Flood alerts have been issued for parts of Lancashire after weeks of dry weather. Heavy rain has hit the region in recent days after the sunniest spring on record. The Environment Agency has issued ...

A growing number of landowners are the vanguard of an evolving conservationist role, tapping into funding streams to usher in ...

The £4.7m share for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTH) will be spent across both its sites on ...

With further rainfall forecast in the region this afternoon, the river level is expected to increase, as the Met Office ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. More than 60,000 trees have been planted across East Lancashire as a flood prevention measure by an environmental charity. The Ribble Rivers ...

Blackburn with Darwen Council is to spend £400,000 to prevent flooding caused by work on a controversial new 450 home housing estate.

Barbara Ferris, who played Nona Willis on Coronation Street in 1961, has died at the age of 85 and tributes are flooding in ...

The £4.7m share for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTH) will be spent across both its sites on ...

Vehicles have been stopped on the M66 northbound after heavy rain caused flooding on the road. Traffic has been at a stand ...

Materials found in nature, such as cotton linen and viscose are better to wear in hot weather than man-made fabrics such as ...