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Molten soot and deafening jackhammers: life as a Lancashire boiler scaler

Letter: Mike Harding responds to a photo essay about the county’s old cotton mills and recalls the worst job he has ever done

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2025

Dolphins centre's rise to stardom poles apart from rest

Herbie Farnworth's rise from Lancashire village to one of the world's best centres has a lot to do with six training poles, a lifelong mentor and a big dream.

AAP · Mar 5, 2025

Desperate Plea for Mum, 36, Denied NHS Treatment After Rare Diagnosis!

Friends and family of Lancashire mum Victoria Haworth have come together to raise funds for her cancer treatment.

The Fashion Central · Mar 1, 2025

London leaver: 'We've made more friends in three years in Lancashire than we did in 10 in Twickenham'

Why one family swapped their south-west London home for one twice the size in rural Lancashire

Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2025

Kay Burley: The journalist who was the face of Sky News from the start

Raised in Wigan, Lancashire, Burley’s parents worked in a cardboard factory and she attended Whitley High School.

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025

Teenage British time-trial champion dies after training ride collision with car driver

360Cycling “absolutely heartbroken” after death of 18-year-old Aidan Worden in Darwen, Lancashire

Cycling Weekly · Feb 3, 2025

Lloyds Banking Group: Full list of where branches will close

The company said it will shut 136 branches across Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland by March next year.

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025

Axel Rudakubana’s journey to Southport attack mapped out

On 29 July 2024, 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana left his family home in Banks, Lancashire and using a fake name ordered a taxi to Southport.

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025

Who is Axel Rudakubana?

Eighteen-year-old Axel Rudakubana was born in Cardiff after his parents came to the UK from Rwanda, but later moved to Banks in Lancashire.

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025

Southport child-killer Axel Rudakubana pleads guilty on first day of trial

The 18-year-old, of Banks, Lancashire, was due to stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday.

Evening Standard · Jan 20, 2025