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

New cafe opens on Avenham Park

12:12pm Friday 26th September 2008

Avenham Park’s new Riverside Café has opened its doors to the public this week.

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Man rescued from flat after arson attack

9:59am Tuesday 23rd September 2008

A man had to be rescued from his flat after arsonists set alight to wooden crates outside a shop in Preston.

Man arrested in Preston park.

10:06am Saturday 6th September 2008

A man brandishing a knife and wearing surgical gloves was arrested in a Preston park, last night.

Woman, 29, critical following Preston flats fall

10:53am Wednesday 3rd September 2008

A woman is in a critical condition after falling 40ft from a block of flats in the Avenham area of Preston.

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Man charged with Avenham flat assault

4:27pm Sunday 24th August 2008

A 50-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent following an alleged assault in Preston.

Man, 50, quizzed over attempted Preston murder

3:47pm Friday 22nd August 2008

A 50-year-old man is being quizzed by detectives over the attempted murder of a man in Preston this afternoon.

Preston shopkeeper threatened with Samurai sword

3:10pm Monday 11th August 2008

Police are hunting a robber who threatened a shopkeeper with Samurai sword in Preston.

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Preston racist jailed in USA

1:50pm Thursday 31st July 2008

A Preston man who skipped bail and fled abroad after being convicted of distributing racist material, is still locked up in the United States.

iPod Nano grabbed from students in Preston park

3:29pm Wednesday 25th June 2008

Police in Preston are appealing for witnesses following a robbery in a city centre park.

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10th floor balcony rescue drama in Preston

9:58am Friday 30th May 2008

A man has been rescued from the balcony of his 10th-storey flat in the early hours of this morning.

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Preston boy, 10, suffers burns in aerosol and lighter incident

10:28am Tuesday 13th May 2008

A ten-year-old boy from Preston is in hospital with severe burns after being torched with a homemade flamethrower yesterday.

Clean up planned

9:29pm Monday 31st March 2008

A community clean up of an area of land in Avenham that has become quite unsightly, has been organised.

Cleaning up city grot spot

3:16pm Saturday 29th March 2008

A community clean up of an area of land in Avenham that has become quite unsightly, has been organised.

Drug raids: four arrested in Avenham

6:32pm Thursday 27th March 2008

A second wave of drugs raids took place in Preston this morning with four people arrested on suspicion of dealing class A drugs.

'Exclusive' property could be apartments

7:36am Sunday 10th February 2008

A property developer wants to convert a home in one of the most exclusive areas of Preston into seven apartments.

Robber back behind bars

2:36pm Friday 18th January 2008

A 30-year-old man who carried out a robbery in Preston's Avenham park days after being released from prison is back behind bars.

Trial date set for attempted murder accused

11:06am Friday 28th September 2007

Two men arrested after shots were fired in a Preston street have been remanded to await trial on attempted murder charges.

Award for city car park

10:38am Wednesday 12th September 2007

A city centre car park in Preston is being awarded a prestigious Park Mark after a £550,000 improvement programme.

Shooting victim could know gunman

2:34pm Tuesday 24th July 2007

Police believe a 18-year-old man who was shot on Monday afternoon could have known the gunman.

Youths assault delivery driver

5:18pm Tuesday 10th January 2006

A delivery driver was assaulted by three youths as he made deliveries in the Avenham area of Preston.