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Camper van fire in Preston City Centre

Emergency services were called this afternoon to tackle a camper van on fire on Corporation Street. Police officers closed roads around the scene causing some localised traffic problems. Lancashire Police […]

13 years ago
Preston girl-band hope for chart hit

Preston based girl band P5 are hoping to top the charts next month with the release of their debut single. The five who met on Preston College’s dance course, originally […]

13 years ago
Local campaigners rally against closure of mental health unit

Angry local campaigners rallied against the planned closure of the Avondale Unit at the Flag Market on Saturday. The rally, planned by Save the Avondale For Everyone (SAFE), protested against the […]

13 years ago
PNE hang-on for thrilling win against Crystal Palace

Preston North End picked up three vital points against fellow strugglers Crystal Palace, mainly thanks to Jon Parkin’s brace of goals in a thrilling encounter. The striker, affectionately known as ‘the […]

13 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Twitter views on the spending review #prestoncuts #csr

We asked you on twitter what your thoughts were on today’s spending review. Here’s the best of them. @djbentley liked – no new trident, £2bn extra for social care, pupil […]

13 years ago
Spending Review reaction through the web

Every journalist, political commentator and influential tweeter had their say on the Comprehensive Spending Review. What did the blogs have to say? Not a lot really unless they challenged Treasury […]

13 years ago
How the North West will benefit from the Spending Review

The Chancellor’s announcement of cuts across the UK is bad news for many people but the Comprehensive Spending Review brings some reassurance and benefits to the North West. Some key […]

13 years ago
Comprehensive Spending Review speech in a word cloud

Here’s a word cloud of all the words in Chancellor George Osborne’s speech. Not really much else to say here…

13 years ago
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