Beer pumps at last year’s G-Festival A beer and music festival is returning to the outskirts of Preston for a second year. Hoghton beer and music festival – G-Festival – […]

Pony rescued from the ditch. Credit: StnMgr_USAR Fire crews worked to rescue a pony that had become trapped in a ditch in Hoghton yesterday afternoon (May 6). Two appliances from […]

Fire crews tackle blaze at the Grill and Grain A pub near Preston was left devastated today (April 12) after a fire broke out just before midday. The Grill and […]

Fire crews tackle blaze at the Grill and Grain. Credit: LancsFRS Crews from Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service battled a fire at the Grill and Grain at the Boatyard. The canalside […]

Malvern Avenue where the incident happened Pic: Google A man was kidnapped and held overnight in Preston after being bundled into a car. Preston Police have launched an appeal after […]

Hoghton and Higher Walton residents are being warned of disruption during a four month project to replace ageing electricity cables. Electricity North West is spending £600,000 to upgrade the supplies […]

A Hoghton pub has been targeted during a burglary where cash was taken from a fruit machine. The Black Horse Hotel in Gregson Lane was broken into between midnight and […]

A bridge over the River Darwen near Preston has been swept away in the floods. The river turned into a raging torrent during Boxing Day and just after lunchtime the […]