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

Lancashire 999 centre ‘risk to patients’ fear

FEARS: Ambulance workers have voiced concerns about the control centre

2:17pm Wednesday 26th August 2009

AN AMBULANCE union has slammed a 999 control centre in Lancashire for ‘not being up to standard’.

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£4.78m drive to improve M6

4:22pm Thursday 29th January 2009

A £4.78 MILLION scheme to relieve congestion for drivers around junction 32 of the M6 will begin this week.

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Grimsargh tots boost Tins and Toys appeal

11:03am Friday 5th December 2008

Children from a pre-school centre have shown their caring side by contributing to the Citizen Tins and Toys appeal.

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Lancashire's ‘doomed’ fire HQ given year reprieve

4:07pm Thursday 4th December 2008

PLANS to axe Lancashire’s emergency fire control room and replace it with a regional call-handling centre have been delayed.

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Torch trophy for Preston Swimming Club stalwart

4:40pm Wednesday 3rd December 2008

A former local swimming club secretary has received a national award for more than three decades of service to sport.

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Engineer's golden moment as landmark M6 reaches 50th anniversary

5:19pm Thursday 27th November 2008

THE UK’s first stretch of motorway opened 50 years ago next week, changing the face of Britain forever. We spoke to an engineer who played a key role in the construction of the M6 Preston bypass.

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Dinner planned in memory of Preston sports champ

9:53am Monday 10th November 2008

Broughton Amateurs FC are holding a Sportsmans Dinner later this month in memory of local sports champion David Wilson.

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Pensioner airlifted to hospital after Goosnargh crash

3:29pm Sunday 9th November 2008

A woman in her 60s was airlifted to hospital after her car turned on its side in Goosnargh yesterday.

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Forensics probe blaze in motor home

10:29am Friday 31st October 2008

A motor home parked outside a farm in Preston has been completely gutted following a fire.

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Fury at plans to axe Lancashire fire control room

2:00pm Monday 20th October 2008

CONTROVERSIAL plans to axe Lancashire’s emergency fire control room and replace it with a regional call-handling centre have been condemned by firefighters.

Thousands spent on former Whittingham Hospital site

9:40pm Thursday 25th September 2008

Hundreds of man hours and thousands of pounds have been spent on a longstanding planning dispute over the development of the former Whittingham Hospital site, according to the city council.

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Hanged Grimsargh girl, 15, had 'everything to live for'

11:42am Thursday 25th September 2008

A 15-year-old Preston girl who hanged herself was nearly three times over the drink-drive limit, an inquest has heard.

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Hanged Preston girl 'three times over drink-drive limit'

4:43pm Tuesday 23rd September 2008

A 15-year-old Preston girl who hanged herself was nearly three times over the drink-drive limit, an inquest has heard.

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Motorist arrested after 50 mile pursuit across Lancashire

8:27pm Thursday 18th September 2008

A MOTORIST led police on a 50-mile high-speed pursuit in a stolen van after refusing to stop when spotted driving “suspiciously”, officers said.

Two men admit aggravated burglary at Preston hotel

1:41pm Thursday 11th September 2008

Two men have been jailed after they pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary at the Ibis hotel in Preston last year.

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Preston youngsters win police recognition

5:46pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008

A 15-year-old Preston schoolboy has won a computer to help with his studies after being crowned the overall winner at an awards ceremony organised by Lancashire Constabulary.

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Lancashire bosses say survey proves speed cameras work

5:52pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008

ROAD safety bosses have completed a survey which they said proved speed cameras were the most effective way of ensuring drivers stick to the limit.

M6 lane closed after lorry crash

12:33pm Thursday 21st August 2008

One lane of the M6 northbound will be closed until tomorrow afternoon after a lorry crashed into the central reservation.

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Man injured following M6 smash

9:03am Tuesday 29th July 2008

A man has been taken to hospital following a smash on the M6 this morning.

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M55 crash delays traffic

12:00pm Tuesday 22nd July 2008

A person has been taken to hospital following a two-vehicle collision on the M55, near Fulwood, Preston, about an hour ago.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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