News and information about Lea. It sits right on the Western frontier of Preston as you head out towards Lytham and Blackpool and is part of the sprawling area known as Ashton-on-Ribble.
Decision expected on plan to double capacity of Lea primary schoolA decision on whether to grant planning permission to double the capacity of a Preston primary school is inching closer – more than a year after the proposal was first […]
3 months ago Husband and wife abandon retirement to take over Cottam Post OfficeA husband and wife have abandoned their retirement to take over a suburban Preston post office that was thrown a lifeline by the parish council for the area it serves. […]
5 months ago Preston couple Rowena and Kenneth Coulton celebrate Diamond wedding anniversaryA Preston couple have marked their 75th wedding anniversary. More than 100 family members and friends packed into Lea club for Rowena and Kenneth Coulton’s Diamond anniversary celebration. The kind-hearted […]
5 months ago Preston woman kept seven pets in ‘disarray’ with faeces and piles of rubbishA woman from Preston has been given an 18-week prison sentence, suspended for two years, and disqualified from keeping animals for a decade after admitting causing unnecessary suffering to her […]
6 months ago Advertisement Advertisement Police given additional powers across Larches, Lea and Ashton-on-Ribble on Halloween nightThe Section 60 order, granted by an Inspector, runs until 2am on Wednesday and gives police the ability to stop and search anyone without needing reasonable grounds.
6 months ago Local housing plan deadline must be hit to avoid building free-for-allThe race is on for Preston, South Ribble and Chorley councils to complete years of work that will determine where and how many new houses are built in each area […]
6 months ago Underpass at Preston Western Distributor Road regularly closed by floodingAn underpass built to allow pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders to get from one side of the new Preston Western Distributor Road to the other is regularly being closed by […]
7 months ago Preston plans and schemes, more lost railways and the original M6 plansStudying old plans can lead to interesting discoveries. One such discovery reveals another of Preston’s lost railways. Also, the origin of the UK’s motorways goes back further than you might […]
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