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Three Preston schools close as strike begins
9:40am Wednesday 16th July 2008
Three Preston schools will be closed today as members of the union Unison start a two days of strike action over pay.
Comments (0)Rain failed to spoil Grimsargh garden party
11:18am Tuesday 15th July 2008
Grimsargh's St Michael’s Church garden party was held in St Michael’s CE Primary School due to heavy rain.
Preston businessman gets on his bike for new venture
11:14am Monday 14th July 2008
A PRESTON entrepreneur is hoping to make the most of tourism opportunities in the Ribble Valley after launching a cycle hire company that has a personal touch.
Judge jails killer who threatened him
4:49pm Tuesday 8th July 2008
A judge whose own father was murdered by a defendant he locked up in 1968 has jailed a killer who threatened to escape and kill him.
Second woman dies after fatal crash on M6
11:11am Sunday 6th July 2008
A man remains in a serious condition in hospital following a horrific motorway pile-up north of Preston that has claimed the lives of two women.
Motorway reopened after fatal crash on M6
9:10am Friday 4th July 2008
One woman has died and another is critically ill in hospital after a four-vehicle smash on the M6 just north of Preston in the early hours of this morning.
Five-car accident on the M6 southbound
6:32pm Sunday 8th June 2008
Two lanes are closed on the M6 southbound between Broughton and Fulwood after an accident involving five vehicles.
An air of caution at Gisburn auction
5:49pm Monday 14th April 2008
AN increase in animal feed costs and uncertainty in the milk price made for a more cautious approach from dairy cattle buyers at Gisburn Auction Mart's April show and sale.
PM leads tributes to former teacher
10:38am Tuesday 8th April 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has led the tributes to a former Preston teacher and teachers' union chief who died on Saturday.
Drivers warned not to fly tip on motorway
7:44pm Monday 7th April 2008
Lancashire police are warning drivers not to fly tip on the motorway.
Police officer injured after motorway chase
5:51pm Monday 7th April 2008
A POLICE officer was taken to hospital after a stolen caravan collided with his patrol car during a motorway chase.
Pool cafe bar applies for late booze licence
9:57pm Saturday 8th March 2008
A private swimming pool and cafe bar has applied for a licence to sell alcohol until midnight.
New ambulance centre unveiled
11:42am Monday 4th February 2008
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (NWAS) has opened its new Emergency Control Centre at Broughton near Preston.
Five week motorway closures plan
11:29am Wednesday 30th January 2008
A £288,000 project to refurbish 30-year-old steel gantries on the link roads between the M55 and M6, at Broughton, will see the closure of the major junction over five weekends.
Ambulance control room opens
4:19pm Wednesday 23rd January 2008
LANCASHIRE'S new £1.3 million ambulance control room has double the staff, state-of-the-art technology, and will answer more than 292,000 calls every year. We visited the facility today to find out more.
Charity pair retire
5:53pm Friday 4th January 2008
RESPECTED charity worker and lay preacher Norman Brewer and his wife Dorothy, of Goosnargh, have decided to retire from their charity work - Hope for Romania - supporting schools, orphanages and hospitals in that country.
Chairman retires
2:47pm Thursday 11th October 2007
Rodney Swarbrick has retired from his position as chairman and member of Bushell House trustees.
Death of former principal
2:40pm Thursday 11th October 2007
Former principal of Alston Hall College, Grimsargh, Ann Lightfoot, has died at the age of 79.
Road crash survivor loses limb
2:22pm Thursday 16th August 2007
A woman who was a pillion passenger on a motorcycle involved in a crash in which a milkman died, has had a leg amputated.
Two still serious after milkman death crash
11:49am Thursday 26th July 2007
A motorcyclist involved in a crash in which a milkman died may need to have a foot amputated, while a woman who was a pillion passenger remains in a critical condition.
Fatal crash milkman named
5:27pm Monday 23rd July 2007
A milkman who was killed in an accident on a rural Lancashire road has been named.
Milkman dies after motorbike collision
10:22am Friday 20th July 2007
A milkman has been killed after a motorcycle collided with him while on his rounds last night on Newsham Hall Lane, Woodplumpton, Preston.
Fears over waste plan
1:02pm Thursday 19th April 2007
A proposed human waste incinerator near the village of Grimsargh could be operating within the next five years, if approved.
Death crash case to Crown court
5:51pm Tuesday 10th April 2007
A TEENAGE motorist is set to face a judge over the road death of an 18-year-old sports journalism student in Longridge last February.
Farmer's udderly brilliant idea
6:10am Friday 9th February 2007
YOUVE probably all heard of Celebrity Big Brother but now a farmer has set up his own version - Celebrity Big Udder.
Three arrested in village swoop
9:40am Tuesday 30th January 2007
Three men have been arrested after an early morning swoop by police.
National News
Regulator considering Sats options
Updated 3:38am Sunday 20th July 2008
England's exams regulator is in discussions with the company behind this year's Sats fiasco to ensure that there is no repeat of the problems which delayed the delivery of millions of schoolchildren's test results.
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Ribchester: The White Bull
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