The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has released the data which is generated by reviewing passenger numbers in each train station through their entries and exits.
Blackburn[1] was found to be the most used station in the region, with 1,291,704 passengers…
With more than two months to go, Marcus Simmons-Allen was already counting down to his birthday and the festive season. He had plans in the diary for Halloween and New Year’s Eve.
His mum, Paula Allen, had bought the first of his birthday gifts for Dec…
The cases were heard at Peterlee[1] Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, November 7.
Bartosz Podstawa, 39, of Barberry Drive, Bridgwater, Somerset, exceeded 70 mph limit in a Kia on a dual A19 southbound April 21. Pleased guilty and fined £100, surcharge £40…
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A number of ticket offices across Lancashire would have closed as part of a nationwide programme to save costs.
Hyndburn councillor Mike Booth said the government had finally put “people before profits”, while Blackburn Darwen[1] Council’s leader said …
Railway ticket offices across Lancashire will remain open after passengers – and the organisation representing them – objected in their droves to plans to pull the shutters down on the facilities for good.
The proposed closure of Chorley station’s ti…
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In July East Lancashire’s main train operator Northern announced plans to close the office at Accrington[1] station.
The equivalents at Burnley[2] Manchester Road and Burnley Central rail hubs are also scheduled to shut under a nationwide programme.
Th…
Bensons for Beds is opening a new outlet in Fleetwood this week. (Photo: Third party)
The bed and mattress retailer is moving into the former Leading Lables store at the site on Anchorage Road, formerly known as Freeport.
Accrington-based Bensons, …
The cancellation of the northern leg of HS2, the high-speed rail project supposed to link London with Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, has been a controversial decision that has sparked debate among politicians, businesses and environmentalists. One o…
Rail users are being encouraged to submit feedback on the controversial closure of hundreds of railway ticket offices as the deadline looms. More than 460,00 people have already responded to the consultation on the government plan to close the vast maj…
Onlookers gawped in shock after a white van crashed through a wall close to the junction of Westwood Street and Argyle Street in the town at around lunch time on Monday (August 21).
The van destroyed the masonry, leaving bricks and stones all over the…
Adil Iqbal (Image: GMP)
The sentence of a dangerous driver who caused the death of a pregnant mum-of-two is to be reviewed after a decision by the Solicitor General.
Adil Iqbal[1] was sentenced to 12 years in prison at Manchester Minshull Street Cr…
Leader of Blackburn[1] with Darwen Borough Council Councillor Phil Riley, said ticket offices were a ‘lifeline’ for many people.
Northern has announced plans to close the offices at the Accrington, Burnley[2] Manchester Road and Burnley Central train s…