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Shop assistant threatened with handgun in Leyland
12:27pm Monday 18th August 2008
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man threatened a shop assistant with a handgun in Leyland.
Comments (0)Leyland girls' t-shirt appeal for missing cat
12:00pm Friday 15th August 2008
Two Leyland girls have had special t-shirts printed in a bid to find their missing cat, Munchie.
New area committee to tackle local issues
6:30pm Friday 15th August 2008
A revamped area committee is set to revitalise the way people in Farington and Lostock Hall get involved in tackling local issues, when it meets for the first time next week.
Leyland cat found after Citizen appeal
3:20pm Friday 15th August 2008
Minchie, the chocolate brown Burmese who went missing more than a fortnight ago, has returned - with a little help from The Citizen.
Plan for new park and ride in Leyland
7:20am Thursday 14th August 2008
A new park and ride site could be created at Leyland Railway station.
Hunt for lorry hijackers
7:50am Wednesday 13th August 2008
Detectives are hunting a hijack gang who subjected a lorry driver to a “horrendous ordeal”.
Volleyball player, 17, to play for England
10:13am Tuesday 12th August 2008
A family of sports enthusiasts in Leyland is celebrating after teenager Christopher Martin played his way into the English Volleyball team.
ASBO woman banned from paths in Leyland
9:20am Monday 11th August 2008
A woman who has caused fear and misery among her neighbours has been slapped with an anti-social behaviour order.
Green role for Preston and South Ribble young people
2:40pm Monday 11th August 2008
The Lancashire Wildlife Trust, in partnership with BTCV and National Grid at Penwortham, is offering a fantastic V volunteer training opportunity to young people who are passionate about the environment.
Junior team secures kit deal
10:50am Sunday 10th August 2008
A local junior football team is celebrating after securing kit sponsorship for the forthcoming season.
Lostock Hall pupils learn to run their own businesses
2:20pm Saturday 9th August 2008
As term drew to a close recently, students at Lostock Hall High School in Preston experienced just what it’s like to set up and run their own catering business, as part of an Enterprise event at school.
Walton Summit firm's lorry hijacked
9:26pm Friday 8th August 2008
POLICE are hunting two men who hijacked a South Ribble firm's lorry and made the driver ditch his load for a trailer of cigarettes before abandoning him in Lincolnshire.
Leyland marketing firm wins new contracts
7:10am Friday 8th August 2008
Leyland based MGA Marketing Limited is celebrating after a series of new contract awards and tender successes.
Leyland marathon man supports Rosemere
11:25am Wednesday 6th August 2008
A Leyland man is donning his running shoes in a trans-atlantic bid to raise money for a cancer charity.
High-flying Lancashire couple marry on wings of plane
5:26pm Tuesday 5th August 2008
NEWLY-WEDS Katie and Darren McWalters were literally walking on air when they tied the knot – 1,000ft high in the sky.
Woman evicted for drunken behaviour
5:30pm Monday 4th August 2008
Alcohol-fuelled bad behaviour has led to Preston woman being evicted from her home.
Hospital to launch incubator appeal
9:40pm Sunday 3rd August 2008
A new charity appeal will launch on Tuesday at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, part of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
South Ribble pupils cycle to safety
6:49pm Friday 1st August 2008
Pupils from South Ribble have had their passport stamped for safety thanks to Lancashire County Council Road Safety Group’s innovative cycle training scheme.
Major £1.7m revamp for Chorley hospital wards
10:16am Friday 1st August 2008
A major £1.75m revamp of wards at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital will be launched on Monday.
Leyland man, 26, suffers facial injuries after attack
1:33pm Friday 1st August 2008
Police are appealing for witnesses after a vicious attack in Leyland left a 26-year-old man with horrific facial injuries.
Caravan stolen from outside Leyland property
1:28pm Friday 1st August 2008
Police are appealing for information after a theft in a caravan in Leyland.
Thief attempts Leyland house entry
1:25pm Friday 1st August 2008
A thief tried to break into a house in Leyland using a screwdriver.
Lancashire police officer sacked for second time
7:30am Thursday 31st July 2008
A POLICE officer has been sacked by Lancashire Constabulary for a second time.
£13,000 'drugs cash' seized from cannabis possession man
2:40pm Tuesday 29th July 2008
Officers from Lancashire police have secured a £13,000 confiscation order against a Lostock Hall man caught with a small amount of cannabis at Preston Crown Court after his appeal was dismissed.
Solar lights snatched from Leyland house
9:20pm Tuesday 29th July 2008
Two solar powered lights have been stolen from a house in Leyland.
Man killed after being hit by train in Leyland
9:56am Monday 28th July 2008
A man was killed when he was hit by a train at a railway station in Leyland.
Thousands flock to Leyland arts event
5:09pm Monday 28th July 2008
More than a thousand people flocked to sunny Leyland this weekend to ‘parkicipate’ in a arts and crafts event at Worden Park.
Mobile phone snatched from Leyland telephone box
2:18pm Monday 28th July 2008
A mobile phone left on a ledge in a telephone box in Leyland has been stolen.
National News
Brown hails France's stance on war
Updated 10:40pm Wednesday 20th August 2008
Gordon Brown has praised President Nicolas Sarkozy's determination to carry on in Afghanistan, despite the loss of 10 French soldiers in a Taliban ambush.
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