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Backstreet tattoo artist Michael ‘Minky’ Cain is fined

An overloaded sharps box in Cain's parlour and the unregistered premises found by council officers An overloaded sharps box in Cain’s parlour and the unregistered premises found by council officers A tattoo artist operating illegally has been snared by environmental officers. Michael Cain, 37, was […]

7 years ago
Cost of dying and council tax to rise in Preston

Preston Cemetery is to see fees rise across the board by an inflation-busting 11% Pic: Stephen Geraghty Preston Cemetery is to see fees rise across the board by an inflation-busting 11% Pic: Stephen Geraghty The cost of burying the dead in Preston is to rise from April, […]

7 years ago
Broughton Village flowers to temporarily disappear

Broughton Parish Council have taken the decision to remove the flower tubs located in different parts of Broughton until the redevelopment in the central village has been completed. The flower […]

7 years ago
Opinion: A 10-point plan for Preston in 2017

Skyline of Preston catches a golden glow Pic: Paul Melling Skyline of Preston catches a golden glow Pic: Paul Melling For 20 plus years Preston has stagnated, increasingly falling behind its Lancashire neighbours Manchester and Liverpool. The last 12 months, […]

7 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston brown bin collection charge frozen for the year ahead

Food waste can currently go in brown bins alongside garden waste The cost of having your brown bin collected in Preston looks set to be frozen for the year ahead. Preston City Council introduced a £30 per household charge in April. […]

7 years ago
Automated phone system now answering Preston City Council phones

Calling Preston City Council is increasingly a conversation with a computer Pic: Chris 07110 Half of calls to some Preston City Council services are now answered by a computer system. Preston City Council has been introducing the Inform360 system, costing £27,000, in an effort […]

7 years ago
Amounderness House to be sold off by Preston City Council

Amounderness House currently stands empty Pic: Paul Swarbrick Another grade-II listed building in Preston city centre is to go on the market. Preston City Council is preparing to try and offload Amounderness House in Earl Street. The old […]

7 years ago
How fly-tipping is being tackled across Preston

A van being towed away which was involved in fly-tipping, and bin bags dumped in Fulwood These are the cars left dumped on Preston’s street and the fly-tippers caught during the last year. Preston City Council has given an update on the battle against those dumping […]

7 years ago
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