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Man charged after cannabis farm discovered in Fulwood

Preston Magistrates' Court A man has been charged after the discovery of a cannabis farm in Fulwood. Police attended an address on Balfour Road, Fulwood, on Monday (15 April) after receiving information from […]

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Four months of intermittent closures expected for Grimsargh bridge widening work

Grimsargh bridge A main road on the outskirts of Preston is likely to be shut – on and off – for around four months as part of work to widen a bridge. […]

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Plans for 15 new children’s homes triggered by ‘broken’ care market

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston Plans by Lancashire County Council to create 15 new children’s homes were prompted by the emergence of a “voracious” market for private placements that does not best serve the interests […]

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Preston’s first motorway service station could be bigger than first planned

The site of the planned M55 service station A proposed new motorway service area on the M55 near Preston could be 40 percent larger than first planned. It emerged last year that a site alongside junction 2 of […]

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Advertisement Advertisement Illegal vapes seized as three Preston and South Ribble stores fail under-age purchases

Some of the illegal vapes seized by trading standards Pic: Lancashire County Council Teenagers were able to buy alcohol, vapes and cigarettes across Preston and South Ribble despite being under the legal age. Lancashire Police and Lancashire County Council’s Trading Standards team joined […]

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Meet the man who got his new leg at Royal Preston then went back to have his career there

Steve Whalley A man is marking 50 years of association with Royal Preston Hospital stretching back to a fateful motorbike accident in 1973. Steve Whalley lost his right-leg in a life-changing crash […]

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Preston to host free day of discussions, workshops and activities dedicated to women’s health and wellbeing

Attendees at TRibeFitness Women's Health and Wellbeing event in November A day of day of empowering discussions, workshops, and activities dedicated to women’s health and wellbeing is set to take place in Preston. The free event is being hosted by […]

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Man arrested after cannabis farm discovered on Fulwood street

Cannabis farm discovered in Fulwood A man has been arrested after the discovery of a cannabis farm in Preston.  Officers attended an address on Balfour Road in Fulwood yesterday (15 April) after being tipped off […]

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