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Robbery on one of Preston’s most-used bus routes triggers police appeal

Preston bus station A mobile phone was stolen on one of Preston’s most well-used bus routes, police have said. The phone was stolen at around 3.15pm on January 11. Police are now appealing […]

2 weeks ago
Lamborghini driver ordered by police to remove excessive window tints at roadside

The Lamborghini stopped by police The driver of a Lamborghini was ordered to remove window tints in plain view of their fellow drivers after being stopped by police. The car was passing Preston on the […]

2 weeks ago
Enquiries continue into death of four-year-old boy in Ingol

Tributes left to Jayden at the scene in New Rough Hey, Ingol Pic: Leah Smith/Blog Preston Police say they are continuing to investigate the circumstances around how a four-year-old boy died in Ingol. Police were called to New Rough Hey at 4.36pm on Tuesday 26 March. […]

2 weeks ago
Royal Preston Hospital trust warns over healthcare assistant ‘jobs scam’

Royal Preston Hospital car park The health trust running Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley Hospital has warned of an employment scam. The messages which circulate via Facebook and WhatsApp claim to be offering healthcare assistant […]

2 weeks ago
Advertisement Advertisement Six arrests in Preston city centre in Good Friday plain-clothes operation

Police on patrol in Preston city centre Pic: Preston Police Six people were arrested as police carried out a plain-clothes operation in Preston city centre on Good Friday. Eight officers from Lancashire Constabulary carried on the operation with a specific […]

2 weeks ago
Police hunt man after Cottam hammer attack

Lee Hobson Pic: Preston Police Police are seeking a man after a hammer attack in Cottam. A man in his 30s was assaulted outside a property in Sandy Lane, Cottam, on 14 March. Preston Police […]

3 weeks ago
Man who went on burglary spree across Frenchwood, Deepdale and Broadgate jailed

Dale Thomason Pic: Preston Police A man who went on a spree of burglaries over the course of three days has been jailed. Dale Thomason was sentenced at Preston Crown Court to eight years and […]

3 weeks ago
Ashton-on-Ribble man wanted after business premises targeted

Mark Dixon Pic: Preston Police Police want to trace a man in connection with a burglary in Ashton-on-Ribble. Mark Dixon, 38, is wanted after a business premises was targeted. Preston Police say Dixon is approximately […]

3 weeks ago
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