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M6 van fire causes Junction 31 to 31A delays

A van fire has caused some slow-moving traffic on the M6 during the Tuesday morning rush hour. The engine compartment of a van caught fire between Junctions 31 (Tickled Trout) […]

8 years ago
Arson investigation after Moor Park motorhome fire

Moor Park is now a conservation area and a grade II listed park Police are investigating after a motorhome was set alight in Preston. Crews were called to Moor Park Avenue to reports of the vehicle on fire around 6.30pm on Monday. Firefighters […]

8 years ago
Fulwood plastics manufacturer oven fire put out by fire crews

Fire crews were called to Pittman Way on Sunday evening Pic: Google Fire crews were called out to put out a fire in an industrial oven in Fulwood on Sunday night. Crews from Preston and Penwortham raced to the Jonesco plastics manufacturing […]

8 years ago
Ashton on Ribble house fire sees one person treated for smoke inhalation

Tulketh Road in Ashton-on-Ribble Pic: Google Fire crews were called out to a fire at a home in Ashton-on-Ribble. In the early hours of Saturday morning four fire engines raced to Tulketh Road. Six firefighters donned […]

8 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Car fire halts traffic on A59 at Preston

Brockholes Brow where the car was found ablaze Pic: Google Investigations are continuing into the cause of a fire which set a car ablaze on the A59 in Preston. Shoppers leaving Preston for the 5pm rush on Bank Holiday Monday […]

8 years ago
Croston flooding: Preston woman’s fundraising campaign to help devastated community get back on its feet

Flooding scenes in Croston from Boxing Day onwards A flood-ravaged village to the south of Preston is seeing donations pour in to help it get back to normality. Croston remains on red alert for Environment Agency flood warnings […]

8 years ago
Preston flooding: Fire crews rushed to Christ the King School after ‘smell of diesel’ reported

Flooded playing fields can be seen at Christ the King Pic: Chris Taylor Fire crews were called out to a school in Preston after fears flood water had got into the heating system. Christ the King School called out fire crews to the […]

8 years ago
Preston flooding: Homes pumped in Walton le Dale as flood warnings are stood down

Kings Croft, off Victoria Road, in Walton-le-Dale on Boxing Day evening Preston has awoken to no rain on Sunday for the first time in more than 36 hours. Torrential downpours from Christmas Day evening onwards led to widespread flooding and record […]

8 years ago
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