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Contact us Chorley and South Ribble artist receives STAR award
2:52pm Monday 24th November 2008
A talented leader of a trail-blazing arts project that is transforming the lives of people in the Preston, South Ribble and Chorley areas with mental ill health has won a prestigious national award for her efforts.
Walton-le-Dale man scoops £1000 lottery win
1:14pm Thursday 13th November 2008
Brian Chapman of Walton-le-Dale is this week’s £1000 winner of the Heartbeat Charity Lottery.
Preston woman to referee FIFA Women’s Under-20s
10:40am Wednesday 12th November 2008
A Preston woman is jetting off to South America after being selected to referee the women’s under 20s football world cup.
Leyland arts project leader earmarked for award
10:33am Wednesday 12th November 2008
The leader of a Leyland arts project that is transforming the lives of people with mental health issues, has been shortlisted for a national award.
Man found collapsed by firefighters
9:46am Tuesday 28th October 2008
A man was found unconscious when firefighters were called to an electric fire in Preston.
Children at South Ribble school don fancy work wear
4:55pm Tuesday 14th October 2008
Pupil’s at a South Ribble school dressed as different occupations up to mark National Poetry Day last week.
12 people quizzed following Lancashire drug raids
2:06pm Wednesday 8th October 2008
Police have today arrested 12 people suspected of being involved in the unlawful production of cannabis.
Pensioner, 84, has handbag snatched in broad daylight
6:26pm Friday 12th September 2008
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man snatched a handbag from an 84-year-old woman as she walked home through Walton-le-Dale.
Elderly woman suffers effects of smoke after house blaze
9:36am Wednesday 3rd September 2008
An elderly women had to be rescued from her blazing home in Walton-le-Dale last night.
Thief steals mobile phone from Preston cinema
4:10pm Sunday 24th August 2008
A thief escaped with a mobile phone left unattended at the Vue Cinema, Preston.
Junior team secures kit deal
10:50am Sunday 10th August 2008
A local junior football team is celebrating after securing kit sponsorship for the forthcoming season.
Lancashire police officer sacked for second time
7:30am Thursday 31st July 2008
A POLICE officer has been sacked by Lancashire Constabulary for a second time.
Pottery painting competition unveiled
6:00pm Sunday 27th July 2008
A Walton-le-Dale has unveiled a 'green' summer competition for youngsters.
Chorley store donates pool table to Walton-le-Dale club
3:20pm Monday 21st July 2008
Youngsters who attend Walton-le-Dale Youth and Community Centre in Bamber Bridge have been given a new pool table by bosses at a Chorley supermarket.
Walton-le-Dale benefit cheat ordered to pay back cash
10:32am Monday 30th June 2008
A 25-year-old woman from Walton-le-Dale has been told to pay back more than £9,000 in benefits which she claimed fraudulently.
Ashes of Walton-le-Dale biker to be scattered in Isle of Man
11:00am Saturday 14th June 2008
The ashes of a 28-year-old motorcycle enthusiast who died in a Samlesbury road crash will be scattered on the Isle of Man, his widow said.
Woman injured following Preston car smash
10:01am Tuesday 10th June 2008
A woman is seriously ill in hospital after being struck by a car in Preston.
Walton-le-Dale man jailed following beautician murder
4:26pm Monday 9th June 2008
A self confessed womaniser, from the Walton-le-Dale, who turned killer was jailed for life today for murdering his beautician girlfriend.
Girl, 14, sexually assaulted in Walton-le-Dale
9:23am Friday 6th June 2008
A 14-year-old girl was kicked to the ground and sexually assaulted in Walton-le-Dale.
Mother tells of finding daughter dead
9:51am Tuesday 3rd June 2008
The mother of a Chorley beauty salon owner has told a murder trial jury how she pleaded with her daughter to wake up, after finding her dead in her Eccleston flat.
Motorcyclist dies after Samlesbury crash
8:42am Tuesday 27th May 2008
A 28-year-old motorcyclist died after colliding with the back of a tractor in Samlesbury.
Volunteers needed for St Cath's donation centre
1:40pm Saturday 26th April 2008
St Catherine's Hospice, which serves people from Preston, Chorley and South Ribble as well as other parts of Lancashire, needs volunteers to work at its new donation centre at South Ribble Enterprise Park, Grove Road, Walton-le-Dale.
Man admits Eccleston beauty salon killing
11:35am Monday 14th April 2008
A man has admitted killing a woman who was found strangled in a flat above a village beauty salon in December.
Man admits killing Chorley woman
11:29am Monday 14th April 2008
A man has admitted killing a woman who was found strangled in a flat above a village beauty salon in December.
Drive-through donation centre opened
9:43pm Wednesday 2nd April 2008
A cancer charity that helps people across Lancashire has opened a drive-through donation centre.
Crash girl, 15, fighting for life
11:00am Monday 24th March 2008
A 15-year-old girl from Preston is fighting for her life after an horrific late-night car smash in Walton-le-Dale.
Girl critically injured in crash
8:45am Monday 24th March 2008
A teenage girl is criticallly ill after the car she was travelling in overturned.
Tribute to former headteacher
5:09pm Wednesday 19th March 2008
A former Preston headteacher who founded the first school bank in England, has died aged 82.
Nature reserve link road approved
9:21am Friday 29th February 2008
Controversial plans to create a link road across a nature reserve have been approved by planners.
Secure your valuables
8:46pm Friday 1st February 2008
A free valuable items postcoding event takes place in the Walton-le-Dale area tomorrow.
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