Work has begun on a project to remove the Samlesbury Weir on the River Ribble. The Ribble Catchment Partnership has seized on the opportunity provided by exceptionally low spring water […]

A Fulwood family had to retreat from their garden after a swarm of wasps appeared. Chris Hart said he could hear a buzzing sound growing louder while they werre out […]

An osprey which had taken up home at the Brockholes Nature Reserve has died. Highways England have confirmed they recovered the body of the bird of prey has been recovered […]

A rare sighting of an osprey on the River Ribble has birdwatchers hoping for the flitter flutter of tiny wings at Brockholes Nature Reserve. Ospreys have been spotted at the […]

A new solar farm is planned for the roof of a Preston factory. Sofa cover makes and reupholstery specialists Plumbs have applied for permission for 829 solar panels to be […]

Police were called to Barclays in Preston on Monday after reports of criminal damage as part of a national climate change protest. Greenpeace activists sealed the doors of the bank […]

In 1876, during the age of Queen Victoria, The Preston Scientific Society was founded. It was a time of scientific and technological awakening, and against this background the Society flourished, spawning […]

Populations of a bird of prey near Preston have been given a boost. The RSPB has announced 22 hen harrier chicks have fledged their nests. Five nests in the Forest […]