In a statement before his detention, the president said the ‘rule of law has completely collapsed in this country’.

The Spinning Mule in Nelson Square, Bolton, and The Robert Shaw in Market Street, Westhoughton, will celebrate Burns Night.

There is a tennis court, bottom left, and what looks to be a bowling green in the middle of the picture. If you recognise the area leave your suggestions in a comment.

The event was featured traditional Asian foods, poets, dhol and string musical artists and renowned henna artists.

Ramsbottom is set to host its first festival celebrating health, well-being, spirit, and fitness. The two-day event, named Kokoro, will take place on March 1 and 2 at the Civic Hall, offering a ...

Burnley businessman Dave Fishwick says his new Netflix film, Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger, is “nearer to the truth than you might think” as the documentary that inspired it airs today (January 15).

The crime rate in Blackburn with Darwen dropped by almost 10 per cent in November following successive months of increase. Data from police.uk shows there were 1,579 recorded crimes in the borough in ...

Ruth Hodson (nee Huddleston), who was a primary school teacher at six schools across Bury, died suddenly on January 3 aged 75 at her home in Ramsbottom. Her husband Martin Hodson has paid tribute to ...

Rovers have a chance to gain ground in the play-off race when they host Portsmouth – but John Eustace is treating it like any other fixture. A win would see Eustace’s side climb into the top six – ...

The Times, Daily Mail, The Guardian and The Independent all report Ms Siddiq quit after the ministerial standards watchdog said it was “regrettable” she was “not more alert” to the reputational risk ...

A stricken cygnet had to be rescued after becoming stuck in a frozen canal close to East Lancashire. The bird was spotted by a dog walker in the frozen Leeds and Liverpool Canal near Riley Green, ...

A man will go on trial next year after pleading not guilty to rape. Adam Thompson, 37, is accused of one count of raping a woman aged 16 or older. The offence allegedly took place in Burnley in July ...