A prominent Preston businessman and his firm have been fined for unlawful disposal of waste. Peter Marquis and PDM Industries Ltd pleaded guilty to environmental offences. The Environment Agency investigated […]

Preston Police have offered advice after seeing an increase in theft of keyless entry vehicles across the city. The police say that they are investigating and trying to identify those […]

A mother from Lea has set up a fundraiser to raise money for her son’s lifesaving epilepsy equipment. Cheryl Kingbrooks’ 23-year-old son, Jamie, was diagnosed with epilepsy in January this […]

A number of bus services will see changes in September after a public consultation was held across the summer. Many routes have seen new services added, more frequent buses or […]

Story Homes has resubmitted a planning application made in 2022 to build 281 new homes between Lea and Cottam. Blog Preston understands the application is the same, although the homes stand […]

A road connecting to the new Preston Western Distributor is to see its speed limit cut. Lea Lane is currently 40mph but is ‘no longer considered safe’. Lancashire County Council […]

Emergency services were called to a brook in Lea during Friday (26 July) evening. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service sent four crews to a ‘police-led incident’. Around 6pm a section […]

An 18-year-old man was taken to hospital with a leg injury after a crash on Blackpool Road. Police were called at around 2.20pm yesterday after reports of a crash between […]