Firefighters called to fire at terraced house in Frenchwood

Preston City Centre

The city centre includes the administrative and main shopping areas of the city. The city’s law courts are found here, police station, town hall and of course Preston Bus Station. The electoral ward is known as Town Centre despite the change to city status.

Two fire crews have put a fire at a house in Frenchwood. Lancashire Fire and Rescue crews were called to the terraced property in Trower Street on Saturday lunchtime. They […]

8 years ago English Defence League want to hold demonstration in Preston

Far-right demonstrators are set to take to the streets of Preston city centre in February. The English Defence League has submitted an application to Lancashire Police to hold a demo […]

8 years ago Preston teenager banned from going ‘out on the town’ after violent attacks

A teenager who left one man with a broken jaw, punched another man to the ground and headbutted two others, has been spared jail. Liam Errol Bennett, 19, from Preston, […]

8 years ago Two Preston taxi drivers caught picking up fares illegally during undercover operation

Two private hire taxi drivers in Preston have been fined for picking up customers without being prebooked. Naveed Akhtar of Carr Road, Nelson and Muhammad Waseem of Cemetery Road, Preston, […]

8 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Plungington burglary: Do you recognise these items?

Police are trying to trace the owner of an assortment of items were recovered after a burglary. Four people have been charged in connection with the thefts from an address […]

8 years ago Appeal to trace man ‘acting suspiciously’ in Fishergate Shopping Centre

Police are appealing for information after a man was spotted acting suspiciously in a Preston shopping centre. On Saturday 14 November a man was seen taking photographs of exit points […]

8 years ago Fishergate bomb: Ingol man appears in court charged with device left at shopping centre

An Ingol man has appeared in court charged with leaving a home-made bomb in a Preston shopping centre. David Rutherford, 25, of Barry Avenue, spoke only to confirm his name […]

8 years ago Preston Bus Station: Half of listed building remains inaccessible

Half of Preston Bus Station remains out of action a month after strong winds caused damage to the grade II listed building. Storm Desmond swirled in early December and shattered […]

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