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9:53am Wednesday 22nd October 2008
Dodgy wiring on an electric blanket which caused a fire at a property in Preston yesterday has sparked calls from the fire service for people to check electric blankets before use.
Tributes paid to retired Preston copper and legal clerk
4:39pm Tuesday 30th September 2008
Warm tributes were paid this week to one of Preston's “best loved characters” who served justice in the city for more than seven decades.
Police car rammed after Brookfield Park chase
6:50pm Sunday 20th July 2008
A dramatic chase through a Preston park ended with a police car being rammed in the early hours of this morning.
Two men quizzed following Preston house party assault
10:52am Monday 14th July 2008
Two people were arrested after a fracas at a house party in the Brookfield area of Preston yesterday morning.
Vandals wreck machinery on site of new children's play area
4:41pm Saturday 17th May 2008
Building vehicles which were being used to create an all-weather pitch for children in Preston's Brookfield estate have been damaged by vandals.
Residents help open cycle route
10:22am Sunday 9th March 2008
Residents of Brookfield and Ribbleton and local partners have helped open the long-awaited phase one of the Eaves Brook Linear Park Cycle Path.
Recycling plant opens for extra hour
4:36pm Monday 4th February 2008
A Preston recycling plant is to open for one hour longer after working hours have been extended.
'Peer group justice centre' opens
11:33am Wednesday 24th October 2007
A new police station in Preston has become part of the UK's first scheme where young people will act as a judge and jury to tackle anti-social behaviour.
Teenager attacked in Brookfield
10:32am Monday 24th September 2007
A 16-year-old girl has been left shaken after being subjected to what police believe was an attempted gang rape in the Brookfield area of Preston.
Cheers for police
8:27am Friday 21st September 2007
Residents cheered as another arrest was made following the latest police crackdown on criminals in Preston.
Two arrested after raid
10:04am Tuesday 4th September 2007
Two men have been arrested after a raid in the Brookfield area of Preston yesterday.
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