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Search underway for 16-year-old Jevan Moore with links to Preston

Jevan Moore A police appeal has been launched after a 16-year-old boy was declared missing. Jevan Moore, 16, is from the Rainhill area of St Helens with the search efforts being led […]

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Preston students and local expert collaborate on Railway 200 history project

Tony Ford and Caroline Holden (Community Rail), Josh Brayshaw, Steve Harrison (FoWS), Lee Sanderson (Archives), Peter Fitton (Community Rail), Emily Castle Pic: Billy Frank UCLan Two University of Central Lancashire history students and a local expert from the Friends of Winckley Square have collaborated on a project for Railway 200, which marks the 200th anniversary […]

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Emergency services sent to Preston Docks after reports of man in the water

Emergency services in Navigation Way during Saturday evening: Blog Preston Emergency services were called to Preston Docks on Saturday evening. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service sent crews to Navigation Way to reports of a man in the water. They attended […]

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‘I now appear to live in a traffic jam’ busy Fulwood junction’s new traffic lights gridlock side streets

Queues on Lytham Road are becoming commonplace according to those living nearby Pic: Ben Hunter/Blog Preston Motorists using a busy crossroads in Fulwood are being left frustrated by new traffic lights. Lancashire County Council upgraded the signals at the Garstang Road, Lytham Road and Watling Street […]

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Avenham Street demolition continues after suspected arson attempt fails

Smoke plume seen coming from near the Avenham Street site Pic: Blog Preston/Lisa Brown A fire which saw emergency services scrambled to the centre of Preston is being treated as a suspected arson. Contractors working on the 12-14 Avenham Street site to bring the […]

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Haighton Green Lane shut as United Utilities engineers on site

The closure signs from Preston Road in Grimsargh warning drivers of the Haighton Green Lane closure Pic: Blog Preston A key cut-through road between Fulwood and Longridge has been closed due to a burst water main. United Utilities have engineers on site at Haighton Green Lane. The road is […]

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BBC Breakfast boss Richard Frediani wins BAFTA for Post Office scandal coverage

Richard Frediani on the BAFTA red carpet Pic: LinkedIn/Richard Frediani Preston-born editor and journalist Richard Frediani has won a BAFTA for his team’s news coverage on the Post Office scandal. The 2025 BAFTA Television Awards with P+O Cruises took place […]

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Preston brother and sister in national pancreatic cancer campaign as Dad dies four weeks after diagnosis

Lucy and David Orchard Pic: Joel Goodman/Pancreatic Cancer UK David and Lucy Orchard have joined charity, Pancreatic Cancer UK, in calling for early detection of the deadliest common cancer, in honour of their dad. Their father, Alan, died only […]

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