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Two children taken to Manchester Children’s Hospital after crash in rural Lancashire

Two young children have been taken to Manchester Children's Hospital after a head on collision between two cars in Lancashire.

Crime

Northern calls for talks with the RMT Union in fresh bid to call of three days of planned strike action

Northern has invited the RMT Union around the negotiating table as part of its efforts to put an end to three days of planned strike action.

Business

The Broughton crossroads, photographed before the traffic lights at the junction were removed.

Crossroads crashes in Broughton to be tackled with new traffic calming measures

More traffic calming measures are coming to the centre of Broughton after a series of collisions at a crossroads in the village.

News

Lancashire County Council says there will be no cut in gritting despite reducing the temperature at which roads are treated.

It will have to get closer to freezing point before Lancashire's roads are gritted this winter

Lancashire’s roads will be gritted only once temperatures are forecast to dip to half a degree above freezing or colder this winter.

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Disabled bus passengers in Lancashire currently pay a flat rate of 50 pence to travel before 9.30am - soon that fare will double.

Disabled bus passengers in Lancashire will have to pay more to travel during morning rush hour

Disabled bus passengers in Lancashire who travel during the morning rush hour are set to see their fares doubled.

Politics

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Taxi passenger 'breaks her ankles and sprains wrist' in early morning crash in East Lancashire

A taxi driver and his passenger suffered serious injuries in a collision in Clayton-le-Moors this morning.

Crime

A total of 49 services will not be running tomorrow, something Northern said is "due to some train crew having made themselves unavailable to work"

Rail union RMT hits back at Northern's "nonsense" reason for cancelling 49 train services in Lancashire tomorrow

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has blasted the reason behind tomorrow's Northern train cancellations as "nonsense".

News

Demolition work has started on Dinckley Bridge

Demolition work starts on Dinckley Bridge after it was badly damaged by Storm Desmond

Work has begun on tearing down the storm-damaged Dinckley Bridge.

Transport

Rail disruption in the North estimated to cost businesses more than £38m

Lancashire business chiefs today said commuters had been “short changed” by rail operators after disruption in the North was estimated to have cost businesses more than £38m.

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Severe disruption on first day of new Northern timetables

Just hours in to the first day of new timetables for Northern trains, services are already suffering severe disruption.

Business

Rate of pothole repair in Lancashire has fallen by a third between 2016/17 and 2017/18.

Pothole repair performance sinks across Lancashire

The proportion of potholes in Lancashire fixed within 4 weeks of being reported has plummeted.

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Lancashire County Council says it can't allow members to track the routes of its gritter lorries - because of data protection.

County's winter roads plan unveiled - but gritted routes will stay secret

Lancashire County Council has denied using data protection laws to avoid revealing which roads have been gritted during the winter.

Politics

Articulated lorry on its side on the Bay Gateway - Photo Lancs Road Police

Overturned lorry closes road for 12 hours

A busy road was shut for around 12 hours today after an articulated lorry flipped over at a roundabout.

Transport

Disruption on some routes are set to continue

When will our train services be reinstated?

Dozens of the suspended train services between Preston and Blackpool will not be coming back until September.

Environment

Virgin Trains gives ticket restrictions the boot to get fans home to watch England

Today Virgin Trains are removing ticket restrictions on all of its services to help England fans get home earlier for tonight’s semi-final match against Croatia.

Transport

Drivers have been warned to expect delays

A56 partially closed after grass fire

Drivers using the A56 have been advised to allow extra time for their journey this morning following a grass fire.

Transport

Long queues on m-way network after smash

Traffic was caught in a rush hour snarl-up after a car and a lorry collided on the M6 near Preston.

Transport

Delays after crash on road near M6

Drivers are reporting delays after a road in Preston was partially blocked in a two-vehicle accident.

Transport

Preston restaurant owner hit with £8,000 Fishergate bus lane bill

A restaurant owner has been served a tasty bill for driving down a bus lane . . . more than 130 times.

Business

Gritters are out across Lancashire to prevent roads from melting in the blistering summer heat

There's not a snowflake in sight but the heat wave that has hit Lancashire these last few weeks has led to the unusual sight of gritters being used in the summer sun.

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