The sale does not include the retailer’s travel locations, such as shops in airports and train stations, nor the WH Smith brand.

A casualty needed treatment after a fire involving a pan of hot oil in Accrington. Two fire engines from Hyndburn were called to the property in Malt Street just after 6.30pm yesterday (March 27).

Rightmove has made calculations showing the extra costs buyers could face if they make their home purchase after March 31.

Luke Littler earned back-to-back Premier League victories with a 6-1 win over Luke Humphries in the final in Newcastle. Carabao Cup final goalscorer Dan Burn was among several Newcastle players who ...

The 2025 series of Dancing On Ice was hosted by Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern and won by Coronation Street actor Sam Aston and his skating partner Molly Lanaghan. The show took a break after the ...

Retailer WHSmith has agreed to sell its UK high street chain to Modella Capital. In a deal valued at £76 million, it will see the brand's high street stores eventually rebrand as TGJones. The ...

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said the Trump administration would boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against “threats from the communist Chinese” and ensure freedom ...

Zana Mamand Mohammed hopes the Cranston Inquiry will provide more information over his brother and others missing from the ...

A senior councillor has said he would help demolish Accrington's main shopping complex. Conservative group leader Cllr Zak Khan told Hyndburn Council's Cabinet on Wednesday: "I'll personally drive a ...

A topping out ceremony has been held to mark the highest point of the build as the new police station in Nelson.

Sameer Ainarker, 45, stood trial at Preston Crown Court earlier this year, accused of three counts of sexual assault of a female and one count each of causing a child 13 or over to engage in ...

One of East Lancashire's biggest ever housing schemes is now on the brink of becoming a reality. The agreement with Homes England for the £30million grant for the Huncoat Garden Village project of ...