Leyland3 Dec 2024Government overrules inspector to back prison planThe jail on the border of Chorley and Leyland will hold 1,700 inmates.3 Dec 2024England5 Nov 2024Prison 'like an airport' as drones fly in drugsInmates are burning holes in cell windows to allow in the drones in at the prison, inspectors say.5 Nov 2024Lancashire18 Sep 2024Running half marathon every day 'makes me happy'Charity fundraiser Eddie Towler has clocked up 13.1 miles every day for the last 10 months.18 Sep 2024England2 Sep 2024Ten drivers face court after M6 beer lorry crashDrivers who used the hard shoulder to get off the motorway will be summonsed to court, police say.2 Sep 2024Lancashire24 Aug 2024Appeal over death of kittens found in street The RSPCA appeals for residents near Seven Stars Road in Leyland to report any suspicious behaviour.24 Aug 2024Lancashire9 Aug 2024More problems at surgery already in special measuresInspectors say issues previously raised at Moss Side Medical Centre in Leyland have not been addressed.9 Aug 2024Lancashire18 Jul 2024'Paying £240 holiday school fine was a no-brainer'In the last academic year, pupils across England missed more than six million school days through unauthorised holidays.18 Jul 2024Lancashire17 Jul 2024Lollipop man, 86, plans 'mad week in Benidorm' after retiringArthur Parker, 86, says he has "enjoyed every minute" of his 22 years as a lollipop man.17 Jul 2024England5 Jul 2024Former PC who married killer jailed for crime linksStephanie Heaps led a secret life of crime before she was arrested by a police anti-corruption team.5 Jul 2024England