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Avenham Park drugs gang who “blighted” the city jailed for total of 82 years

A drugs gang who turned Preston’s historic Avenham and Miller Parks into their headquarters have been jailed. Ten men and one women who supplied Class A drugs across the city […]

9 years ago
Watch: Military mortar detonated in controlled explosion in fields near River Ribble

Mortar is detonated in fields near Avenham Park pic.twitter.com/eJkMZ8TOgH — Preston City Police (@PrestonPolice) April 25, 2015 An old military mortar found by metal detecting enthusiasts in a field near the River Ribble has been detonated. Preston Police […]

9 years ago
Unexploded mortar found near Avenham Park

Police have tweeted a picture of where the mortar has been discovered Police in Preston have cordoned off an area around the Old Tram Bridge in Avenham Park, due to what is understood to be an unexploded bomb. The military have been […]

9 years ago
Sunny weather expected for Avenham Park egg-rolling

Waiting to start at the Egg Rolling The weather is expected to be dry and sunny for egg-rolling at Avenham Park on Easter Monday. Poor weather in Preston over the last week has resulted in the site […]

9 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement When is Easter Egg Rolling at Avenham Park in 2015?

Action at the Egg Rolling Egg-rolling will come to Preston as one of the areas most recognisable traditions. Every Easter Monday, Prestonians queue at Avenham Park to take part in the celebration. This year, the […]

9 years ago
Solar Eclipse: Preston’s top five places to watch

beacon fell As Britain prepares to plunge into darkness on March 20, we look at some of the best Preston spots to see the first solar eclipse since 1999 (and experts say […]

9 years ago
Watch: Preston featured in different light in short video tour of the city

Avenham Park old tram bridge Pic: Matthew Laraway A Preston resident has made a short video promoting his hometown. If you’re on our app, click here to watch. Matthew Laraway wanted to show off some of the sights […]

9 years ago
In pictures: A frosty start in Avenham Park

While Preston may have escaped the snow – for now, it didn’t escape the cold. There was a frosty start with some early morning sun and that was enough to […]

9 years ago
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