News and information for the area of Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston. Includes the Tulketh, Larches and Ashton areas of the city, plus a big swathe of what’s known as Riversway down by the docks.
Tributes paid to Brian Carroll who died in Ribby Hall crashA driver who died in a crash near Preston has been named as the man who ran pubs in Kirkham and Newton. Pensioner Brian Carroll died in the crash near […]
8 years ago Ribby Hall crash claims life of pensionerA pensioner has died during a car crash on the outskirts of Preston. Police closed the A583 Blackpool Road for a number of hours near the Ribby Hall roundabout on […]
8 years ago Ashton-on-Ribble pub brawl put man in hospitalA man was taken to hospital after a fight in a Preston pub. The Wheatsheaf pub on the corner of Water Lane and Tulketh Road, Ashton-on-Ribble, had police vehicles parked […]
8 years ago Ruffs Dog Show hit by heavy rainfallFour-legged competitors at Preston’s annual dogs show got a soaking while completing their course. Preston’s weather saw the heavens open over Ashton Park. The Ruffs Dog Show, which has an […]
8 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Affordable housing wrangle agreement means Preston Docklands flats could go aheadPreviously rejected plans for a new block of flats in Preston’s Docklands are set to be approved. A wrangle about how much affordable housing needs to be built caused the […]
8 years ago Haslam Park flasher hunted by police after teenage girls targetedA man has silently pulled his shorts down and touched himself in front of two teenage girls in a Preston park. Preston Police have launched an appeal to trace the […]
8 years ago What this Preston soldier has been experiencing in BelizeA former Ashton school pupil has swapped the shrubbery of Ashton Park for the deep rainforests of Central America. Mark Sutton, an infantryman with the 2nd Battalion Duke of Lancaster’s […]
8 years ago Car fire at park and ride sends smoke across Ashton-on-RibbleFirefighters were called to reports of a car on fire near Preston Docks. The incident on Monday (June 6) saw smoke billowing up across the Ashton-on-Ribble sky. A gold car […]
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