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Police seek key witness who saw Church Street crash

11th, May 2012 by

Police are appealing for a witness who might hold key information about the death of an 87 year old woman to come forward. Dorothy Sumner broke her hip after the bus she was on collided with a car on Church Street and later died in hospital from pneumonia on Friday 23 March. Now police are looking to speak to one of Mrs Sumner’s fellow passengers [...]

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‘Open Preston’ project launched to make Preston Council more transparent

30th, April 2012 by

A local journalist has started a project designed to make Preston Council more transparent. Daniel Bentley, who is currently studying at the University of Central Lancashire, has created ‘Open Preston‘ – a web application that shows Preston’s food safety ratings, recent planning applications, information about Preston’s councillors and areas of deprivation in the city. Visitors to Open Preston can browse the information in list or [...]

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Police offer appeal after Preston jewellery store raid

27th, April 2012 by

A jewellery store in Preston was subject to a shocking daylight raid yesterday afternoon. Police are now appealing for information after two men, who were not thought to be armed, walked into Sohum jewellery store on Meadow Street, Preston at around 3pm, tied up the owner and his family in the back room and left with thousands of pounds worth of jewellery and cash from [...]

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Three Preston offies fined for selling booze to children

16th, April 2012 by

Three Preston stores have been fined by police for selling alcohol to children. An Ashton store was found to have sold booze on two occasions to a 15 and 16-year-old. Another two stores, one in Ribbleton and another in Goosnargh, were caught once selling alcohol to a minor. All the stores face a fixed penalty notice of £80 and police are currently in discussions about [...]

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Preston businessman caught fly-tipping in Ashton

14th, April 2012 by

This was the pile of rubbish left dumped on the corner of a street in Ashton by a Preston businessman with no regard for the safety of the local residents. The heap on an open grass area off Parker Street was discovered in October after Gary Heary, of Waterloo Road, Ashton, was captured on CCTV using his Ford Transit to discard the rubbish. Mr Heary, [...]

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Preston burglar jailed for over three years

13th, April 2012 by

A burglar who was caught rifling through the handbag of woman in her Bamber Bridge home has been jailed for more than three years. John Yates, 37, from Lea, pleaded guilty to burglary of a dwelling with intent to steal. The victim came downstairs to find Yates going through her belongings, she confronted him and he made off over the garden fence at the house [...]

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Thief pinches couple’s camcorder with footage of new born baby

12th, April 2012 by

A couple have had footage of their new born baby stolen from them after a thief made off with their camcorder. The Sony Handycam HDR-CX115E was pinched from the boot of the couple’s car on Moorfield Drive, Ribbleton – as they were returning from hospital. The father, 39, was unloading items from his VW Passat at around 1am on Wednesday 11th April when the camcorder [...]

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Ribbleton shooter sent down for 10 years

11th, April 2012 by

A Preston man who shot another man in the leg has been jailed for 10 years and 10 months. Daniel Nicholls, of Guildford Road, Preston, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. The incident took place in the Ribbleton Lane area of Preston on Tuesday 25th October last year, when officers were called following reports of a man being shot [...]

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Family mourn Preston man stabbed to death at Jessie J concert

9th, April 2012 by

The family of a Preston man stabbed to death at a Jessie J concert in London have paid tribute today. Philip Sherriff, 37, was a sales manager with Blackberry and had only been with the mobile phone firm for just over a month. His employers had organised the exclusive show at the Pulse nightclub in Southwark on Tuesday 3rd April. Mr Sherriff died after being [...]

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CCTV appeal after death of Penwortham man

5th, April 2012 by

Police have released CCTV images of four people they want to speak to after a man died in Penwortham last weekend. Rob McDonnell, from Penwortham, died in hospital after sustaining serious injuries on Martinfield Road. The incident leading to his death took place at 10.35pm on Saturday 31st March when police believe he was hit by a passing car after falling into the road. Detectives [...]

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Nine year old boy escapes serious injury after being struck by a car in Ribbleton

4th, April 2012 by

A nine year old boy is being treated in hospital after being struck by a car in Ribbleton. The boy was walking home yesterday afternoon along Whitmore Drive when a car collided with him. He was knocked down and suffered burns to his legs, lacerations to his head and cuts to his back will require stitches. The boy will remain in Royal Preston Hospital for [...]

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Burglary falls in Preston after police blitz

3rd, April 2012 by

A blitz on burglars has resulted in a year-on-year reduction in the number of burglaries in the city. Police launched a crackdown after the offences rose slightly in January, but today revealed new figures show the Central Division – which covers Preston – saw a 16.6% drop in burglaries. Between April 2011 and March this year there were 386 burglaries, 76 fewer than the same [...]

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Dog walker threatened with handgun in Ribbleton

2nd, April 2012 by

A Sunday afternoon spent walking the dog turned into a nightmare for one Ribbleton resident last month. Police are appealing after a man was threatened with a handgun by two men on the footpath alongside Sulby Drive. These terrifying images show the two men, at around 2pm on Sunday 18th March, producing a small, black handgun, and pointing it at the victim before running away. [...]

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