After a very wild and wet December the weather in Preston and Lancashire is due to experience an icy chill. The UK Health Security Agency and Met Office have issued […]

The Tippings Christmas Lights in Cottam were switched off for the final time after 12 years. On 4 January, the Tipping family pulled the plug on their annual tradition due […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]