News and information about the area of St Matthews, which is closely linked with the area of Fishwick. It has a particularly active local residents group who are helping to shape the future of the area.
Police searching for missing Preston man last seen in New Hall Lane
Police want to trace a man who was last seen in New Hall Lane. Stephen Garnett, pictured, was last seen on Wednesday 19 June. The 47-year-old has links to Moston, […]
A man was found dead in the back of a car off New Hall Lane. Preston Police were called to Beenland Street at 7.50am on Saturday (22 June). Update: Police […]
A heavy police presence has been in place just off New Hall Lane throughout Saturday (22 June) morning. Update: Police have confirmed the body of a man was found Beenland […]
A gang member who breached an injunction has handed himself into police. Asim Nawaz, 21, was issued with a gang injunction order on Valentine’s Day. Earlier this week police launched […]
A teenage boy has gone missing from the Fishwick area of the city. Preston Police are appealing for information to find Husnain Abbas. The 15-year-old was last seen at 10.45pm […]
Preston’s pilot tram line has seen a new planning application lodged. Part of the former Longridge to Preston railway line is due to be brought back into use for by […]
The man who killed two young women on Brockholes Brow has been refused his appeal against his sentence. Mohmed Salman Patel was found guilty of causing the deaths of Shelby […]
Police are hunting two men after a man was slashed with a weapon in the street in Deepdale. Emergency services were called to reports of an assault in Meadow Street […]