News for Bamber Bridge, Leyland, Longridge, Penwortham, Preston

Lancashire police officer arrested on suspicion of money laundering

9:00pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

UPDATE: Two people have been charged by detectives investigating alleged money laundering that led to the arrest of a policeman.

Man and his stepdaughter, 13, robbed by hammer and knife gang in Deepdale

11:31am Monday 15th December 2008

A man and his 13-year-old stepdaughter were threatened and robbed by a hammer and knife-wielding gang at their home in the Deepdale area of Preston.

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Preston children contribute to Rock FM book

5:32pm Friday 12th December 2008

Children from a Preston primary school attended the launch of a new book which contains short stories written by Lancashire’s budding young writers.

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Top marks for Fulwood Leisure Centre

1:17pm Wednesday 10th December 2008

Preston has some excellent sports facilities - and that's official!

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Have your say on Preston North End match day parking

4:07pm Monday 8th December 2008

MATCH day parking around Preston North End's Deepdale stadium is up for discussion at a special meeting of the council's Central Area Forum on Thursday.

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Driver crashes into Preston bank

10:37am Friday 5th December 2008

A woman crashed her car into the side of a Preston bank.

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Former Preston student performs for his former tutor

11:09am Friday 5th December 2008

Former Preston College student Jonny Lloyd returned to the city on Monday with his new boy band Avenue - and treated his former tutors to a pop-tastic performance.

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Views sought over Preston 'academy' plans

4:38pm Wednesday 3rd December 2008

Education chiefs are urging people to make their views heard over plans to close Fulwood High School and Arts College and replace it with an academy.

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Blaze in stairwell of Preston terraced home

12:10pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Thirteen firefighters tackled a house fire in Preston, yesterday.

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Fire crews called to Preston College

11:39am Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Fire crews were called to Preston College in St Vincents Road, Fulwood, just after 9.20am, yesterday.

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Ingol stabbing - youth charged

8:29pm Sunday 30th November 2008

A 14-year-old boy will appear at Preston Youth Court tomorrow morning after being charged in relation to the stabbing of a 17-year-old girl.

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Police appeal for witnesses after 17-year-old girl stabbed in Ingol

2:59pm Saturday 29th November 2008

Police in Preston are questioning a 14-year-old boy after a 17-year-old old girl was allegedly stabbed in the neck in the early hours of this morning.

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Preston man charged with 1980s Oxford rape

11:21am Thursday 27th November 2008

A 42-year-old Preston man has been charged with raping a woman in Oxford 23 years ago.

Attempted robbery on taxi driver in Preston

9:42am Thursday 27th November 2008

Police in Preston are investigating an attempted robbery of a taxi driver in Fulwood last night.

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Ingol army nurse escapes ban despite child porn images

11:12am Wednesday 26th November 2008

A decorated army nurse from the Ingol area of Preston later escaped a ban despite storing child porn images on his computer.

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Safety call over A59 after death crash

9:20am Tuesday 25th November 2008

UPDATE Campaigners have renewed calls for safety measures on the A59 after a driver died in a horror smash.

Chorley ASBO youth moved to Preston

9:49am Tuesday 25th November 2008

A teenager who breached his ASBO nine times and caused a mass evacuation of a Chorley hotel after he left the bath running has been moved to Preston.

Man 'serious' after M6 crash

9:31am Monday 24th November 2008

A 26-year-old man from Fulwood is seriously ill in hospital after he crashed into a lamppost on the slip road of the M6 at junction 31 close to the Tickled Trout hotel.

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Fire crews called to Ribbleton blaze

1:37pm Sunday 23rd November 2008

Fire crews were called to a house in Ribbleton last night after a cooker went up in flames.

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Sir Tom launches Deepdale education project

7:40am Sunday 23rd November 2008

One of this country’s finest ever footballers launched an exciting new education project, using football as the vehicle for learning.

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Life for Preston knife killer

12:16pm Friday 21st November 2008

A knife attacker who stabbed an innocent man to death was jailed for life today and told that he will have to serve at least 18 years.

Man, 20, found guilty of Preston murder

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High Court rules Preston search warrants were valid

5:44pm Friday 21st November 2008

A search warrant that allowed police to raid a Preston accountancy firm in connection with an Asian family being investigated for an alleged multi-million pound counterfeit clothing and money laundering scam should have been issued, London's High Court has ruled.

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Police station plan for Preston hospital

5:49pm Wednesday 19th November 2008

The police force are to have their own dedicated station in the heart of Royal Preston Hospital.

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Pensioner, 88, killed crossing Deepdale road named

9:22am Tuesday 18th November 2008

UPDATE: A pensioner killed after he was struck by a car crossing a Preston street has been named.

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Alleged knife attackers threatened Penwortham cab driver

10:32am Monday 17th November 2008

Three people quizzed by cops in Leyland over an alleged assault on a taxi driver in Penwortham in the early hours of Friday morning have been released without charge.