All posts by John Nicoll
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Four Prestonians Fined For Travelling To Bolton For A Takeaway
Four Prestonians were fined for travelling 20 miles from Preston to Bolton to pick up a takeaway from a restaurant. Officers at Greater Manchester Police...
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Preston Councillor Rushed To Hospital After Getting COVID Vaccine
A Preston Councillor has been rushed to hospital after suffering from side effects after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Councillor Pat Akhtar spoke to The Lancashire...
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Housebuilders Lodge Plans For 50-acre Preston Scheme
Bloor Homes and Taylor Wimpey have submitted a joint planning application to build up to 500 homes on land off Sandy Lane and Tabley Lane...
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Major Power Cut Causes Chaos To Preston Families
A Power cut caused chaos on Thursday 14th January leaving families without electricity for hours. The power cut effected 20 homes in Fishwick lasting over...
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Approval For Story Homes’ Cottam 100 House Development
Preston City Council has granted planning consent to the 119-unit second phase of the housebuilder’s Waterside residential scheme. Story Homes intends to start work on...
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UCLan Researcher Produces Documentary
A researcher from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has released a documentary tracing the exile journey of the first and last Queen of Haiti....
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M61 Closed After Crash In Sow And Ice Conditions
There was traffic chaos for commuters on Friday after the M61 was closed after a car wash between Preston and Bolton. At 8.10am on Friday...
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Ribbleton Hospital Redevelopment Moves Forward
The nine-acre site off Miller Road, north-east of Preston city centre, is to be redeveloped into 78 houses and a 61-apartment extra care scheme under...
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Pair Jailed After Death Of Fleetwood Man
Two people have today (Wednesday, January 13) been jailed for their involvement in the murder of a Fleetwood man. David Carney, 38, of Argosy Avenue,...
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Violent Killer Hid Woman’s Body After Killing Her
A “violent bully” battered his partner and hid her body “where it may never be found”, a court has been told. Alan Edwards, 48, claimed...