HISTORICAL FACTS: Lancashire - Caught on Camera

Joiner Lost Fingers Weeks Before His Baby Was Born and Could Not Hold His Newborn

Lancashire joiner Pawson lost two fingers in a 2022 circular saw accident shortly before becoming a father. After a four-year legal battle, he secured an undisclosed seven-figure settlement.

International Business Times UK · Oct 28

Stuart Broad criticises Lancashire over James Anderson exit

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The Independent UK · Oct 28

Stuart Broad hits out at 'disrespectful' Lancashire over James Anderson treatment

James Anderson was told by Lancashire that he would not be offered a new contract

The Independent UK · Oct 27

A £2,000-plus gaming shed with an 18-foot table won Britain's Shed of the Year in 2026

A tabletop gaming shed built by Chris Otterburn and his friends in Lancashire has won Britain's 2026 Shed of the Year competition. Featuring an 18-foot gaming table, storage space and a tea-making station, the shed also includes a memorial to their friend Scott Forrest, who died of cancer before its…

The Times of India · Oct 13

England reveal huge list of central contracts as new coaches named

39 players have signed deals with the ECB entering an Ashes and World Cup year

The Independent UK · Oct 12

High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in Lancashire residents’ blood – what I’ve learned from studying exposed communities for over a decade

When residents living near a chemical plant in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, recently had their blood analysed, many were found to contain high levels of Pfas (so-called “forever chemicals”). So what does this mean for their health?

The Conversation · Sep 28

5 Jamsetji Tata Decisions That Prove Real Leadership Builds Beyond a Single Lifetime

The Man Who Planted Trees He Would Never Sit UnderChanakya wrote in the Arthashastra that a king's greatness is measured not by what he holds but by what he leaves standing. Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, born in 1839 in Navsari, Gujarat, seems to have operated on exactly that logic, except he…

Times Life · Sep 27

Mother living near Lancashire chemical site fears she poisoned her children through breastfeeding

Sam Hammond has lived near the chemical site for over two decades

The Independent UK · Sep 24

United Utilities fined nearly £1m after discharging raw sewage along Lancashire coast

Seaside communities and businesses were affected significantly by the contamination in June 2023

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8

Councillor becomes first politician in the country to defect from Reform to Labour

A Reform councillor has decided to leave the party, saying he had seen ‘first-hand’ how it ‘simply doesn't have a serious plan’

The Independent UK · Sep 8