Emergency services

Lancashire Police provide injury update after 5-car collision on M55

Breaking Police issue major update on injuries after 5-car collision

Fleetwood and Knott End Coastguard teams joined forces for a night-time search exercise to practise finding missing people across challenging marshland.

'Unique and challenging' - Why Coastguard was out on marshes Over Wyre

An accident on Fleetwood Road saw the road closed

Road closed as emergency services deal with collision in Fleetwood

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) has welcomed international recognition for technology developed through its collaboration with researchers, drone specialists and wildfire experts.

Lancs Fire Service wildfire tech wins global recognition in Alaska

Blackpool RNLI volunteers rescued a person from the sea near the Sandcastle on the South Promenade this afternoon after being alerted by HM Coastguard.

'Courageous' Blackpool RNLI volunteers rescue person from sea

Lowther Gardens in Lytham cordoned off as police attend major incident

Woman, 49, found dead in Fylde coast pond named

Lancashire Police update on woman found dead in pond in Lytham's Lowther Gardens

Lancashire Police update on woman found dead in Fylde coast park pond

Lancashire Police investigation update as woman's body found in pond at Lowther Gardens in Lytham

Breaking Police update as woman's body found in pond at Fylde coast park

The incident took place yesterday evening.

Coastguard confirms major response to incident on Fleetwood beach

Police issue statement after tragic death at Lancashire Steam and Vintage Festival

Breaking Police issue statement after tragic death at steam festival

Police

Police issue major update after tragic Carr Head Primary School death

Police are dealing with an RTA in the Park Road and Palatine Road area

Update as police attend to reports of a serious road collision

Boy, 17, hospitalised with serious injuries after collision between bike and car

Breaking Boy, 17, hospitalised with injuries after collision between bike & car

Pupils at Saint Aidan's High School have helped produce a hard hitting video about the dangers of cold water shock

Saint Aidan's High School kids hammer home cold-water shock message

Police received a call from a motorist travelling towards Blackpool on the M55 after they spotted what they thought to be a woman’s body on the hard shoulder.

'Enquiries are ongoing' - Driver discovered woman's body on M55

Watch the moment arsonist Darren Davies was arrested after blowing up Hambleton home over inheritance row

The moment arsonist was arrested after blowing up home over will row
Police body worn cameras caught the moment Darren Davies was arrested after he was found wandering down the street after blowing up his family home.
Vanessa Sims

First picture of arsonist Darren Davies, 55 who blew up Hambleton bungalow in Carr Lane after wrongly believing he had lost inheritance

Meet the arsonist who blew up family home over inheritance row

Hambleton house explosion

'If I can’t have it, no-one can' - Remarks of arsonist after explosion

Images show damage to a property on Carr Lane, Hambleton, following the explosion.

Breaking 'Life changing' - Man jailed for causing huge gas explosion

The Central Drive fire involved a garden shed that had spread to a domestic property

Breaking Major update on Central Drive blaze in Blackpool

Firefighters tackle Blackpool house fire behind Taco Bell off Central Drive

Breaking Firefighters tackle house fire behind Taco Bell off Central Drive

Assistant coroner Richard Taylor was told Stuart McBridge was riding the ebike illegally in Brock Avenue, Fleetwood on February 3 when the accident occurred.

Coroner probes death of man, 50, after ebike fatally collided with car

Major update from Police after horrors M55 crash

Breaking Injury update from police as horror crash causes huge traffic jams

Aftermath of major M55 collision

Breaking 'Very serious crash' says eyewitness in update on 3-vehicle collision

Major M55 crash halts Blackpool traffic with air ambulance and fire engines at scene

Breaking Major crash halts traffic with air ambulance and fire engines at scene

Smoke damage can be seen at the scene of a severe house fire which ravaged a property in Blackpool earlier this week.

