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News and information about Lea. It sits right on the Western frontier of Preston as you head out towards Lytham and Blackpool and is part of the sprawling area known as Ashton-on-Ribble.

Estate made up entirely of affordable homes set for suburban Preston

Site on Sidgreaves Lane An estate made up entirely of affordable homes looks set to be given the go-ahead in suburban Preston. A bid by Breck Homes to build 102 properties on land east […]

5 days ago
Over 100 people celebrate International Women’s Day at Preston’s Hindu temple

International Women's Day. Pic: Kailash Parekh Over 100 women of all ages and backgrounds celebrated International Women’s Day at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Preston, a sacred Hindu place of worship. The programme, called ‘Celebrating Women: […]

7 days ago
Artwork commissioned for Lea and Cottam to help people feel proud of their area

Cottam archway, Cottam Way A Preston parish councillor says he hopes artwork the authority has commissioned of the local streetscene will help people better appreciate the part of the city they call home. Chris […]

2 months ago
Lea Community School has extension greenlit with pupil numbers to double

Lea Community School in Greaves Town Lane Pic: Google Plans for a major extension to a Preston primary school have been given the go-ahead amid claims from a nearby resident that it will result in children “looking straight into” […]

2 months ago
Advertisement Advertisement Decision expected on plan to double capacity of Lea primary school

Lea Community School in Greaves Town Lane Pic: Google A decision on whether to grant planning permission to double the capacity of a Preston primary school is inching closer – more than a year after the proposal was first […]

3 months ago
Husband and wife abandon retirement to take over Cottam Post Office

Sheela and Gary Harper A husband and wife have abandoned their retirement to take over a suburban Preston post office that was thrown a lifeline by the parish council for the area it serves. […]

4 months ago
Preston couple Rowena and Kenneth Coulton celebrate Diamond wedding anniversary

Rowena and Kenneth brought friends and family together to raise funds for Rosemere Pic: Rosemere Cancer Foundation A Preston couple have marked their 75th wedding anniversary. More than 100 family members and friends packed into Lea club for Rowena and Kenneth Coulton’s Diamond anniversary celebration. The kind-hearted […]

4 months ago
Preston woman kept seven pets in ‘disarray’ with faeces and piles of rubbish

A woman from Preston has been given an 18-week prison sentence, suspended for two years, and disqualified from keeping animals for a decade after admitting causing unnecessary suffering to her […]

5 months ago
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