Police are continuing their search for a wanted man with links to Bamber Bridge. Simon Long is wanted in connection with an assault. The 41-year-old is wanted following an incident […]

A crime roadshow that visited rural areas across Preston and South Ribble was a success, according to Lancashire Police. The South Rural Taskforce’s rural crime roadshow visited villages, key towns […]

Life-saving defibrillators are being installed across South Ribble. Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) will initially be located at 14 different sites – including parks, leisure centres, sports pavilions and playing fields. […]

Leyland Festival is returning in 2022 with a new Great British theme following a two-year hiatus. Scheduled for Thursday 2 June, the Great British Festival aims to capture national and […]

Who were the earliest Black settlers in Lancashire? An ancient skeleton of African descent was discovered in East Kent in 1953. The body dated from around 250 AD. The Roman […]

Below are the planning applications validated by South Ribble Borough Council in the week beginning October 18. Non material amendment to planning approval 07/2020/01078/HOH at 6 Brennand Close Bamber Bridge […]

The next restaurant to be reviewed in Blog Preston’s series of dog-friendly establishments is The Golden Ball of Longton. I took my Chihuahua Archie, my mother Yvonne and my father […]

The Lancashire Under 16 and 14 football teams have welcomed three Penwortham Priory Academy pupils. Jake Bolton and Mason McKay have been called up to Lancashire for the first time, […]