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Lancashire Evening Post1h
Landmark 'Margo Towers' building in Blackburn town centre set to become a church
The proposal by the Redeemed Christian Church of God to convert the former hairdressers at The Tower in Astley Gate, ...
Lancashire Evening Post20h
Court date for Leyland man charged with raping woman kidnapped at knife-point from town centre
A young woman reported being threatened with a knife in the Chapel Brow area of Leyland town centre where she was allegedly ...
Lidl announces major expansion plans with 40 more stores opening this year - is one coming to a town near YOU?
The German-owned budget supermarket has published a list of potential locations as part of a £500 million investment.
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Takeaway burger bar in Leyland pub car park told to stop trading because it’s too close to school
Smokies, Dunkirk Hall A takeaway burger bar that opened in a pub car park in Leyland has been told it can no longer continue ...
Smokies burger bar forced to move as it's 'too close to schools'
A takeaway burger bar that opened in a pub car park has been told it can't continue trading from the site as it is too close to schools. Smokies – which specialises in ‘smashed’ gourmet burgers – lost ...
Full list of store closures in May 2025 from Poundland to Morrisons and WHSmith
In May, 21 NatWest branches are set to close, after the bank saw a 62% fall in over-the-counter transactions between 2019 and ...
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Eat Street Cumbria returns to Whitehaven next weekend
It will be open from 12pm until 8pm on Saturday, May 3 and then from 11am until 8pm on Sunday, May 4. The event will run alongside the Leyland National 53 and TEG markets and a fun fair on Whitehaven ...