Preston is being told to brace for heavy rain and the threat of flooding in areas to the south of the city. The Met Office has issued an amber warning […]

Preston’s tax men and women face relocation to Liverpool or Manchester as part of HM Revenue and Customs changes. The government department has announced more than 2,000 employees in Preston […]

NEWSFLASH: 14 November 1715 – Soon after 7.00am: A messenger is sent from rebels to Wills to confirm that his terms were accepted and that the rebels would surrender unconditionally. The […]

Cycling campaigners have hit out at Lancashire County Council following an announcement about the Guild Wheel. Last week the leader of the county council pledged to protect the popular 21-mile […]

NEWSFLASH: 13 November 1715 – Fishergate escape route blocked. Jacobites in Preston town centre surrounded by Government troops. 10.00am – Lieutenant-General Carpenter arrives from Clitheroe with 2,500 men to join Wills. Carpenter […]

Preston’s Christmas lights switch on is set to coincide with a strong and westerly flow according to weather forecasters. In true Preston tradition the first Fishergate switch on will see […]

A Blackburn man who raped a woman at an address in Preston has been jailed. David Walsh, 33, of Railton Avenue was jailed for 15 years after being found guilty […]

NEWSFLASH: 11 November 1715 – Major-General Wills, the Government Army commander, leaves Manchester for Wigan. 7.00pm:  The Earl of Derwentwater is told that Major-General Wills is to march from Wigan to […]