News and information for the area of Brookfield in Preston, Lancashire. Part of a wider area known as Ribbleton in the far East of the city it has some of the largest housing estates in the city.
Woman dies in hospital after falling unwell following dog bites in RibbletonA Ribbleton woman has died after being unwell in hospital following a dog bite. Sharon Jennings was walking her dog along the old railway lines in Brookfield, Ribbleton, on Friday […]
5 years ago Police put stop and search order in Ribbleton because of 15-person fightPolice were deployed to Ribbleton during Tuesday evening after a fight involving 15 people. A Section 60 order was used again by police to put a stop and search zone […]
5 years ago Police close off Miller Road and Pope Lane in RibbletonPolice have closed off part of a major road in Ribbleton. From the early hours of Thursday (7 February) Miller Road and Pope Lane has been taped off. Update: Police […]
5 years ago Emotional appeal for missing Preston man to ‘come home for Christmas’Steven Durand who has been missing since October The mother of a man who has been missing since mid-October has appealed for him to come home for Christmas. Steven Durand […]
5 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Calls for new publicly-owned Preston bus company to restore routesThe number 14 service now runs to a shortened route Pic: Ian Robinson One of the city’s youngest councillor wants to see a publicly-funded bus company set up to save […]
5 years ago Concern for Brookfield man who has been missing for a monthSteven was seen at Bargain Booze on October 20 Police are increasingly concerned for a missing man from Brookfield who has not been seen for a month. Steven Durand, 31, […]
5 years ago Recycling Lives wants its recycling park to operate for longerThe fragmentation machine at Recycling Lives A recycling plant has applied to be able to operate earlier in the morning and later into the evening. Recycling Lives wants to extend […]
6 years ago Armed police activity in RibbletonPolice vehicles on the scene in Brookfield Armed police were deployed in Ribbleton as a man threatened to harm himself. Pictures sent to Blog Preston show eight police vehicles in attendance […]
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