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Cab owner had no MOT or licence for school run
3:17pm Friday 25th July 2008
A Chorley taxi firm owner taking disabled children to and from school in Bamber Bridge has been fined more than £2,000 after it was found he had no licence and no MOT for the vehicle involved.
Comments (0)Road re-opened following Bamber Bridge smash
2:18pm Tuesday 22nd July 2008
The Bamber Bridge end of the A49 Wigan Road has just re-opened following a two-car smash which forced police to close part of the road, bothways, just before 1pm today.
Bamber Bridge Suez veteran to get bravery award
9:40pm Sunday 20th July 2008
A Suez veteran from Bamber Bridge is to be presented with a special certificate for bravery from the Mayor of Chorley.
Man, 27, to attend domestic violence course following Bamber Bridge assault
4:29pm Tuesday 15th July 2008
A court has heard how a man who hit his partner to the face caused her to fall into a bath.
Delays as M65 closed
9:36am Thursday 10th July 2008
THE M65 is closed between junctions one (Bamber Bridge) and two (Walton Summit) after reports of a man acting suspiciously by the side of the motorway.
Five suspected illegal workers arrested in Bamber Bridge
8:57pm Wednesday 9th July 2008
FIVE suspected illegal workers were discovered at a food factory in Bamber Bridge today.
Bamber Bridge supermarket purse thief takes photograph of pensioner's husband
9:49am Saturday 28th June 2008
An elderly woman has been left distraught after the only photograph of her dead husband was stolen by a supermarket thief.
Men in court over Bamber Bridge policewoman shooting
5:07pm Friday 27th June 2008
Five men arrested following an armed robbery at a Preston pub during which a policewoman was shot have appeared at crown court in Preston.
GB rugby ace re-opens Bamber Bridge school
5:22pm Sunday 22nd June 2008
Great Britain rugby league star, Paul Sculthorpe, proved a big hit with pupils and staff when he re-opened a Bamber Bridge school.
New pool table for Bamber Bridge youth centre
10:58am Sunday 22nd June 2008
Lucky young people who attend Walton-le-Dale Youth and Community Centre in Bamber Bridge have recently been given a brand-new pool table.
South Ribble footpaths get clean sweep
10:19pm Saturday 21st June 2008
A local council has spent £25,000 on a new mini footpath sweeper which they claim will double the number of paths and footways sweeped every week.
Woman injured after car hit wall in Bamber Bridge
5:36pm Thursday 19th June 2008
A 21-year-old woman suffered minor injuries after the car she was travelling in smashed into a wall in Bamber Bridge.
Preston firm in running for Northwest Business Environment Award
9:22pm Sunday 15th June 2008
A Chorley business and a company based in Preston have both been shortlisted to win a Northwest Business Environment Award 2008 for being 'green'.
Bamber Bridge school chalks up government praise
5:25pm Friday 13th June 2008
Pupils and staff at a Bamber Bridge high school are celebrating after being identified as a High Performing Specialist College by the government's education department.
Wildlife Trust for Lancashire plan Preston bird meeting
3:09pm Saturday 14th June 2008
Prominent figures from Lancashire, Cumbria and Cheshire Wildlife Trusts will join with representatives from all tiers of government on Tuesday at the regional launch of the Wildlife Trusts' Living Landscape campaign in Preston.
Reunion planned for former Bamber Bridge dairy workers
1:08pm Sunday 8th June 2008
Former dairy workers from Bamber Bridge are invited to a reunion being held next month.
Bamber Bridge man jailed following thefts from Post Office accounts
5:59pm Friday 6th June 2008
A 22-year-old Bamber Bridge man who stole more than £5,500 from Post Office accounts has been jailed for six months.
Funeral of former South Ribble councillor
3:39pm Friday 6th June 2008
The funeral of a former South Ribble councillor took place today.
Poland arrest linked to Lancashire drugs swoop
12:54pm Friday 30th May 2008
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in Poland on behalf of officers from Lancashire Constabulary’s Serious and Organised Crime Unit (SOCU).
Overturned vehicle causes Bamber Bridge traffic delay
10:35am Wednesday 28th May 2008
An overturned vehicle is affecting traffic both ways on a main road in Bamber Bridge, near Preston.
Bamber Bridge high school vandalised
7:34pm Tuesday 27th May 2008
Three skylights were smashed at the Brownedge St Marys RC High School, Station Road, Bamber Bridge, Preston, overnight on Monday, May 19.
Thief steals bag at Sainsbury's Bamber Bridge
6:37pm Tuesday 27th May 2008
A thief stole a woman's handbag from a shopping trolley in the Sainsbury's supermarket, Cuerden Way, Bamber Bridge, Preston, on Wednesday, May 21, at 12.30pm, after unhooking it from the trolley.
Bamber Bridge construction firm wins award
6:17pm Sunday 25th May 2008
Conlon Construction has been awarded the SME of the Year Award 2008 at the North West Regional Construction Awards dinner held in the new ACC Liverpool Arena.
Top marks for Sue Ryder Care
7:17am Sunday 25th May 2008
Staff, volunteers and residents at Sue Ryder Care, Cuerden Hall, Bamber Bridge, are celebrating after receiving top marks in a new rating system from the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI).
Bamber Bridge daredevils plunge for cash
3:02pm Saturday 24th May 2008
Two daredevils from Busy Bees Nursery in Bamber Bridge have thrown themselves out of a plane at 14,000ft - to raise money for local disadvantaged children.
Darwen and Bamber Bridge staff charity football match
3:17pm Friday 23rd May 2008
A football team made up of staff from Sainsbury's in Darwen will play a charity match against staff from the Bamber Bridge store.
Bamber Bridge allotments wrecked
10:54am Friday 23rd May 2008
Plots and sheds have been damaged at an allotment site in Preston.
Online designs for Bamber Bridge cake lovers
9:28am Saturday 17th May 2008
People in Bamber Bridge will be among the first in the country to try out a new online-designed cake concept.
Bamber Bridge leisure staff join 'Moonlight walk'
7:13pm Monday 5th May 2008
The team at Bamber Bridge Leisure Centre are demonstrating their support towards research for breast cancer by taking part in a Moonlight walk in London later this month.
PNE and England legend Sir Tom Finney unveils new Preston charity
5:58pm Wednesday 30th April 2008
PNE and England legend Sir Tom Finney launched a new charity this week created to raise awareness of neurological conditions.
National News
Consent key to healing divisions
Updated 5:10pm Friday 25th July 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury said he aimed to heal divisions among the 77 million-strong Anglican Communion through "consent, not coercion" as he sought to gain unity.
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