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Longton gets first stockbroker business
7:09pm Saturday 21st June 2008
Longton has become home to a new stockbroker business - the first of its kind in the town.
Comments (0)College manager and hospital consultant receive Queen's honours
12:01am Saturday 14th June 2008
A college manager and a hospital consultant with Lancashire Teaching Hospital's Trust have been recognised in The Queen's official birthday Honours list.
Scrapped Longton fete thrown lifeline
9:47pm Saturday 17th May 2008
A village fete, cancelled due to a lack of volunteers, has been thrown a lifeline by the local council.
Wife of Longton motorcyclist killed in crash pays tribute
3:13pm Monday 12th May 2008
The wife of a Longton motorcyclist killed on Saturday has spoken about her "special and gentle" husband.
Longton motorcyclist killed in crash named
9:45am Monday 12th May 2008
A motorcyclist killed in a crash in Lancashire has been named.
Longton Methodist Church gets Dulux paint donation
9:51pm Sunday 11th May 2008
Longton Methodist Church is adding a splash of colour to its walls after receiving paint for a major redecoration project, thanks to a generous donation from the Dulux Decorator Centre in Garstang Road, Preston.
Longton village fete called off
1:55pm Thursday 24th April 2008
A village fete in South Ribble has been shelved due to a lack of volunteers.
Pub plans smoking area
9:48am Saturday 22nd March 2008
The proprietor of the Dolphin Inn, Marsh Lane, Longton, has applied for planning permission to build a covered link between the pub and function suite.
Tragic dog walker woman named
5:27pm Thursday 13th March 2008
A woman killed when her dog dragged her onto a busy road has been named as 45-year-old Joy Leslie.
Dog walker dragged to her death by pet dog
9:29am Wednesday 12th March 2008
A woman has been dragged to her death by her pet dog.
Sports club submits plans for works
7:13pm Tuesday 11th March 2008
Plans have been submitted to South Ribble Borough Council to build a single storey building at Longton Sports and Social Club, School Lane, Longton, near Preston, to accommodate a captain's/storage cabin.
Band plans charity gig
5:57pm Saturday 23rd February 2008
A local band are planning a charity night to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Have your say on policing in Longton
12:49pm Sunday 9th December 2007
Police officers for the Western Parishes area will be holding a PACT meeting next week at their new Neighbourhood Policing Office, located within the Visitors Centre at Longton Brickcroft Nature Reserve, Longton.
Success for Longton boy
4:58pm Monday 26th November 2007
A 10-year-old boy from Longton has scooped two prizes at a top arts festival.
Mayor to host garden party
4:53pm Thursday 9th August 2007
The Mayor of South Ribble is to host her first mayoral event on Sunday.
Seven quizzed over attempted ATM snatch
5:29pm Friday 20th July 2007
Seven people are being quizzed by the police today after an attempted robbery of a cash machine from Booth's supermarket in Longton.
Seven quizzed after cash machine attack
2:04pm Thursday 19th July 2007
Seven people are being quizzed by the police today after they attempted to rob a cash machine from Booth's supermarket in Longton.
Join the drama
7:21am Saturday 9th June 2007
The Longton Players are on the look out for actors and production crew to help them with their next production.
Shop worker threatened by robbers
11:50am Monday 9th April 2007
A female shop worker was threatened with a knife by two masked robbers.
Elderly warned over bogus officials
11:57am Thursday 15th February 2007
Police are warning the elderly to be on their guard after bogus water company officials stole money from a Longton pensioner.
Bogus workmen burgle disabled woman's home
10:39am Friday 9th February 2007
Conmen pretending be from a water company burgled the home of an elderly disabled woman in Longton.
Duck feeding ban at fish death pond
2:32pm Thursday 2nd November 2006
It may never be known what killed hundreds of fish at a nature reserve.
Race fun in the sun
11:24am Thursday 27th July 2006
It wasn't just the weather that was smiling over Sunshine Day Nursery, Liverpool Road, Longton this week there were happy faces from the children as well!
Filling the dental gap
9:00am Saturday 22nd July 2006
Hundreds of new NHS dental places have been filled as part of a campaign spearheaded by Chorley and South Ribble Primary Care Trust (PCT).
Game, set and lights to Longton
9:00am Friday 21st July 2006
A tennis club is celebrating an ace' development with the switch-on of new floodlights.
Open gardens
10:31am Thursday 6th July 2006
The Longton Open gardens event will see the village's most spectacular gardens open to the public for one afternoon.
Village people
11:52am Friday 26th May 2006
Villagers shrugged off persistent rain to enjoy a day out at Longton Fete on Saturday.
National News
Passport strike hits holidaymakers
Updated 9:04pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008
The first day of a strike by passport office workers hit holidaymakers.
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Clayton Green: The Beaumont
What is it about chefs that makes them want to destroy fresh crisp cabbage with some sort of redcurrant jelly?
Mawdesley: The Robin Hood
After an Anglezarke ramble my daughter and I were famished and ready for a hearty meal so we ventured to The Robin Hood, in rural Mawdesley.
Ribchester: The White Bull
I had been trying to book a table at the White Bull for weeks - every time I was told "Sorry we're fully booked".
Eccleston: The Original Farmers Arms
That close knit village feel is so tangible at The Original Farmers Arms.
Euxton: Euxton Mills Hotel
I hadn't had fish and chips for ages so when I saw it on the menu at the Euxton Mills pub I jumped at it straight away for a midweek lunch, knowing I'd be working late.
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