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Around 1,000 procedures and appointments postponed as junior doctors await ‘credible’ pay offer

Royal Preston Hospital Emergency Department Pic: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Around 1,000 pre-planned procedures and outpatient appointments have been postponed at the Royal Preston and Chorley Hospital during the latest round of strike action by junior doctors, the Local Democracy […]

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Holiday cabins planned for farm could spoil area by looking like caravans

Rush Paddock Farm, Osbaldeston. Plan for six holiday cabins on land and the site's surrounding area. Plans for holiday cabins on a Ribble Valley farm site have sparked a host of objections including the loss of agriculture and fears the homes could look like ‘caravans’. Applicant […]

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Tributes as Preston jazz legend Harold Salisbury dies

Harold Salisbury Tributes are flooding in for Preston jazz legend Harold Salisbury, who has died aged 92. The family confirmed the news on Facebook, saying: “We are very sad to announce that […]

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Scorton Steam Fair organisers say ‘spiralling costs’ mean 2023 was final event

Spiralling costs have called time on a popular steam fair near Preston. Scorton Steam Fair has been running for 17 years but organisers Paul and Craig Whittingham say 2023 was […]

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Advertisement Advertisement Three arrests as Preston Police target city centre shoplifting

Officers patrolling Fishergate Pic: Lancashire Police Three arrests have been made this week as part of the Preston Neighbourhood Policing Team’s crackdown on shoplifters in the City Centre. Op Sabotage, which targets the most prolific offenders, […]

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Longridge High School set for brand new building to house students as demand surges

Longridge High School Six new classrooms are to be built at a Ribble Valley secondary school after councillors gave the go-ahead to an expansion needed to cope with a huge increase in demand […]

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Several months before Preston Markets entrance back in use

The scene at Preston Markets It will be several months before an entrance to Preston Markets is useable again, according to Preston City Council. Police launched an investigation after a car crashed into Preston Market […]

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20mph speed limits scaled back in Lancashire in line with government policy despite potential to save lives

A 20mph zone in Broughton Pic: Paul Melling Twenty mile-per-hour speed limits will be implemented only on those roads in Lancashire where they are needed and the public want them. Lancashire County Council has made the commitment by […]

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