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Smaller dog day care businesses across the North West have cause for concern following changes to governmental guidelines on licensing controls, according to a leading animal trades insurance expert.

Lancashire's Restorative Justice Team, which helps victims of crime meet with offenders to help them move on from past incidents, has been given national accreditation and earned effusive praise from the county's Police and Crime Commissioner.

Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner has opened a training conference aimed at helping partners tackle modern slavery and at providing better support for victims in 21st century Lancashire.

A newly-formed Burnley recruitment company have sped out the blocks by signing up for the Pendleside Hospice Corporate Challenge with their new MD saying they wanted "to give back to the community."

A popular Burnley YouTuber has raised over £6,500 for the MS Society after completing a 50-hour live stream which saw him do everything from eating Ghost Chilli to shaving his head in memory of his late mother.

There are a few things which you famously can't put a price on. Good health, happiness, that feeling you get when you sneeze: all invaluable life commodities which we all cherish dearly. But when it comes to getting a solid few hours of kip, a new survey has revealed the exact price Burnley residents will stump up for some quality shut-eye.

Lancashire's leading women and girls' charity is encouraging any potential new members to come along and get involved in their gardening club to promote mental well-being and the creation of a female-led support network.

A new study has revealed that the average person in the North West will spend £30.65 on a gift for their partner this Valentine's Day, with 30% admitting that they scramble for a last-minute date in order to save themselves from the ignominy of spending it alone.

More than 700,000 people across the North West are at risk of developing a range of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases as a result of being registered with GP services located in areas which have unsafe levels of air pollution, according to new data.

A new housing development of family properties in Pendle has been called a "huge boost" to the area by a Burnley-based estate agent.

An eight-year-old primary school pupil from Barnoldswick has proved himself to be quite the scholar, earning the Lancashire Reading Trail Gold Award for reading 50 books.

A teaching assistant at a Colne primary school covered more than 35 miles as part of the Running for Laura event to raise invaluable funds for experimental immunotherapy treatment for a 19-year-old Barrowford girl with terminal brain cancer.

Rural groups in Burnley, Pendle, and the Ribble Valley have are being encouraged to apply for a potentially life-changing £50,000 grant from The Prince’s Countryside Fund with the closing date for applications just two weeks off.

From the chatterbox to the human satnav, a new survey has revealed the North West's top eight most-annoying types of car passengers.