A dozen deserving local causes are set to receive funding whenever people go shopping over the next year, thanks to the Co-op Local Community Fund. The Co-op recently welcomed the […]

A lost war memorial has been re-created by a member of the local Armed Forces Veterans gardening project. The panels will be dedicated at the Remembrance service at St Michael’s […]

Get on your marks for the family-friendly St Catherine’s Hospice Santa Dash! The popular festive fun run returns to the iconic waters of Preston Docks this December, with the whole […]

Police are asking for the public to help them find a man who escaped while he was being arrested. Joshua Corey, 26, is wanted in connection with a number of […]

A consultation into converting Ashton Community Science College (ASCS) into an academy has begun. Parents received an email from the headteacher on Friday advising them of the proposed changes. If […]

An Ashton family has appeared on the 5STAR programme, Rich Kids Go Skint. Daniel and Cheryl Bennett and their three children welcomed multimillionaire’s son Adil to their three-bedroom terraced house […]

There are plans to help clean up the water at Preston Dock. A new initiative called CLEARED (Community Led Action to Revitalise the Dock) will look to tackle the blue […]

The Friends of Haslam Park have secured over £40,000 to refurbish the children’s playground in the park. The group has recently had a bid for a £30,000 grant approved by […]