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Driver 'with a weapon' arrested after crash leads to car landing on its roof
Two cars were involved in a crash and the road was sealed off by police
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Furious tenant hit out as rent soars by £215 a month before May 1 renting law change
Philip Moore says he will have to find somewhere else to live
Swing Bridge at Preston Docks to close from tomorrow for repair works
The swing bridge at Preston Docks will close tomorrow to allow works to be carried out.
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Lancashire ranks second in UK for mobile speed camera hotspots with 195 sites
Drivers in Lancashire are among the most at risk of being caught out
Boy, 11, thrown from bike and seriously injured in Guild Wheel Penwortham incident
An 11-year-old boy was seriously injured in a biking accident on the Guild Wheel in Penwortham at the weekend.
Preston bus gate 'makes the most money in the country' - with £1.5m in fines in just a year
Councillors in Preston have repeated a call for a controversial bus-only zone in the city to be scrapped after it was found to have generated more money in fines than any other such restriction in Britain last year.
Dog tragically dies after huge rescue operation on Formby beach
Emergency services swarmed the beach after a dog walker dialled 999 to report she was stranded
Homeowners risk £20,000 fines for work in gardens this spring
There are two distinct sets of regulations
OnlyFans owner Leonid Radvinsky dies age 43 as 'family request privacy'
The Ukraine-born entrepreneur reportedly made $1.8 million as the owner of the adult content-creator site
New direct bus service between Preston and Chorley launches this week
Service 124 will operate every two hours via Bamber Bridge, Gregson Lane, Hoghton, Brindle, Whittle‑le‑Woods and Chorley Hospital
'A special moment for our community' - Chorley's Playdor Nursery School opens new wellbeing space
A nursery school in Chorley says it is
Lancashire leaders to hold '£1bn meeting' with government over elected mayor
The crunch meeting could finally put Lancashire on the path to an elected mayor
WASPI campaign update issued as fight for billions in compensation goes on
The WASPI campaign is continuing its fight for compensation
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Ambulance involved in Leyland crash in Wigan Road
An ambulance was reportedly involved in a crash in Leyland this morning.
Boy, 15, charged with attempted murder after teen stabbed in Preston
A 15-year-old girl who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder has been bailed
Taxpayers face huge bill to clear illegal waste mountain linked to jailed crime boss
The 10,000-tonne dump in Great Harwood is one of a number around England being cleared up by the Environment Agency
Town centre land plagued by fly-tipping and 'various nefarious activities' to be completely transformed
Seven four-storey ‘townhouses’ on a steeply sloping fly-tipped patch of land near Darwen centre have been approved by councillors despite fears the proposal was ‘shoving too much into one small spot’.
Boy, 15, charged with attempted murder after teen stabbed in Preston
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in Preston.
MP wins promise from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer over revamp for Lancashire train station
Burnley MP Oliver Ryan has won a promised from Sir Keir Starmer that he will have a meeting with the government’s rail minister to discuss making the town’s Manchester Road station fully accessible.
Everything you need to know about Preston Caribbean Carnival's Easter event at Chew's Yard
A double celebration is being put on by Preston Caribbean Carnival this Easter Weekend and below is everything we know so far....