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Cavalry regiment parades through Leyland
2:23pm Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Leyland welcomed the Cavalry regiment of The King's Royal Hussars this morning.
Support day for Lancashire's ethnic minority officers
11:09am Monday 1st December 2008
A DEVELOPMENT day to support and advise black and ethnic minority officers and staff from Lancashire Constabulary has been held.
Comments (2)Evofit released of Penwortham conman
4:28pm Friday 28th November 2008
Police have released an evofit of a bogus official who conned an elderly woman in Penwortham.
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.
Engineer's golden moment as landmark M6 reaches 50th anniversary
5:19pm Thursday 27th November 2008
THE UK’s first stretch of motorway opened 50 years ago next week, changing the face of Britain forever. We spoke to an engineer who played a key role in the construction of the M6 Preston bypass.
South Ribble MP backs 'Smokefree' campaign
7:40am Thursday 27th November 2008
David Borrow MP for South Ribbe has added his support to the 3,158 people in central Lancashire who have pressed the Government to make smoking history for children and young people.
Hanged Preston prison inmate 'took his own life'
4:18pm Wednesday 26th November 2008
A Leyland man found hanged in his cell in a Preston jail took his own life, an inquest has found.
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.
Cyclist, 16, 'critical' following Leyland car collision
9:50am Wednesday 26th November 2008
A budding 16-year-old basketball star is still fighting for his life after being knocked off his bike in Leyland.
Festive window dressing call to Leyland businesses
6:30pm Wednesday 26th November 2008
Visitors to Leyland town centre will be forgiven for thinking they have stepped into a scene from ‘A Christmas Carol’ over the next few weeks.
Leyland PACT meeting planned for Moss Side residents
4:30pm Wednesday 26th November 2008
Residents living in the Moss Side area of Leyland can have their say about policing and other issues in their neighbourhood at the next PACT meeting next week.
Preston death crash driver named
8:59am Tuesday 25th November 2008
A motorist who died after a road crash on the A59 near Samlesbury on Monday morning has been named as Andrew Lee Morris, 45, of Preston.
Chorley and South Ribble artist receives STAR award
2:52pm Monday 24th November 2008
A talented leader of a trail-blazing arts project that is transforming the lives of people in the Preston, South Ribble and Chorley areas with mental ill health has won a prestigious national award for her efforts.
Lostock Hall band to celebrate 60th anniversary
3:10pm Saturday 22nd November 2008
TS Eliot won the Nobel Prize for Literature, the actress Grace Jones was born and closer to home the Lostock Hall Memorial Band was formed.
South Ribble Youth Bank receives 100th funding bid
10:40am Saturday 22nd November 2008
The young people of the South Ribble Youth Bank have just received their 100th bid for funding.
Story of Penwortham park to be discussed
7:40am Saturday 22nd November 2008
The Story of Hurst Grange Park will be told at Penwortham Library, Liverpool Road, Penwortham on Wednesday, November 26 at 2pm.
Lancashire train fares set to soar
2:49pm Friday 21st November 2008
FARES on trains in Lancashire are set to soar by well above the rate of inflation in the New Year.
New trial date for man accused of killing Preston care worker
11:47am Friday 21st November 2008
A new trial date has been fixed for a man charged with the murder of a Lancashire care worker.
Police hunt alleged Bamber Bridge attacker
7:20pm Friday 21st November 2008
Police in Bamber Bridge are appealing for information after an 18-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted near the town.
Lancashire MEP appointed Tory chief whip in Euro parliament
3:52pm Friday 21st November 2008
Former Preston North and South Ribble MP Sir Robert Atkins has been appointed the Conservatives’ Chief Whip in the European Parliament.
Bamber Bridge drugs offender had £4,000 behind picture frame
4:56pm Thursday 20th November 2008
Officers from Lancashire Police's Financial Investigation Unit have forfeited nearly £5,000 of drugs money from a Bamber Bridge man following a hearing at Chorley Magistrates Court today.
£900 camera taken from Leyland property
9:10pm Thursday 20th November 2008
A £900 camera and a video camera were taken from a Leyland property in broad daylight yesterday, police said.
Man dies after being struck by train near Hoghton
4:30pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
UPDATE Rush-hour trains on the York to Blackpool line were cancelled after a man died when he was struck on the lines.
Preston cabbie accused of drink-driving
3:05pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
A Preston cabbie has been charged with drink-driving.
Lostock Hall charity warns of doorstep collection scam
5:00pm Tuesday 18th November 2008
Bosses at a Lostock Hall cancer hospice have sent out a warning about bogus charity collectors.
Alleged knife attackers threatened Penwortham cab driver
10:32am Monday 17th November 2008
Three people quizzed by cops in Leyland over an alleged assault on a taxi driver in Penwortham in the early hours of Friday morning have been released without charge.
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