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Pervert butcher from Croston jailed for sexually assaulting young girls 50 years ago
'Priestley used his good standing as a village businessman to make himself seem like a good person'
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Paedophile snared after being grassed up for having 'very worst' indecent images of kids
Jason Howarth-Hynes has been sentenced
Former Croston butcher jailed for indecent assault 50 years after he committed them
He committed his offences in the early 1970s, when he was the local butcher in Croston.
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Britannia Hotels 'response' to rumours Southport Pontins is to be used for asylum seekers
Sefton Central MP Bill Esterson has issued a statement
New Preston cycle repair shop opens in former cannabis farm
A new specialist cycling shop and repair workshop has opened on Blackpool Road in Preston after owner Mick Mahoney transformed a former bank building previously used as a cannabis farm.
Top cop brands killer Blackpool teacher and partner branded 'pure evil' over death of baby Preston Davey
Detective Chief Inspector Andy Fallows, the lead detective who has dedicated the last three years of his working life to seeking justice for Preston Davey cruelly betrayed by those who should have protected him, said the pair’s ‘sordid and wicked acts’ left the 13-month-old ‘a broken shell...
Meet the man on a mission to instil the word iconic back into Brown's Fish and Chips shop in Chorley
Alex travels at least three hours a day to make sure the people of Chorley are happy with their food.
Watch video 'wicked' killer teacher Jamie Varley used to fool professionals he was not abusing murdered baby
The former South Shore Academy teacher used his professional veil of respectability to pull the wool over the eyes of his loved ones, friends and professionals during almost four months of abuse.
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Rare gold skull ring found in Lancashire field could fetch thousands at auction
A gold memorial ring with a skull motif, found in a Lancashire field, could sell for £3,000 at auction. Discovered by metal detectorist Amanda Parker, the ring is linked to Dr Richard Busby, a celebrated schoolmaster.
Oldham Council and Adoption Now, the organisations behind murdered baby's adoption in Lancashire, issue update
"An independent Child Safeguarding Practice Review is already underway, which will examine the handling of Preston's safeguarding.”
Doctor 'feels 26 again' because he eats this every day
Dr Mark Hyman has spent decades studying 'food as medicine'
I am campaigning for change after my two beloved cats were left to die in agony by the roadside
The Cats Matter petition has amassed over a whopping 180,000 signatures so far.
Maternal grandma of baby murdered by Lancashire teacher Jamie Varley said she begged to take him in
“Preston was with Sarah for a week while they were both in hospital but then Preston was given a foster home.”
Burnley drug dealer ran crime gang from inside his prison cell
The gang have now been jailed
Police warn dog owners about sheep after change in law
Two lambs were killed near Worsthorne
Coming soon - Clever Foodies which will serve up different cuisines to open on Walker Street in Preston
Something big is coming to Preston.
Grandma of murdered Preston Davey wanted to keep him – reports
Preston's adoptive parents have been convicted over his death
Rossendale council put into special measures for ‘failing to deliver enough homes’
'If you drag your feet to get on with the job, we will take away your right to make those decisions'
High speed police pursuit through streets of Lancashire ends with car crashing into house
Thankfully no one was hurt in the smash.
Preston Davey trial LIVE updates as adoptive dads return to court
The trial has entered its third week as Jamie Varley, 37, and John McGowan-Fazackerly, 32, face a string of charges following the baby's death