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Hutton school is double award winner at Britain in Bloom

Children from Ashbridge Independent School and Nursery with the Britain in Bloom awards Ashbridge Independent School and Nursery, based in Hutton, has won The Trevor Leese Award for Best School and the Community and Young Champions Award at the North West Britain in Bloom Awards.  Britain in Bloom, run by the Royal […]

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Pictures as Preston’s Christmas Lights switched on for 2023

The finalise of the Preston Christmas Lights Switch On Pic: Preston BID The annual city lights switch on drew thousands of Prestonians to the Flag Market for the festive event. Performers at the event included TikTok sensations Max and Harvey, soul legend […]

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Man tricked vulnerable women into his car before serious sexual assaults

Nazim Asmal A man who tricked vulnerable women into his car before driving them to secluded locations and raping them has admitted his crimes. Nazim Asmal lured the women into his vehicle […]

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Work begins on new 5,000 capacity cricket ground at Farington

Proposed Farington ovals Top-class cricket has come a step closer to finding a new home at the heart of Lancashire after work got underway on a long-planned new ground in South Ribble. The […]

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Advertisement Advertisement Transformation of neglected part of Preston continues with Christmas food, drink and entertainment pop-up

Ben Casey, Christine Cort and Neil Thornton Pic: Oliver White The exciting transformation of a neglected part of Preston continues at pace, with a Christmas food, drink and entertainment pop-up heralding the launch of a major new venue in the city. Chew’s […]

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Preston’s 1830s Irish community, “a less civilised population spreading themselves” 

Evictions during the Irish potato famine, 1848 Pic: Preston Digital Archive The lead image shows tenants being evicted during the Irish Potato Famine of 1848. Over one million died of starvation and many left Ireland. Some came to Preston. However, Preston […]

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Appeal to identify cyclist after ‘cowardly’ robbery committed against elderly Preston woman

Police are asking for help to identify the cyclist in this image from CCTV Police are asking for help to identify a cyclist after an elderly woman was robbed in Preston. The victim, who is aged in her 70s, was walking in Emmanuel Street […]

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Renewable energy centre opens in Preston city centre

Cllr Yakub Patel cuts the ribbon at the launch A renewable energy centre has opened in Preston city centre. Energy company BGreenn is behind the initiative, which is aimed at informing households and businesses about the benefits of adopting […]

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