The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning, with strong winds expected across Preston this Sunday. From 6pm on Sunday 30 January to 12 noon on Monday 31 January, […]

A scheme which will give small grants to community, voluntary and faith groups has launched this week. The initiative, the Local Member Grants Scheme, will see each county councillor being […]

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 […]

Bus travel to Covid-19 vaccination appointments is free under a new Lancashire County Council scheme. All Lancashire residents can travel to clinics for vaccines and boosters when using any service […]

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 yellow weather warning for ice is in place until 9am tomorrow (Tuesday 7 December) in Preston and South Ribble. The Met Office says ice is likely to develop in […]

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 […]

Preston was once notorious for poor life expectancy. Before 2020, life expectancy for males in Preston was 77.5, while life expectancy in the Ribble Valley was 80.9 years. Figures for […]