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Watch as Avenham Park steps turn into waterfall during thunderstorm

The heavy rain left Avenham Park with a new water feature The midweek storms may seem a faded memory now, but it’s one which will stick in the mind of one Prestonian. Holly Hamer was on her way to pick up […]

10 years ago
Fire crew pump cellars of flood hit Winckley Square houses

Michael Holdsworth snapped the County Hall drains overflowing onto the car park Tuesday’s freak rainstorm in Preston saw a number of callouts for the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. Six terraced houses on Garden Street – off Winckley Square – had their […]

11 years ago
Heavy rain causes flash flooding in Preston

Andy Hilbert snapped this motorist in trouble at the Fishergate car park Heavy downpours of rain in Preston have caused localised flooding. Cars were left swamped at the Fishergate car park and Friargate was turned into a raging torent. Readers pictures show […]

11 years ago
Intense storms and heavy rain could strike Preston on Saturday

Rain over St Marks A weather warning has been issued for heavy rain in Preston during Saturday. Prestonians are warned that thunder storms are on the way for the duration of the day and […]

11 years ago
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In pictures: Preston basks in May sunshine

Prestonians out enjoying the sunshine by the Ribble Preston has sweltered in plus 20 degree temperatures since Friday as summer appears to have arrived. Although forecasters predict showers in the next few days Prestonians have been enjoying the […]

11 years ago
Air pollution forecast for Preston

Preston is braced for possibly high levels of air pollution over the next few days. There have already been reports of Saharan dust covering cars in the last couple of […]

11 years ago
In Pictures: Storm damage across Preston

Hopefully now just a bad memory, pictures of the recent appalling weather that wreaked havoc across Preston. The gale force winds badly affected the North West and Preston in particular. […]

11 years ago
Bad weather tears panels from Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre

A recent casualty of the bad weather in Preston. Large cladding panels blown off the side of the new Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre on Marsh Lane in Preston. The […]

11 years ago
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Preston in pictures REFLECTIONS .... Whilst most sleep, this is what Preston Dock Marina looks like at 06.30 on a still summers morning. 6-7-13 (lens at 18mm) ©Preston. Junction of Powis Road - Watery Lane 1981 with the Docks in the background. ©Prestons Iconic 1960's Bus Station pictured in 1981, 12 years after opening, looking at the Ribble Bus Co. side from Ringway. ©St Pauls Church, Preston transforms into Red Rose Radio Preston in 1981. ©Preston Guild Hall, Lancaster Rd Dull summer day 1981. ©Ringway Preston on a dull summer day in 1981. ©Class 390 Avenham Park, PrestonM6 Motorway Preston looking south summer 1984 © View more
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