Rufford in Lancashire is full of history and stunning scenery - and the jewel in its crown has to be Rufford Old Hall, a Tudor building surrounded by vivid bluebells in the spring
Lancashire's Ribble Valley was named the happiest local authority in the UK in a new survey based on the availability of green spaces, weekly earnings, crime and unemployment rates
Jack Piper-Sheach suffered an electric shock while staying at Tiffany's Hotel on Blackpool Promenade and was rushed to hospital in Liverpool before tragically dying four days later
Sarah Lumb, a doting mother, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Halsall, Lancashire, and her inquest was told the woman sustained "unsurviveable" trauma
Mohsin Issa and his brother Zuber want the five large properties built beside a rural lane near Blackburn, Lancashire, but locals have branded the plans as "monstrous"