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Man wanted after shop staff threatened with an axe handle in Ribbleton robbery

Police are asking for help to trace a man wanted in connection with a robbery at McColls convenience store in Ribbleton Avenue last week. Officers want to speak to John […]

4 years ago
Man with catapult arrested in Farington Moss garden

Police flooded Morley Croft in Farington Moss in the early hours of this morning after reports a man in dark clothing was trying doors in the area. Officers from South […]

4 years ago
Armed police called to disturbance in Plungington

Armed police were in Plungington this morning following a disturbance between two people. A 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of affray following the incident in Emmanuel Street. it is […]

4 years ago
Two cannabis farms raided in 24 hours in Ashton-on-Ribble

Police working on the west side of Preston smashed open two huge cannabis grows on Wednesday. Officers acting on information from the public raided a house in Thorntrees Avenue, Lea, […]

4 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Staff threatened with axe handle during armed raid at Ribbleton convenience store

Staff at McColls in Ribbleton Avenue were threatened with an axe handle during a robbery in the early hours on Monday morning. At around 6:30am two men broke into the […]

4 years ago
Appeal after woman sexually assaulted on the bus station

Police are trying to identify this man after a woman was sexually assaulted on Preston Bus Station. Between 10.10pm and 10.15pm on March 12 an 18-year-old woman reported she had […]

4 years ago
Fake Amazon calls, prison release schemes and cheap carpets – some of the scams doing the rounds in recent weeks

Trading Standards have issued an alert over a number of scams targeting Lancashire households in recent weeks. The scams include high pressure doorstep sales and bogus callers claiming to be […]

4 years ago
Appeal to find men after theft of Space Centre charity tin

A property management firm has released images of two men they are trying to identify after a charity collection box was snatched from the front counter. Portergate Property, which has […]

4 years ago
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