The Latest Breaking News from Chorley

Labour losses pile up in England local elections as Reform UK makes gains

Reform runaway winners in north-east, likely pushing Labour into opposition in Hartlepool, with other losses for Starmer in Chorley, Wigan, Redditch and Tamworth

The Guardian - UK · May 8

‘Violent bully’ who broke partner’s neck and left her paralysed jailed for 16 years

Robert Easom violently assaulted Trudi Burgess, from Chorley, when she threatened to leave him

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27

I'm not into cake stops - but - I made an exception to rate five British delicacies in one ride

Of all the cakes named after places in the north-west of England, which is the tastiest? Simon Warren sets out to sample them all in a single epic ride

Cycling Weekly · Dec 14, 2024

Mum tried to ignore crippling stomach pain until doctor said she was 24 hours from dying

Mum-of-one Victoria Danson, 33, from Chorley, was told she was 24 hours away from dying before she was rushed in to emergency surgery due to her Crohn's disease

Daily Mirror · May 21, 2023

Plans to replace distillery with industrial units approved

The brewery closed down after the company moved its operations to Chorley

Liverpool Echo · May 9, 2023

Election results from Chorley local council election 2023 count in full

Fourteen council seats were up for grabs in the wards Adlington & Anderton, Buckshaw & Whittle, Chorley East, Chorley North & Astley, Chorley North East, Chorley North West, Chorley South East & Heath Charnock, Chorley South West, Clayton East, Brindle & Hoghton, Clayton West & Cuerden, Coppull, Croston, Mawdesley &…

Manchester Evening News · May 5, 2023

Beloved hotel abandoned after closing suddenly - now squatters may be living inside

Park Hall Hotel in Chorley, Lancashire, closed suddenly in 2020 and was recently visited by TikToker Tattooedexplorer who shared a video of the inside of the building

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2023

Mum slams vile bullies who filmed attack on son, 11, because 'he wouldn't rob own family'

Mum Sharon says her 11-year-old son was attacked on April 16 in Chorley, Lancashire - and she had no idea her son had been bullied until a friend sent her a video of it

Daily Mirror · Apr 27, 2023

The Mormons Are Coming review – lovely, kind and deeply unsettling

You can’t fail to warm to the cheery young Mormons in this unprecedented documentary … even as they try to fill your emotional void with their beliefs

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023

Popular chip shop forced to close after cruel vandals repeatedly smash windows

Andy Shute took over chip shop Lou Lou's Plaice in Chorley, Lancashire, last May but a flurry of vandal attacks since the start of the year means he'll have to close up and lay off staff

Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2023