A Trading Standards crackdown has seen sniffer dogs find 65 packs of suspected illegal tobacco and £1,780 in crime proceeds. The operation in Preston and Chorley saw the dogs work […]

Police yesterday discovered a large cannabis farm in a Preston property. On Tuesday 22 March, Preston Police’s Neighbourhood Policing Team acted on ‘community intelligence’ and attended a Broadgate address. Read […]

A local knitting group that made 51 trauma teddies for children undergoing stressful events have donated them to Preston Police. The Knit and Natter social group at Fulwood Library created […]

A police analysis investigating average speed cameras in Lancashire has shown they reduced collisions, casualties and speeding on eight roads. Since their installation between March 2017 and August 2018, average […]

A Preston teenager has today received a four-year jail term for the manslaughter of a local pensioner after pleading guilty in December 2021. Police arrested Mohammed Al Aaraj, 19, of […]

An air ambulance flew an 11-year-old girl to hospital yesterday after she suffered a serious leg injury during a Penwortham crash. On Monday 14 March, at 3.36pm, one fire engine […]

South Ribble Borough Council has warned residents to be mindful of calls from individuals posing as council workers. They were recently made aware of an incident involving a person contacted […]

Police are appealing for information to find a wanted prison absconder. Mark Baliga, 41, formerly of Fishwick Parade, Preston, absconded from HMP Kirkham on Sunday (6 February). Baliga, also known […]