Smoke damage seen at scene of house fire amid police investigation

Emergency services at a residential property near Gynn Square in Blackpool (Credit: Ray Catlow)

Breaking Man, 19, and boy, 13, in serious condition after Blackpool house fire
‘We remain in the early stages of our investigation’
Claire Lark

Air ambulance lands on Gynn Gardens as emergency services battle Redcar Road house fire

Breaking Air ambulance in attendance as emergency services battle house fire

Coastguard crews rushed to Fleetwood beach where the woman was trapped knee-deep in mud amid an incoming tide

I'm worried Coastguard changes could put Fylde coast lives at risk

HM Coastguard rescued up to 20 teenagers off Fleetwood last night

Breaking Major Coastguard rescue as up to 20 teenagers struggle in rough seas

Emergency services called to Munster Avenue Blackpool

Emergency services scrambled after man spotted on window ledge

I haven't spoken to my wife for 3 years for this bizarre reason

Emergency services at an incident on the corner of Park Road and Palatine Road in Blackpool

'Breaking in' equipment needed at town centre flats fire

41 photos of memorial cricket match held in honour of teen who died

Emergency vehicles at Fleetwood beach this evening

Breaking Emergency vehciles respond to beach incident in Fleetwood

GMB Union tells Blackpool conference it will fight for volunteer coastguards not being paid for 999 callouts

GMB to fight for volunteer coastguards not being paid for 999 callouts

Absi Ahmed, 17, was a student at Blackpool Sixth Form and a member of Fylde Cricket Club in Poulton

Special memorial planned for Poulton teen, 17, who drowned in Lakes

Police and CSI at Anchorsholme

Breaking Update from murder scene as police launch investigation into death

Police and CSI at the scene

Breaking Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman in 80s dies

A man was taken to hospital after being involved in the collision

Breaking Boy, 12, hit by bus in St Annes suffers serious injuries

Four homes, three vehicles and one business property were searched in today's Ballymena drug raids, the police have said.

Breaking Emergency services at the scene of collision with road closure

Shortly after 5pm last night, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the former Ex-Catalogue Outlet in Lord Street to reports of a fire

Structural checks to be carried out at ex-M&S store ravaged by fire

Rossall beach

Concern over safety amid coastguard service changes after court case

Firefighters are responding to a major fire at the former Ex Catalogue store and M&S in Lord Street, Fleetwood. Huge flames and thick black smoke can be seen billowing across the town

'Stay away and keep windows shut' - Police issue plea over huge blaze

21 dramatic pics as huge fire sweeps through former M&S and Ex-Catalogue Outlet shop in Lord Street, Fleetwood

Breaking 21 dramatic pics as huge fire sweeps through former M&S store

Fire crews attended a house fire in Alexandra Road

Major update on house blaze as probe begins

Princess Street was the scene of a car accident

Emergency services close road after car 'flips' in collision

A collision happened on Lodge Lane, near Poulton

Casualty cut free in two car crash on rural Fylde Coast road

Blackpool’s Iconic Pleasure Beach Resort mapped in unprecedented 3D detail for the first time to aid emergency services.

Pleasure Beach Resort mapped in 3D for first time to help 999 services

An Avanti West Coast train

‘All lines closed’ Person died after being hit by train near Preston

Katie Brown with William on TV

I didn't know I was pregnant until I gave birth in the street

A mobility scooter rider who suffered serious injuries in a crash on Crossley’s Bridge in Blackpool has now been identified

Breaking Update issued after crash leaves mobility scooter rider injured

Police have closed a key bridge in Blackpool this afternoon

Breaking Crossley's Bridge closed after car hits pedestrian

Emergency services shut South Promenade in St Annes close to the Dalmeny Hotel after car overturns

Breaking Emergency services close Promenade after car overturns

Absi Ahmed, 17, was a student at Blackpool Sixth Form and a member of Fylde Cricket Club in Poulton

Tributes paid to Poulton teen, 17, after tragic Lake District death

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