Preston's Tithebarn plan could cost nearby towns 14 per cent of trade - report

12:50pm Wednesday 3rd December 2008

BLACKBURN and Blackpool town centres could lose up to 14 per cent of its trade if a major new shopping centre is built in Preston, according to a report.

Preston team wins top civil service diversity award

9:30am Wednesday 3rd December 2008

CIVIL servants from Preston were among the top winners at the second Civil Service Diversity and Equality Awards.

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Views sought over Preston 'academy' plans

4:38pm Wednesday 3rd December 2008

Education chiefs are urging people to make their views heard over plans to close Fulwood High School and Arts College and replace it with an academy.

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University of Central Lancashire's £1.2million grant to help stroke victims

4:57pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

THE University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has received a £1.2million government grant to research new ways of caring for people who have suffered a stroke.

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Blaze in stairwell of Preston terraced home

12:10pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Thirteen firefighters tackled a house fire in Preston, yesterday.

Fire crews called to Preston College

11:39am Tuesday 2nd December 2008

Fire crews were called to Preston College in St Vincents Road, Fulwood, just after 9.20am, yesterday.

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Support for new businesses

4:20pm Monday 1st December 2008

Help is at hand for people looking to start their own business with a brand new pilot scheme in central Lancashire.

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Lessons from America on making votes count

5:32pm Monday 1st December 2008

Malcolm Clark, director of Make Votes Count, will be talking at a public meeting in Preston about his recent experiences on the Obama campaign trail.

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Two charged over alleged Preston taxi robberies

9:32am Monday 1st December 2008

Two men are to appear in court this morning, charged with two alleged incidents involving taxi drivers last week.

Ingol stabbing - youth charged

8:29pm Sunday 30th November 2008

A 14-year-old boy will appear at Preston Youth Court tomorrow morning after being charged in relation to the stabbing of a 17-year-old girl.

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Girl recovering after early hours Preston fall

5:40pm Sunday 30th November 2008

An 18-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after falling 20 metres whilst on a night out in Preston city centre.

Police appeal for witnesses after 17-year-old girl stabbed in Ingol

2:59pm Saturday 29th November 2008

Police in Preston are questioning a 14-year-old boy after a 17-year-old old girl was allegedly stabbed in the neck in the early hours of this morning.

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Man jailed for indecently assaulting teenage girl on Preston bus

4:06pm Friday 28th November 2008

A 24-year-old man has today been jailed for 21 months for indecently assaulting a schoolgirl.

New Preston-Penwortham cycleway plans to be revealed

2:54pm Friday 28th November 2008

Preston and South Ribble people are being asked to help shape the design of a new cycleway and footpath into the city.

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Preston medical students join St John Ambulance

12:12pm Friday 28th November 2008

MORE than 50 medical students at Royal Preston Hospital have joined St John Ambulance as part of a scheme to widen skills and experience for future GPs and consultants.

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Preston taxi driver robbed at knifepoint

10:58am Friday 28th November 2008

A taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint in Preston last night - the day after an attempted robbery on another cabbie in the city.

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Preston men charged in stolen vehicle probe

9:57am Thursday 27th November 2008

Two men from Preston are among nine people that have been charged in connection with a joint investigation by Lancashire and West Yorkshire police into the handling of stolen vehicles.

Attempted robbery on taxi driver in Preston

9:42am Thursday 27th November 2008

Police in Preston are investigating an attempted robbery of a taxi driver in Fulwood last night.

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Preston, Chorley and South Ribble come under spotlight

10:40pm Wednesday 26th November 2008

The future development of Preston, Chorley and South Ribble comes under the microscope tomorrow.

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Ingol army nurse escapes ban despite child porn images

11:12am Wednesday 26th November 2008

A decorated army nurse from the Ingol area of Preston later escaped a ban despite storing child porn images on his computer.

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