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Ribbleton coverage funded by Nesta

Ribbleton is a suburb and ward of the city of Preston, Lancashire, England. It is located to the east of the city centre, between the A59 New Hall Lane and the B6243 Longridge Road. The M6 motorway also runs through the area. The ward had a population of 7,351 recorded in the 2001 census, of which 77.2% classed themselves as Christian. At the most recent elections, the valid electorate in Ribbleton was 5,727.

Most of the area west of the M6 is residential. The area to the east contains a large industrial estate and agricultural land and no residential. Preston cemetery is entirely contained in the Ribbleton ward, as is Preston Crematorium. Part of the suburb is inBrookfield ward, including the head office of the Booths supermarket chain and the former railway station, which was on thePreston and Longridge Railway.
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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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Teenager arrested after shooting in Ribbleton

13th, January 2012 by

Police in Preston have arrested a teenager in connection with a shooting in Ribbleton earlier this week. A 23 year old man was shot in leg on Bowness Road, Brockholes, at around 11.15pm on Tuesday. At lunchtime today detectives swooped on an address in Ribbleton and arrested a 16 year old boy on suspicion of attempted murder. DCI Andrea Barrow from the Major Investigation Team [...]

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Create ideas for positive change in Deepdale, Ribbleton or St Matthew’s and win a cash prize

21st, September 2011 by

Disclosure: I’m involved in the Speak Up Preston project myself, as a co-partner. My role involves teaching and training community journalists in Deepdale, Ribbleton and St Matthew’s.  Your Preston FM is inviting the people of East Preston to join them in a new community project, based in the areas of Deepdale, Ribbleton and St Matthew’s. The East Preston Challenge provides an opportunity for the communities [...]

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Ribbleton Library set for new-look

30th, August 2011 by

A library in the east of Preston will close its doors during a period of refurbishment. Ribbleton Library, which was built in 1954, will have extensive rennovation work later this year. The works will create a community area and allow the building to store more books. Local residents feel the library needs a lick of paint, and are proud of its garden which are currently [...]

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Free Media Training in Ribbleton

25th, June 2011 by

  This week we’re running some workshops in the Ribbleton area of Preston along with Preston FM, CSV and the Bespoke Project. If you live in the area, get in touch using the contact details on the flyer and then come along to the first training session, which is on Monday. The sessions will take in storytelling techniques, digital journalism, and ways to identify relevant [...]

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Ornamental Wedding Swing stolen in Ribbleton

19th, May 2011 by

Lancashire Constabulary are appealing for information after a gold ornamental swing was stolen from the back of a van in Preston last week. The white Mercedes sprinter van was targeted between the hours of 10.30pm on Tuesday 10 May and 11am on Friday 13 May when it was left parked at the side of Blackpool Road in Ribbleton. The gold swing is worth around £2,000 [...]

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LIFE 2011 – Mighty Boosh documentary at the Continental (with video)

10th, April 2011 by

Yesterday’s main event was the screening of Journey of the Childmen, the documentary of The Mighty Boosh on their last tour which played 91 dates…at least according to Wikipedia. I’m sure the documentary quoted more than that, they played a hell of a lot of dates, including the O2 Arena where they played to 12,000 people. Oliver Ralfe, the documentary’s director was in attendance with [...]

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