Today the bells ring out and proclamations take place across the county to declare it Lancashire Day. This historic date celebrates when the county first sent its representatives to Parliament […]
13 years ago Preston prepares to shut down on November 30 for public sector strikesPublic sector workers in Preston will join nearly 3 million across the country in walking out of work on Wednesday over cuts to pensions. Unison, Unite and GMB members have […]
13 years ago Preston North End U18s progress in FA Youth Cup after penalty shoot out successPreston North End U18s have progressed to the third round of the FA Youth Cup after knocking out Walsall 5-4 on penalties at Deepdale. The game finished 1-1 […]
13 years ago Crime Roundup 25/11/11 – Man jailed for sexual abuse of young girlsA man has been jailed for 19 years for the sexual abuse of young girls dating back more than 30 years. Vincent Whittingham, (pictured above), 69, of Stydd Lane in […]
13 years agoFree parking, a Christmas market and late opening hours will be unleashed to help keep the festive pounds flowing in the city centre this December. Preston’s Business Improvement District (BID) […]
13 years ago Jail time for Ingol thief who stole Poppy Appeal tinsWatch CCTV below showing Carl Mason swiping the Poppy Appeal charity tin from the counter of Santander in Blackburn A Preston man who stole cash donated to help war veterans […]
13 years ago Preston Photo Digest 23/11/11Here are this week’s offerings for the Preston Photo Digest, collecting the best photographs of Preston on a weekly basis. All of these images have been compiled from the Preston Flickr […]
13 years ago Interactive Newsprint technology brings normal paper to lifeA university research project has publicly tested a new form of technology that they’re calling “interactive newsprint”. Academic partners from UCLan, Dundee and Surrey delivered a workshop last Saturday with […]
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