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Preston children contribute to Rock FM book
5:32pm Friday 12th December 2008
Children from a Preston primary school attended the launch of a new book which contains short stories written by Lancashire’s budding young writers.
Comments (0)Top marks for Fulwood Leisure Centre
1:17pm Wednesday 10th December 2008
Preston has some excellent sports facilities - and that's official!
Driver crashes into Preston bank
10:37am Friday 5th December 2008
A woman crashed her car into the side of a Preston bank.
Former Preston student performs for his former tutor
11:09am Friday 5th December 2008
Former Preston College student Jonny Lloyd returned to the city on Monday with his new boy band Avenue - and treated his former tutors to a pop-tastic performance.
Views sought over Preston 'academy' plans
4:38pm Wednesday 3rd December 2008
Education chiefs are urging people to make their views heard over plans to close Fulwood High School and Arts College and replace it with an academy.
Fire crews called to Preston College
11:39am Tuesday 2nd December 2008
Fire crews were called to Preston College in St Vincents Road, Fulwood, just after 9.20am, yesterday.
Preston man charged with 1980s Oxford rape
11:21am Thursday 27th November 2008
A 42-year-old Preston man has been charged with raping a woman in Oxford 23 years ago.
Attempted robbery on taxi driver in Preston
9:42am Thursday 27th November 2008
Police in Preston are investigating an attempted robbery of a taxi driver in Fulwood last night.
Chorley ASBO youth moved to Preston
9:49am Tuesday 25th November 2008
A teenager who breached his ASBO nine times and caused a mass evacuation of a Chorley hotel after he left the bath running has been moved to Preston.
Man 'serious' after M6 crash
9:31am Monday 24th November 2008
A 26-year-old man from Fulwood is seriously ill in hospital after he crashed into a lamppost on the slip road of the M6 at junction 31 close to the Tickled Trout hotel.
High Court rules Preston search warrants were valid
5:44pm Friday 21st November 2008
A search warrant that allowed police to raid a Preston accountancy firm in connection with an Asian family being investigated for an alleged multi-million pound counterfeit clothing and money laundering scam should have been issued, London's High Court has ruled.
Police station plan for Preston hospital
5:49pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
The police force are to have their own dedicated station in the heart of Royal Preston Hospital.
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.
Broken down lorry causes M55 traffic delays
11:14am Monday 17th November 2008
One lane is closed due to broken down vehicle on M55 eastbound, between junction 3 A585 (Kirkham) and junction 1 A6/B6241 (Fulwood).
Mail destroyed following Fulwood post box blaze
9:44am Monday 10th November 2008
Firefighters were called to a post box blaze in Preston last night.
Preston hospital to preview new high tech scanning units
1:43pm Tuesday 4th November 2008
State-of-the-art scanning units at the Royal Preston Hospital, part of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which provide detailed images of the body, will open their doors to the public on Saturday.
Harvest hampers for the homeless
12:30pm Sunday 26th October 2008
Pupils at St Pius X Preparatory School in Fulwood have been busy collecting food for their harvest hampers.
Consultation on Preston's first academy launched today
2:45pm Friday 24th October 2008
A consultation into a controversial academy in Preston has been launched this week.
Preston and Chorley hospital doctor tipped for top award
12:40pm Wednesday 22nd October 2008
A doctor at the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which has hospitals in Chorley and Preston, has been shortlisted for a prestigious award.
Report over Lancashire helicopter crash released
10:20am Friday 17th October 2008
A report detailing the final moments prior to the Morecambe Bay Helicopter tragedy, in which seven men died, have been released by accident investigators.
National Autistic Society to unveil new Preston branch
7:50am Monday 13th October 2008
The National Autistic Society (NAS), the UK’s leading charity for people affected by autism, is launching a new branch in Preston next week.
Fulwood Asda shoppers join staff for breast cancer fundraiser
3:09pm Friday 10th October 2008
Staff and shoppers at Asda in Fulwood threw their weight behind the Tickled Pink campaign this week.
Fulwood train death man's funeral
10:27am Thursday 9th October 2008
The funeral of a man who died after being struck by a train takes place today.
Fulwood pub to toast local ales
6:20pm Sunday 5th October 2008
A popular Fulwood pub is giving punters the chance to sample more beers than ever.
Police hunt men following Tesco Fulwood armed raid
3:50pm Friday 3rd October 2008
UPDATE: Detectives are appealing for witnesses after two armed men robbed security guards delivering cash to a Tesco Express in Fulwood this morning.
Asda Fulwood pulls Friday night booze sales
7:00pm Friday 3rd October 2008
ASDA Fulwood has banned the sale of alcohol between midnight Friday and 6am on Saturday.
Prize winners walking on hot coals
5:23pm Thursday 30th October 2008
Staff at an award-winning pub in Fulwood are to walk over hot coals in a bid to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society.
Firefighters tackle Fulwood office blaze
9:43am Thursday 2nd October 2008
Fire crews attended a blaze in a computer suite of an office in Caxton Road, Fulwood.
New look £1m A&E entrance for the Royal Preston Hospital
3:02pm Wednesday 1st October 2008
The first phase of a £1.1 million paediatric Emergency Department in Lancashire will open tomorrow at the Royal Preston Hospital, part of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Donate blood in Preston
4:50pm Saturday 20th September 2008
Blood donor sessions take place in Preston on Thursday, October 2, at Our Lady and St Edwards Church, Marlborough Drive, Fulwood, between 2pm-4pm and 5.30pm-7.30pm.
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