Cuts to government funding and services have hit many areas of the north of England hard. In 2022, there were complaints that Lancashire was ... The county's towns have used subsequent funding ...

The Lancashire city became just that in 2002 ... city charter and the challenge team immediately claimed that becoming England's newest city would "raise its national and international profile".

Lancashire's abandoned bid to become UK City of Culture in 2025 should be revived as even a failed attempt could bring huge benefits, backers have said. Earlier this week the county council said ...

The parts of England on the government's "watch list" due to a rising rate of new coronavirus cases have been revealed. A total of 26 towns and ... East Lancashire and West Yorkshire following ...

the reinvention of provincial cities is paying lucrative dividends. More than four in 10 visitors to the UK now include an overnight stay in England outside the capital, the figures showed.