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This category relates to all things to do with crime in Preston.

Gardening scam warning to Preston homeowners

Need your hedge trimmed? Use the safe trader scheme to find someone trustworthy Pic: toolstop A no cold calling zone doesn’t seem to have put off a band of rogue gardeners in the Fulwood area. Trading Standards at Lancashire County Council are warning about a […]

8 years ago
Fulwood road closed after crash between car and motorbike

St Vincents Road in Fulwood Pic: Google A crash on a cut-through road in Fulwood saw emergency services close the hour during the school run. St Vincents Road, off Garstang Road, was closed from 4.15pm for around […]

8 years ago
Nuisance sales calls banned from swathe of Fulwood

Eastgate is one of the roads covered by the new zone A swathe of Fulwood is now covered by a No Cold Calling zone. Nuisance calls to properties in a number of roads in the area had seen elderly residents feeling […]

8 years ago
Preston shisha cafe fined for breaching smoke safety laws

Inside the shisha lounge where inspectors found the offence taking place The company operating a shisha cafe in Preston’s Docklands has been fined. Misty Blue Limited, who run the Ignite Shisha cafe in Watery Lane, broke rules about failing to prevent customers […]

8 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Man who made ‘threats to kill’ could be in Preston

Taeyab Ali A man who threatened to kill a woman in Accrington could be in Preston, according to police. Taeyab Ali, whose last known address was Garbett Street in Accrington, is wanted […]

8 years ago
Burglar pinched student’s laptop containing master’s project three weeks before deadline

Elona Green A prolific burglar who raided a house in Preston and stole a laptop containing a masters’ degree student’s work has been jailed for three years. Elona Green, 34, was high […]

8 years ago
Cyclist ‘left for dead’ in Ribbleton Lane hit and run

Adrian Smith is in a stable condition in Royal Preston Hospital This is the face of a cyclist ‘left for dead’ by a driver in Preston. Adrian Smith was cycling home from work on Friday afternoon to his family home in […]

8 years ago
CCTV pictures released after man punched in the face in Preston attack

Pictures of the group of people police would like to speak to A man was left with ‘substantial facial injuries’ after being punched in the face outside a Preston city centre nightclub. Police have released CCTV pictures of a group of people […]

8 years ago
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