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Joshua Hardman with brown hair wearing a white t-shirt and jeans crouches down to sit behind his young smiling daughter wearing a light blue t-shirt sitting on a low stool. Joshua holds up a white mobile phone.

Farm fined £80k after man killed by exploding tyre

Joshua Hardman, 23, was killed as he helped inflate a tractor tyre at a farm in Hutton.

A CGI image of how the pump track could look. It is a looping circuit with a cyclist jumping over one of the humps. The path is surrounded by grass and the sea is in the background.

Work begins to build £100k pump track

The scheme is being part-funded by Ribble Valley Council and is expected to be finished in March.

Junction of Ribchester Road and Hothersall Lane in Ribchester. It shows Hothersall Lane road sign and low stone wall in the garden of a house with a large tree to the left and people walking on the pavement of Ribchester Road with a house having a new roof being built in the background.

Appeal after two drivers seriously hurt in crash

Two drivers are seriously injured, one critically, in a car crash in Longridge.

Generic image of police tape wrapped around a tree, it says 'police line do not cross' in blue writing on a white background

Man dies in explosion at farm - police

A 51-year-old man from Longridge was pronounced dead at the farm, police say.

Councillor Kieren Spencer with brown hair, brown eyes and brown beard wearing a red tie and blue blazer smiling.

Farm site plans 'more Blackpool than Eiffel Tower'

A councillor says the plans are too industrial for the rural Ribble Valley surroundings.

Tiles slide down collapsing roof of house with cars in drive outside

Man badly injured in house explosion dies

Robert Fenwick was critically injured in the suspected gas blast a week ago near Preston.

tiles falling down the collapsing roof with emergency services van outside

Man critically injured in house explosion

The man was taken to hospital along with two others after the blast in Longridge, police say.

Artist impression of the redevelopment of Towneley Gardens in Longridge, Ribble Valley

Market town upgrades planned with government cash

Clitheroe’s market place and the Towneley Gardens in Longridge are both earmarked for upgrades.

Irene Reid in her uniform

Lollipop lady's 55-year career honoured by council

Irene Reid, 84, is recognised by a council after helping generations of children across the road.