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Preston garden centre hosting lineup of festive events
A Preston garden centre is set to host a lineup of festive events in the run up to Christmas. Dobbies’ Preston will kick off the…
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Preston Pedals’ Glow Ride to light up city centre for safer cycling
A two-wheeled peloton will wind its way through the city’s streets later this month. Preston Pedals are running a Glow cycle ride on Wednesday 22…
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Coastguard helicopter circles Preston in missing person search during early hours of Sunday morning
Prestonians across Penwortham, Broadgate, Frenchwood, Avenham and Walton-le-Dale were awoken in the early hours of Sunday morning by the Coastguard helicopter. Emergency services were searching…
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Plans for new North West Preston secondary school set to be pushed back
It could be at least six years before a long-planned new secondary school is built in Preston as part of a major shift in strategy…
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Preston College ‘class of 1978’ reunite after almost half a century
Former students of Preston College travelled from as far away as the USA to share memories almost 50 years on. Nearly half a century after…
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School could be flattened for apartments over 65 years after it closed
A former primary school in Preston could be flattened to make way for apartments – more than 65 years after its gates closed for the…
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Afro-Caribbean food store opens in Preston city centre
An Afro-Caribbean shop has opened up close to the Fishergate Shopping Centre, opposite Preston’s railway station. The shop, Trinciti Afro-Caribbean store, has opened its doors…
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M6 at Preston sees severe congestion after reports of motorbike crash
There were severe delays on the M6 after a motorcyclist was reportedly involved in a crash. Emergency services were called to the scene of what witness reports indicate was a […]
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The woman getting Preston moving to Bollywood beats
Getting Preston moving to the Bangra beats has become more than just a hobby for one woman in the city. Jenny Patel has spent the past two years building up […]
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Man groomed, threatened and sexually assaulted two young children in Preston
A man from Bolton has been jailed for sexually assaulting two children in Preston. Steven Westlake, 43 of Chorley Old Road, Bolton, who also used the surname Clayton, groomed the two […]
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