The Environment Agency has issued new flood alerts for Monday as rising river levels put parts of Preston and South Ribble at risk. Low lying land and roads in Higher […]

Friends Norma Blackburn and Margaret Dunn are all set for the return of their ‘grand do’ – an annual Penwortham fete that raises money for Rosemere Cancer Foundation. Having known […]

Local protesters are ramping up their opposition to a major development in Penwortham. The Keep Bee Lane Rural campaign group is applying to protect Pickering’s Farm as green belt land […]

A man has been charged with burglary after a spate of break-ins in Penwortham. Preston Police circulated a CCTV image of a male they wished to speak to last week […]

Knife bins are being installed in Preston and South Ribble. It’s part of a Lancashire-wide initiative to give people a safe and legal way to surrender unwanted knives and sharp […]

A Penwortham man is running free boxing sessions to help young people escape from gangs, knife crime and anti-social behaviour. Paul Morris – who is a Level 2 England boxing […]

A Penwortham woman is appealing for witnesses after she was assaulted on a night out. Natalie Walker was at Poulton-le-Fylde train station when she alleges a man tried to drag […]

A number of coffee shops in Preston and South Ribble have been fighting loneliness in their communities by joining the award-winning Chatty Cafe Scheme. BonBons Coffee Bar in Penwortham, owned […]