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A new £1.6m Colne housing development is providing supported housing for people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, dementia, and physical disabilities to allow them to live as independently as possible.

A London-based documentary maker has produced a short film on the inspiring relationship between the fan-bases of Burnley FC and Dutch side Helmond Sport, which was kick-started in the mid-90s by a late Burnley expat and which has since blossomed into one of the most heartwarming tales in football.

Fans of a tipple or two who enjoy sampling local beers whilst on holiday can now plan their upcoming international dalliances around beer prices following the release of the World Beer Index, which has revealed that the average ale fan can expect to pay a whopping £8.73 more for a pint in Qatar compared to Vietnam.

New research suggests that the average concert-goer in Lancashire is sitting on a gold mine of collectable memorabilia, with everything from ticket stubs to merchandise worth upwards of £147 on auction sites.

With Kick It Out lambasting authorities for "failing" clubs like Padiham FC and the Lancashire FA demurring in their reasoning for fining the Storks after they walked off the pitch when goalkeeper Tony Aghayere was allegedly racially abused, the matter of racism in football has caused a public outcry.

In response to Padiham FC being fined more for leaving the pitch after one of their players was allegedly racially abused than their opponents for the perpetrators' actions, Kick It Out says football is "sending out the wrong signal" and that "grassroots footballers are losing patience with a system that is failing to support them."

An agricultural expert has warned that the 12,000 incidents of fly-tipping reported to North West councils over the last 12 months is "just the tip of the iceberg", claiming that dumped waste is harming the regions farmers financially.

Sky Sports have filmed a feature on a group of football-playing Syrian refugees from Burnley and Pendle who have fallen in love with the Clarets thanks to free football sessions put on by the club's official charity, Burnley FC in the Community.

Bringing her moving Memories of an Indian Childhood show to Brierfield next week, a Settle-based storyteller is out to envelop her audiences in the sights and sounds of Bombay with a heartwarming piece of theatre.