General election 2019 results for South Ribble

Bamber Bridge

An area to the south of Preston, it is within South Ribble and is commonly referred to as ‘Brig’. Bamber Bridge has a railway station and a main high street with local shops. It is close to the A6.

South Ribble has elected its new MP and it is Katherine Fletcher. Conservatives hold the seat and have a majority of 11,199 compared to 5,945 at the 2017 general election. Katherine Fletcher takes over […]

4 years ago Radio DJ Mark Radcliffe to play gig at Bamber Bridge FC after cancer recovery

Radio DJ Mark Radcliffe is playing a gig at Bamber Bridge FC with his folk band Radcliffe, Russell and Lee. The gig, which will take place in the clubhouse on […]

4 years ago Man taken to hospital after Bamber Bridge gang attack

A man has suffered serious injures after being attacked in Bamber Bridge. Police and paramedics were called to Cottage Lane shortly before 1.30pm to reports a man had been attacked […]

4 years ago Meet Basil Salty, Freddie Frostoff, Holly Chilloughby and Albert Ice-stein – the new gritters keeping the roads safe this winter

As some headlines predict the coldest winter in 30 years set to hit the north west this year, a new team of heroes will be out in force, keeping Lancashire’s […]

4 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Delays on M6 at Bamber Bridge due to a collision between a car and a cyclist

The sliproad onto the M6 northbound at junction 29, Bamber Bridge, is closed due to a collision. The closure is also causing delays southbound. At 7.55 this morning police received […]

5 years ago Men charged with burglary after Penwortham break-ins

Two men have been charged with burglary following a number of break-ins in Penwortham. On Friday afternoon, officers attended two separate reports of burglaries at homes in Valley Road and […]

5 years ago Join the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning with these Macmillan events in Preston

Macmillan Cancer Support hosted their first coffee morning in 1990. Since then, the initiative has raised over £200 million for the charity. The ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ is Macmillan’s biggest […]

5 years ago Cycling legend talk coming to Preston bike shop

A top cycling author is coming to Preston to talk about his new biography on one of Britain’s greatest cyclists. Ribble Cycles is hosting an evening with author Chris Sidwells […]

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