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Latest news for Wyre, Lancashire. The borough borders to the North and Western side of Preston and includes the market town of Garstang and surrounding villages.

Search for missing man Richard Parker enters third week

Richard Parker was last seen in Wrea Green on Monday 4 March Pic: Fylde Police A search for 14 days to trace a man missing from Wrea Green has covered land and water. Lancashire Police have renewed their appeal to find missing Richard Parker. The […]

11 hours ago
Sainsbury’s hit by shopping delivery and contactless payments glitch

Sainsbury's at Bamber Bridge A popular supermarket chain is not able to fulfil online grocery orders or accept contactless payments in store after a software error. Sainsbury’s, which has supermarkets at Bamber Bridge and […]

3 days ago
Wet winter blamed for pothole repair backlog on Lancashire roads

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston A wet winter has been blamed for the backlog of pothole repairs on Lancashire’s roads. Lancashire County Council’s cabinet member for highways says the authority is experiencing “significant and unprecedented […]

1 week ago
Preston and South Ribble unimpressed with ‘lukewarm’ devolution deal

Lancashire Devolution deal Two Lancashire district council leaders say their residents will be unimpressed with the county’s proposed devolution deal once it is implemented – in spite of the results of a consultation […]

1 week ago
Advertisement Advertisement Police warn owners to keep dogs on leads after lambs killed at Nicky Nook

Nicky Nook A number of lambs were killed in dog attacks at a beauty spot to the north of Preston. Police have been made aware of two separate incidents at Nicky Nook, […]

2 weeks ago
Lancashire awarded largest share of transport fund from scrapped HS2 money

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston Lancashire has been awarded the largest share of a government transport fund established with the money saved by scrapping the northern leg of the HS2 high speed rail line to […]

3 weeks ago
Lancashire County Council tax bill increased by maximum amount ‘with great reluctance’

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston Lancashire County Council will increase council tax bills by the maximum permitted amount this year. The authority’s members voted by a majority to approve the 4.99 percent rise, which will […]

3 weeks ago
Costs of air filters in every Lancashire classroom would be eclipsed by health benefits

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston The cost of installing air filters in every classroom in the UK would be “eclipsed” by the health, educational and financial benefits of reduced absence and illness amongst pupils and […]

3 weeks ago
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