News and information about the village of Walton-le-Dale. Although not officially part of Preston, Walton-le-Dale is the gateway to the south-eastern side of the city and also contains the Capitol Retail Park.
South Ribble local election results 2019: ward by ward breakdownSouth Ribble Borough Council saw the council slip into no overall control. Conservatives saw six seats lost and Labour become the largest party. But no party managed to command a […]
5 years ago Police warning after spate of car thefts across Preston and South RibblePolice are reminding residents in Preston and South Ribble to secure their property after nine vehicles in Lostock Hall and Walton-le-Dale and four in Penwortham were broken into overnight (April […]
5 years ago Pictures show River Ribble bursting banks as flood warnings in forceFlood warnings remain in force for the River Ribble at Preston as the river begins to burst its banks. Two sections of the river are rising rapidly following heavy rain […]
5 years ago Two River Ribble flood warnings as Storm Hannah lashes the cityTwo flood warnings are in force saying ‘flooding is expected’ from the River Ribble. The Environment Agency has two sections of the river at Preston under floodwatch. Heavy rainfall from […]
5 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Pictures from above show The Sirloin pub fireAerial pictures show the scale of a fire which ripped through a pub and restaurant near Preston. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service had more than 50 firefighters at The Sirloin […]
5 years ago Police hunt two men who fled Audi in fatal M61 crashLancashire Police are trying to find the identities of two men who fled the scene after a collision on the M61 in which a 12-year-old girl died. Ebony Gould, from […]
5 years ago Penwortham and Walton-le-Dale link road work pushes aheadPenwortham and Walton-le-Dale are expected to be linked by road by Easter. The Cawsey Cut, or Cross Borough Link Road, is being worked on to unlock quicker travel between the […]
5 years ago Hero police officer saves woman on London Road bridgeA police officer grabbed a woman seconds before she was about to jump into the River Ribble. Preston Police said an officer jumped from his moving vehicle in the early […]
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