘milky green’ colour

Oldham Council has officially declared it is breaking the law amid warnings of 'significant' costs that could be passed onto...

Social Media claims that Andy Burnham arranged a lease for Number 10 North before he was elected as MP are...

A fiery full council meeting at Blackburn town hall saw Reform councillors accused of breaking international law

Is the area around the planned No 10 North site really ‘riddled with crime’? You could be pleasantly surprised

An urgent warning over Formby squirrel pox outbreak that may well decimate the red squirrel population

A fierce council meeting led to shouts of “shame on you” as councillors made a controversial regeneration decision about New...

Giant solar farm could get the go-ahead in Cheshire West, as long as the planning committee approves the revised plans

A councillor is in hot water after he suggested in a ‘spoof video’ people from Saddleworth are ‘Emmerdale bumboys’ who...

As people prepare to head to the polls tomorrow, LDRS decided to look at whether it’s true immigration caused the...

'Next you’ll be asking for cups of tea and blankets for the winter': Councillor sparks backlash over Metrolink water comments...

The new councillor in Lancaster is Green party member Will Farley, who promises to serve the community, and urges people...

Reform-led Lancashire County Council: proposal to withdraw from refugee resettlement scheme

Construction of the new multi-million pound Fisherman’s Friend factory in Fleetwood held up by unknown reptile

Over 1,000 children in Westmorland and Furness could lose their school transport in council cuts

Locals in Wigan object to plans to build 400 houses on green belt land in order to restore a Hall...

A top Reform figure in Merseyside has defended calling deputy Prime Minister David Lammy “re*****d and a “pygmy”.

A delve into the history of Wigan, a town that was once richer than Liverpool and Manchester

Labour is giving local authorities powers to seize boarded up shops and say no to vape and betting shops to...

Recycling at its Christmas best: how Stanley Park’s nutcracker soldiers in Blackpool were made from odds and ends

How cult indie band The Man From Delmonte from the 80s rocked a music shop in Manchester at their reunion...

Cheshire East Council is being forced to do MPs ‘dirty work’ and produce a future ‘environmentally damaging’ local plan to...

Online abuse aimed at councilors: ‘My 15 year old grandson has seen pictures of me with a noose around my...

Dalton Rd, Barrow McDonalds rated as ‘major improvement necessary’ in 1* from a health inspector

The Home Office is accused of a toxic, fearful environment as child sexual exploitation survivors feel let down and ‘back...

According to a recent report, there were 4,315 deaths by suicide for children and young people aged between 15 and...

A Ukrainian refugee hopes people will offer the same kindness to others seeking refuge in the UK as she got...

Members of Cumberland Council’s executive committee have agreed that Cumbria should have a Mayoral Combined Authority