A LEGENDARY 120-year-old bakery is set to return to high streets after closing all its stores. Family-run Oddie’s, based in Nelson, Lancashire, closed all its 13 branches in January and let 100 workers go. 1 Oddie’s bakery is opening seven branches within weeksCredit: Alamy But the chain will now… A LEGENDARY 120-year-old bakery is set … Read more
A SEASIDE town has become so blighted by crime that residents say they fear walking the streets at night due to “drug-taking zombies”. New crime stats have revealed Blackpool is now one of the most dangerous places to live in England and Wales. 10 Blackpool is one of England and Wales’ most… A SEASIDE town … Read more
A GIANT 42-acre UK seaside theme park with roller coasters and a 200ft ride is set to open for the first time in months. Holidaymakers will be thrilled hear some of their favourite attractions at the popular resort of Blackpool Pleasure Beach are now welcoming visitors. 6 Blackpool’s iconic… A GIANT 42-acre UK seaside theme … Read more
BURNLEY players refused to shake hands with Preston’s Milutin Osmajic’s amid a racism row. The two Championship clubs drew 0-0 in February. 6 Burnley players refused to shake hands with Preston’s Milutin Osmajic’s amid a racism rowCredit: X @BBCMOTD 6 Osmajic laughed off the snubCredit: X… BURNLEY players refused to shake hands with Preston’s Milutin … Read more
A HISTORIC family-run bakery may reopen some of its stores after it was forced to close all of its locations and let 100 employees go. The owner of beloved store Oddie’s, which was based in Nelson, Lancashire, has said that she is hopeful seven of its 13 shops will reopen. 2 Oddie’s, the bakery… A … Read more
A POPULAR clothing store is set to shut after 15 years, with a 60 per cent closing down sale already launched for shoppers. The beloved boutique started life as a tiny stall – before expanding to a bricks-and-mortar site. 2 The Loft in Leyland, Lancashire, will close this monthCredit: The Loft But… A POPULAR clothing … Read more
THIS is the moment a cop accidentally pepper sprayed her partner as the pair tried to arrest a yob outside a fast food restaurant. It is understood the footage was filmed in the summer at a McDonald’s branch in Nelson, Lancashire. 6 The officer can be seen pepper spraying her partner in the face
A BODY of a man in his 20s was found on Blackpool beach during the weekend. Emergency services were called alongside the Lancashire Police Department to North Promenade on Saturday morning. 1 Blackpool Tower at Blackpool Beach in LancashireCredit: Alamy There cops found the lifeless body of a… Mystery as man in his 20s found dead on … Read more
A FARMER died after a tractor tyre exploded his face while he inflated it. Joshua Hardman, 23, was helping fix the large tyre when it suddenly blew up – propelling a wheel rim into his head. The dad-of-one suffered fatal head injuries in the horror at a Lancashire farm run by partnership, William… Farmer, 23, … Read more
A MAN whose brother went disappeared from a Christmas party two has claimed cops made two crucial mistakes during the search. Daniel Hives, then 28, disappeared after leaving a house party in Lancaster on December 10, 2022. 7 Robbie Hives putting up balloons for Daniel Hives’ 30th birthdayCredit:… My brother vanished from a Christmas party … Read more