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Undercover police swoop on suspect in Fulwood industrial estate

Undercover police pulled the man over on Bluebell Way. Pic: Stephen Melling Preston Police arrested a man on suspicion of immigration act offences. Unmarked police cars stopped a car in Bluebell Way, Fulwood at around 12:30pm on Wednesday (24 April). A man […]

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Ashton-on-Ribble man wearing body armour and carrying weapons arrested

Bridge Road, Ashton-on-Ribble. Pic: Google Earth Preston Police arrested a man found to be carrying weapons in the early hours of yesterday morning (23 April). Officers stopped a man on Bridge Road, Ashton-on-Ribble at 3:51am during […]

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Woman dies after fall from bridge on M6 near Preston

Traffic being diverted off the M6 at Junction 32 around 5pm on Tuesday (23 April) Pic: Blog Preston A 50-year-old woman died after falling from a bridge onto the M6. The five-hour closure of the motorway was put in place from Junction 32 northbound on Tuesday 23 April. […]

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Two young males stopped driving what is technically a motorbike with one carrying Class As

The bike seized by police Two young males were stopped driving a motorcycle across Fishwick Nature Reserve with one found to be in possession of Class A drugs. Police stopped the men on 19 April […]

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Advertisement Advertisement Ashton-on-Ribble takeaway damaged as driver crashes into wall

The aftermath of the crash in Water Lane during Tuesday afternoon Pic: LoveAshton Part of a building was sent tumbling in a car crash in Ashton-on-Ribble. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and Preston Police attended the crash – involving one car – in […]

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M6 Junction 32 northbound re-opens after crash involving pedestrian

The police diverting traffic off the M6 at Junction 32 during Tuesday afternoon Pic: Blog Preston All lanes have been reopened on the M6 northbound after a crash involving a pedestrian and a car near Preston. National Highways North West confirmed the motorway was reopened between […]

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New Longton boy goes 1km each day for 40 days in grandmother’s memory

Oliver Maloney, who more than doubled his target distance on a charity challenge in memory of his grandma A boy from Walmer Bridge has raised money for Rosemere Cancer Foundation in memory of his grandmother. Oliver Maloney, nine, who attends New Longton All Saints’ CE Primary, decided to […]

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Pedestrian and vehicle involved in M6 crash which has shut Junction 32

Police have confirmed the M6 is shut at Junction 32 northbound after a person was hit by a car. The closure, which began shortly before 4pm on Tuesday (23 April), […]

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