All news by author: Susan Newton

When Aimee Mendel took sodium valproate to manage her epilepsy, she was told there was only a slightly greater chance than the average pregnancy that her baby would develop cleft palate or Spina Bifida

Pensioner Polly Bamber, 68, from Blackburn, Lancashire, is stuck in Turkey with mounting medical bills after a bout of ill health since Christmas. Her family are appealing for help

Jeff Walker, from Blackpool, died on Christmas Day last year while on holiday in Australia - but while fiancée Donna Jones and his family were attending a memorial, their home was burgled

The circus has been a staple of the Blackpool Tower and the resort, for many years, but a dark secret lies beneath in the depths - and even wild animals were kept captive inside

Rawtenstall, in Rossendale, was named as an improving town on The Sunday Times' Best Places to Live list last year but residents have mixed views

UK seaside towns are always a hit with holidaymakers but there's one popular town where locals run to 'hide' during the peak seasons such as Easter, summer and Christmas

Kirsten Martin, 38, began developing crippling stomach pains over the Christmas period with no signs of improvement - before tragically dying less than two weeks later

Lee Penrose, from Lancashire, was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) at only 31-years-old - now he will embark on the treacherous challenge of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Donna Jones, 50 and her fiancé Jeff Walker, 57, were due to get married on December 28 but he sadly died on Christmas Day after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia

EDF Energy customer Mel is classed as 'vulnerable' due to living with fibromyalgia and was left feeling degraded when a customer service worker was heard calling her 'entitled' while contesting a £4,500 energy bill

The Woodier family have been living in the former vicarage of St Oswald’s Church on Lancaster Road, Knott-End-on-Sea for six years but at the end of September they were given notice to vacate

Holly Marie was singing outside a restaurant in Blackpool when two men touched her inappropriately in broad daylight, before claiming 'it's a joke' when challenged on their horrific behaviour

Doris the swan was put to sleep in Blackpool, Lancashire following an attack that ripped her shoulder out of the joint and caused a severe compound wing fracture

Danielle Livesey lost her son Ethan 18 weeks into her pregnancy after she picked up a rare foodborne infection that can cause serious problems if you're pregnant

A woman has received a parking fine after leaving her car for only two minutes with her mother inside. The Lancashire parking enforcement have made similar fines before.

Howard Don has genetic haemochromatosis (GH), a condition caused by a person's body building up too much iron. One of the main treatments for GH is removing blood, a treatment Don calls "medieval'

Steve Brown, from Preston, was told his treatment for kidney cancer that had spread would become palliative but he remained positive and continued to go on long walks as he "fought" the illness

Louise Chambers, from Preston, told how her foot "felt a bit heavy on the clutch" while she was driving on a family holiday and went to see a doctor where she was told she had terminal cancer

Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, is now full of charity shops, barber shops, nail and tattoo bars, according to residents, but it was once a popular tourist destination

A home has just been put on the market in the town of Accrington, Lancashire for a reasonable price of £40,000 - however, these things are never cheap without a catch

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

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

Eleanor Williams was jailed for more than eight years at Preston Crown Court for lying about being being a victim of a grooming gang in Barrow, Cumbria

Millie Radford has accused her 22 Kids and Counting star parents of making money out of their grandkids after claiming the couple did not take all of their grandkids on holiday to Florida

Amanda Jane had gone to the popular restaurant with her daughter for a meal to celebrate Mothers' Day, but the pair were left horrified by the cleanliness of the bathroom