Top stories of the week

A major road in the Preston area was closed to traffic on Saturday lunchtime.

A driver was arrested and a passenger is being treated for his injuries after a crash on the M6 in Lancashire left this car badly damaged.

One of Lancashire’s finest country houses is to be handed a £1.5m facelift

Preston Slimming World members are helping to highlight the links between obesity and cancer, while raising cash for the charity

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A major road in the Preston area was closed to traffic on Saturday lunchtime.

Armed forces personnel, from top brass to cadets, turned out to pay their respects at the funeral of  Second World War pilot John Valentine in Chorley.

Britain’s Got Talent winners Collabro and Jai McDowell are among the stars joining forces to help a Preston man who suffered a devastating stroke last summer.

If last week’s Maternity Ward made you think that having a child might be a marvellous adventure, then Breeders (Sky One, Thursdays, 10pm) will knock that romantic idea right out of you.

A two-vehicle crash at a crossroads in Lancaster left one person trapped and needing to be freed by firefighters.