Following multiple planning inquiries, officers at Preston City Council have successfully defended seven planning appeals across the city. The initial decisions on all the planning applications were made in February […]

Work on creating a new tram network in Preston continues. The city should be joining Manchester, Blackpool and Birmingham in having its own system. Earlier this year, Preston Trampower acquired […]

Four fire engines from Preston, Fulwood and Longridge attended a fire in Broughton, Preston. Crews were dispatched at 4.17pm on Wednesday, 29 December. The incident involved a bedroom inside a […]

A local Rotary Club has organised a tree collection service to raise funds for local charities over the festive period. Between 8 and 9 January, The Rotary Club of Longridge […]

A Longridge man has raised £650 for Rosemere Cancer Centre by walking 3.5 miles each day for a month. After learning that a friend of over 50 years was about […]

A friendship bench has been donated to a Longridge school to encourage children to help one another and stop bullying. The friendship bench at Barnacre Road Primary School, donated by […]

Detectives investigating scams involving people claiming to be police officers want to speak to a man in connection with a report in Longridge. On Thursday 22 October a fraudster contacted […]

A Chorley developer has provided funding for community projects across Preston. The homebuilder has its regional headquarters in Buckshaw Village and invited applications from the community near its developments in […]