Padiham19 Aug 2025Woman filmed Snapchat video of dogs killing catAlexandra Gregson is jailed for animal welfare offences after encouraging her dogs to attack a cat.19 Aug 202510 Aug 2025£15m funding boost for saving historic sitesSites across the North-West are to benefit from funding from Historic England. 10 Aug 202516 Jun 2025Man arrested after two hurt in hit and runA woman aged in her 40s was seriously injured after a car mounted the pavement then left the scene.16 Jun 202527 May 2025Mystery as 'Minions' painted under motorway bridgeThe colourful characters have been painted by an as-yet unknown artist under the bridge in Burnley.27 May 202523 May 2025'Our friendly town is a wonderful place to live'A town in east Lancashire is named as one of the happiest places to live in Britain.23 May 20257 May 2025Boy, 15, among arrests in ketamine crackdownThe cross-county action was taken as part of Operation Shore, which aims to disrupt supply of the drug.7 May 202511 Apr 2025Damaged substation leaves 2,500 homes without powerElectricity North West says 2,500 properties are affected in the BB12 area of Padiham.11 Apr 202525 Mar 2025Disused bowling green becomes community spaceThe Hive in Padiham features a junior cycleway and a range of community activity spaces.25 Mar 20255 Mar 2025Plant machinery hire 'scam' sees 10 held in raidsSix men and four women are being quizzed about an alleged scam involving £700,000 of equipment.5 Mar 2025...