Latest news and information for the Ribble Valley, which borders the eastern side of the city of Preston, Lancashire.
Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service recruiting on-call firefighters
There's a chance to become an on-call firefighter with the service - but you'll need to pass physical and practical tests as well as a medical.
A Ribble Valley Conservative councillor has defected to the borough’s Labour group, boosting the number of opposition councillors which rose significantly after this year’s local elections. Derek Brocklehurst, an Alston […]
The alleged ‘loss’ to the community of a council-owned building in Longridge, described as a community activity base for over 25 years but now let to a shop, has been […]
The cabinet member for economic development and growth said there are no plans to copy what's been introduced in Greater Manchester for a clean air zone on the county's roads.
Halloween will soon be here and we asked Blog Preston readers where their favourite places are near the city to go pumpkin picking. In amongst the sarcastic responses about buying […]
Crews from Preston and Penwortham were sent to Chipping after three cows became stranded in a slurry pit.
Friday saw flood alerts and warnings issued for the River Ribble across Preston but the river levels have dropped considerably as the Environment Agency withdraw the warnings.
The River Ribble burst its banks at Ribchester, Samlesbury and Walton-le-Dale as nearly 50mm of rain recorded in the last 24-hours. Lancashire County Council has numerous road closures in place due to roads becoming impassable. But a heatwave is still on the way from Saturday!