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Latest news for the borough of the Fylde, which borders the western side of Preston in Lancashire. Including news for Kirkham, Freckleton, Warton and surrounding villages on the A583 and M55 towards Preston.

Search for missing man Richard Parker enters third week

Richard Parker was last seen in Wrea Green on Monday 4 March Pic: Fylde Police A search for 14 days to trace a man missing from Wrea Green has covered land and water. Lancashire Police have renewed their appeal to find missing Richard Parker. The […]

8 hours ago
Sainsbury’s hit by shopping delivery and contactless payments glitch

Sainsbury's at Bamber Bridge A popular supermarket chain is not able to fulfil online grocery orders or accept contactless payments in store after a software error. Sainsbury’s, which has supermarkets at Bamber Bridge and […]

3 days ago
Warton youth club receives £1,000 donation from Preston housebuilder

Anwyl’s Imogen Suffell visits Streetwise in Warton where funding from the homebuilder has been used to purchase new speakers A youth club based in Warton in Fylde has received a donation of £1,000 from a local homebuilder. Streetwise at Butlers Meadow, was gifted the money, as well as tables […]

3 days ago
Wet winter blamed for pothole repair backlog on Lancashire roads

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston A wet winter has been blamed for the backlog of pothole repairs on Lancashire’s roads. Lancashire County Council’s cabinet member for highways says the authority is experiencing “significant and unprecedented […]

7 days ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston and South Ribble unimpressed with ‘lukewarm’ devolution deal

Lancashire Devolution deal Two Lancashire district council leaders say their residents will be unimpressed with the county’s proposed devolution deal once it is implemented – in spite of the results of a consultation […]

7 days ago
Police find bike in search for missing Richard Parker

Richard Parker was last seen in Wrea Green on Monday 4 March Pic: Fylde Police Police say they have recovered a bike they say belongs to a missing man. Richard Parker, 62, went missing from Wrea Green on Monday 4 March. An increased police presence […]

1 week ago
Police release new pictures as search for missing Wrea Green man continues

Police say Richard was seen on his bike on Monday afternoon Pic: Preston Police New pictures have been released of a man who has gone missing from Wrea Green. Preston Police have shared the appeal of Richard Parker, 62, who has been missing since […]

1 week ago
Preston florist legend Margaret Mason opens new store in Warton

Margaret Mason Pic: Michael Porter Margaret Mason’s Florists has opened a new store in Warton. The new showroom, located at The Barn, Warton, features the usual floral services as well as her company Hire Props […]

2 weeks ago
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