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This category relates to all things to do with crime in Preston.

Preston Conservatives face allegations of electoral fraud in Larches ward

Daniel Dewhurst is the party chairman for the Tories in Preston An investigation into alleged electoral fraud has been launched following council elections in Preston. A complaint has been made against Preston Conservatives chairman councillor Daniel Dewhurst about an irregularity in the […]

8 years ago
Broughton church to rig up CCTV cameras after being targeted

St John the Baptist Church is taking the security measures Pic: Tony Worrall A rural church in Preston is to install CCTV due to being targeted by thieves. St John the Baptist in Broughton has applied for permission to add the security system […]

8 years ago
Nimes Street stabbing: Hugh Cushnaghan pleads guilty to manslaughter

Nimes Street remained closed off by Preston Police during Sunday A Scottish man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter following a stabbing in Fishwick just days before Christmas. Hugh Cushnaghan, 64, of Montgomery Street, Irvine, entered his plea as his trial […]

8 years ago
Watch Preston wildfire specialists fighting moorland fires near Darwen

Here's a video of the wildfire close to Broadhead Road, Darwen. pic.twitter.com/a9JYc3vOAw — Lancashire Fire (@LancashireFRS) May 8, 2016 Specialist wildfire crews from Preston are out on the moors near […]

8 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Frenchwood flat raid: Three men wanted after two men assaulted

Livesey Street where the incident took place Pic: Google Three men are being hunted by police after a flat was raided by a masked gang. Two women and three men were attacked while at the flat in Frenchwood. Preston […]

8 years ago
Pensioner Stephen Carr jailed for raping a child

Stephen Carr admitted to the sexual offences against children A man who raped children in the Preston area has been sentenced to most likely see out his final days in prison. Pensioner Stephen Carr eventually pleaded guilty to a […]

8 years ago
Woman attacked by gang of four men in Deepdale

Junction of Fletcher Road and Deepdale Mill Street Pic: Google A woman was punched, kicked and stamped on systematically by a group of four men in Deepdale. The terrifying incident saw a 35-year-old woman suffer a fractured arm and bruising […]

8 years ago
Kingsley Cairns jailed: Police give their reaction to stabbing sentence

Kingsley Cairns Police have given their reaction after a teenager was jailed for stabbing a man in a Preston alleyway. Kingsley Cairns, 17, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court following the incident […]

8 years ago
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