Environment

As the dispute over train guards continues, unions say they will press ahead with strike action tomorrow - the 32nd day of strike action so far this year.

A rare hen harrier has mysteriously disappeared from moorland in Lancashire prompting a police and RSPB investigation.

Police are investigating the disappearance of yet another rare bird of prey in Bowland.

One in three Lancaster children are finishing primary school obese or overweight, new figures reveal.

A Morecambe care home that helps to reduce pressure on local hospitals has celebrated its first birthday with a ‘good’ Care Quality Commission rating.

Lancashire County Council will tell the government that it wants to keep control over any future fracking activity in the area.

Butterflying or butterfly watching is a hobby concerned with the observation and study of butterflies.

Drivers of electric and plug in vehicles will be able to go that extra mile soon thanks to Lancaster City Council’s successful bid for funding to install charging points for electric vehicles in Lancaster and Morecambe.

If you fancy an apple chances are you reach for a Braeburn, a Pink Lady, a Cox or a Gala. A Golden Delicious might even  get a look in.

It’s time to get your walking boots on. This Saturday a special walk up Lancashire’s Pendle Hill will mark the launch of a £2.5m Lottery-supported scheme to improve the hill’s landscape and heritage. Fiona Finch reports on the flagship project.

Dressed as Suffragettes, women from Lancaster descended on the Conservative Party Conference to protest against fracking in Lancashire.

From coastal, woodland to wetland and mossland habitats Lancashire has a diverse and rich in wild space – living a little wild is good for people as well as wildlife

Youngsters on the Marsh estate in Lancaster have come together to make a lasting tribute to a friend who tragically died last year.

A second fracking site in Lancashire would require extra government funding to cover policing costs, according to a member of the county’s Police and Crime Panel (PCP).

A Heysham mum-of-two has endured over six years of hell caused by a derelict house next door being left to rot .

Bird watching is wildlife observation and can be done as a recreational activity or citizen science.

A unique day of fashion workshops, exhibitors and a bespoke catwalk show will be unveiled in Lancaster on October 20.

Three people are counting the cost of their actions after being ordered to pay a total of £2,065 in fines and costs for fly-tipping and waste-related offences.