A commando leader said: “We were doing a little maneuver with some Lancashire Fusiliers. The Fusiliers passed us a tree trunk’s breadth away. There were 20 of us, and they never saw us.

J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings, wrote that Faramir was the character from Middle-earth who was the ...

A soldiers from the Lancashire Fusiliers carrying a sandbag in the trenches at Ploegsteert Wood, the Western Front. Dundee’s jute industry benefitted greatly from the war. Jute was a tough ...

A Bletchley Park codebreaker who “inspired women in the Army for decades” has died at the age of 101. Charlotte “Betty” Webb MBE, who was one of the last surviving codebreakers from Bletchley Park in ...

Lancashire’s manufacturers are the backbone of the county’s economy, driving innovation, creating jobs, and producing world-class goods that are exported across the globe. Did you know with a ...

The newly formed Lancashire Combined County Authority is due to hold its first meeting later. The new body is a partnership between Lancashire County Council, Blackburn with Darwen Council and ...

Work to overhaul a stretch of road in North Lancashire that was once one of the shortest sections of motorway in the UK has been completed. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Lancashire ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A leading academic lawyer from Lancashire who chaired three key government bodies has died aged 74. Professor Margaret Brazier, known as ...

Today will be a dry and settled day with a good deal of sunshine throughout the day. A few patches of cloud will develop at times, however. Winds will be moderate. Tonight Tonight will be dry and ...

Breezy today and it will be mild and dry with plenty of sunshine with just a few areas of cloud. The winds will ease towards the end of the day. Tonight This evening will see some late sunshine ...