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

Major retailer Sports Direct looks set to open a new store in Colne after plans for new signage were given the green light.

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

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 ...

The film is loosely based on the Channel 4 documentary Dave Fishwick: Loan Ranger, which aired in 2014. The documentary will air on Netflix, on January 15. In the documentary, the viewer sees Dave ...

ITV's Loose Women will air a special episode featuring Janet Street-Porter, Dame Prue Leith, Lesley Joseph and Gloria Hunniford.

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 Festival of Ice and Fire will return on January 25 and some details about the exciting events and ice trail planned have been revealed.

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

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 ...

A Blackburn town centre restaurant has been re-branded following its launch two years ago. The 120-seater Saffron Street Restaurant, in King William Street, is now known as the Masala Fusion ...

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 – ...