Leyland12 Dec 2025New mums say mental health service 'amazing' Inspectors rate the perinatal service at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Trust "outstanding".12 Dec 20252 Dec 2025Prison staff mental health sick days on the riseMore staff at the prison near Leyland took at least one day off for mental health reasons last year.2 Dec 20251 Dec 2025Man who admitted killing friend after row jailed Liam Slack is jailed for killing Paul Ainscough after a row over chicken wings in a pub garden in Chorley.1 Dec 20256 Nov 2025Man jailed after church daubed in obscene graffitiJoseph Williams is jailed for eight months after admitting attacks on two churches in Leyland.6 Nov 202527 Oct 2025Man dies after driving car wrong way on M6The man in his 50s was killed near Charnock Richard services on the southbound carriageway.27 Oct 202527 Oct 2025'Serious' M6 crash causes 100-minute delaysThe southbound M6 is closed between Leyland and Standish with drivers warned of 100 minute delays.27 Oct 20257 Oct 2025Boy, 14, one of three held after man struck by carA 14-year-old boy, man and woman are held on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.7 Oct 202524 Sep 2025'Predator' kidnapped and raped woman at knifepointDetectives say "dangerous sexual predator" Neil Reid subjected his victim to an horrific ordeal.24 Sep 202522 Sep 2025Girl injured after falling from windowA child is taken to hospital with a head injury after falling from the window of a property.22 Sep 2025...