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Safety warning after skinny-dipper rescued from Preston Docks

The man aboard the rescue boat Pic: Brian Sandham of Stillshot photography Firefighters have reminded the public about the dangers of swimming in open water after a rescue operation on Preston Dock during Sunday. A skinny-dipper got into difficulty in the Docks […]

8 years ago
Skinny-dipper rescued from Preston Docks

The fire service rescue crew in action Pic: Ian Preston’s heatwave was too much for one man, who decided to take a dip in the city’s Dock. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service had to call out their rescue sled […]

8 years ago
Tag Lane crash: Pensioner taken to hospital

The scene in Tag Lane on Saturday morning Pic: Lee Sutton A pensioner has been taken to hospital after a crash in Preston. Preston Police closed part of Tag Lane in Ingol on Saturday morning while emergency services attended to the […]

8 years ago
Video shows jack-knifed lorry on M6 near Preston

Footage has emerged showing a tanker stranded on the M6 moments after jack-knifing. The blue vehicle is seen by the passenger stranded near Junction 31A of the M6. Chris Burdon […]

8 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Cooker fire sees crews in Ashton-on-Ribble

Sunday night dinner didn't end well in this house Pic: Shane King Two fire crews were called to a house in Ashton-on-Ribble during Sunday night. A cooker caught fire at the property in Alert Street. Crews from Preston Fire Station attended and […]

8 years ago
Preston wood mill fire: Watch fire service update as homes evacuated

Whitfire Shavings mill fire, as seen from many different angles Interview from Wood Mill Fire in Leyland from LancashireFRS on Vimeo. Firefighters have evacuated nine homes near to a major fire at a sawdust mill close to Preston. Due to […]

8 years ago
Preston fire crews sent to tackle large fire in Lostock Hall

Plumes of smoke can be seen from roads near the Lostock Hall site Firefighters from Preston have been deployed to a large fire in near Lostock Hall. Drivers are reporting seeing plumes of smoke coming from what’s understood to be Whitfire Shavings Limited […]

8 years ago
Ribbleton caravan fire was ‘started deliberately’ say fire service

Smoke billowed across Cemetery Road Pic: Sreeni Reddy An arson investigation has been started after a caravan went up in flames in Ribbleton. Two fire crews from Preston Fire Station were called to Cemetery Road on Friday 17 […]

8 years ago
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