Kyren Wilson returns to the World Snooker Championship on Saturday looking to become the first first-time champion to avoid falling victim to the dreaded ‘Crucible curse’.

Martin Hibbert wrote to Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood saying Hashem Abedi’s attack on prison guards was a ‘catastrophic failure’ of duty.

The Environment Agency has issued a flood warning, where flooding is expected, on the River Torridge between Dolton to Bideford in Devon. There are 14 alerts, where flooding is possible, in place in ...

Twelve months ago Kyren Wilson emerged from a maelstrom of Crucible criticism to claim his first world snooker title and add his name to the list of those who have picked up the sport’s greatest prize ...

Actress Jane Horrocks and artist Jamie Holman in conversation at The Whitaker in Rawtenstall on Saturday 26 April at 2pm.

Proposals to build 210 more new homes in Darwen have cleared their first planning hurdle. Reaper Ltd of Buckshaw Village in Chorley intends to construct the houses on either side of Marsh House Lane.

Phase one of a National Lottery Heritage Fund project has culminated in a permanent ‘free-to-view’ exhibition in Clayton-le-Moors.

Blackburn and Darwen Youth Zone hosts supper club at Mytton Fold to bring business leaders together and support young people ...

Louis and Szandra, who moved from Hungary to the UK more than 14 years ago, started their family business in 2023.

An Albanian man was found hiding in the attic when police raided a house in Burnley and discovered a cannabis farm.

Darwen's Labour councillors will hold an advice surgery in the town's library on Saturday. The session at the Knott Street venue will take place from 10.30am to 11.30am.

Darwen Street, Blackburn, 1984 (Image: Newsquest) It would become the new home to Radio Lancashire which had announced it was to move from its King Street studio in Blackburn to Darwen Street, taking ...