Katherine Fletcher, MP for South Ribble, visited Leyland Trucks this month and signed the last DAF LF lorry which is being donated to the British Commercial Vehicle Museum. The truck […]

A consultant nurse at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised for her work at the RCN awards in Liverpool. Anu Thomas, Consultant Nurse and Clinical Lead for […]

Players from Wigan Warriors visited cancer patients at Rosemere Cancer Centre’s in-patient Ribblesdale Ward on December 22, giving out Christmas presents and spreading festive cheer. The Superleague champions have visited […]

Several people with links to Preston and surrounding areas feature in this year’s New Years Honours List. Sir Bill Beaumont, the Chair of World Rugby who was born in Chorley, […]

Hundreds of police officers created a “sombre and moving” guard of honour outside Chorley Police Station ahead of the funeral of Assistant Chief Constable Peter Lawson. The service followed the […]

A new Facebook group has launched to help people learn about the history of Preston and get involved in uncovering more stories from the past. The man behind the venture […]

A sports and exercise science lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has won gold at the European Open Classic Powerlifting Championships in Estonia.  Bobbie Butters, team GB athlete, […]

A man from Kirkham has pulled Santa’s 1/4 tonne sleigh, with Santa inside, from Edinburgh to Kirkham in just five days. Bill Hodgson, decided to take on this year’s ‘Santa’s […]