- PM accepts White House invitation
- PM picks up shopping on way home
- British passenger 'fell from liner'
- I feel fantastic, says Robin Gibb
- Paedophile jailed over porn seizure
- Three die in Legionnaires' outbreak
- Met and FBI call 'taped by hackers'
- New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
- Widespread snow looms for weekend
- John Terry loses England captaincy
- Redknapp has 'back to the wall'
- No pub assault charge for Downing
- Ex-PCSO jailed for rape of girl, 12
- Facebook stalker guilty of murder
- 21 years for street killer husband
- BT in 'ultra-fast' broadband pledge
- Disruption as freight train derails
- Royal college blasts health reforms
- Dale Farm clearance costing £7m
- Jobs fear as glass-maker cuts back
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Scholarship to honour tragic student
Lancaster University has announced a new annual scholarship in memory of a student shot dead in Salford last year.
Developer asks for time to pay
A property developer has made a formal request to put off paying £650,000 towards road improvements around Preston.
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Murderer raided 64 city homes
A twisted killer who dumped a dad in a freezing brook has confessed to an “appalling spree” of unsolved crimes from his prison cell.
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Mum’s desperate plea to fire killer
The mother of four siblings killed in a house fire fought back tears as she made a desperate appeal for help to catch the killer.
‘I kept my £70k fraud a secret from husband’
A tearful mum who stole nearly £200,000 from her bosses to help fund her wedding and “costly” lifestyle has told a court her husband had no idea she was a thief.
Sport
PNE game called off
Preston North End’s match against Brentford has been called off due to a frozen pitch.
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Graham wants luck of Irish
Graham Cummins wants to be the latest Irishman to make an impact in English football at Preston North End.
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Magpies strike duo hold key – Teague
Magpies skipper Andrew Teague has backed his team’s deadly strike duo to fire Chorley to victory in their blockbuster NPL Premier Division clash with Chester tomorrow.
Morecambe FC keen to be back in action
Jim Bentley’s response to discovering his Morecambe team had no game last weekend was to organise his squad into two teams and play a match.
Preston College to become Fylde feeder team
Preston College and AFC Fylde have joined forces to help develop some of the area’s most promising young footballers.
Video
Fire destroys former church video
More than 40 firefighters tackled a huge fire which has destroyed the inside of a disused church in Preston.
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Lifestyle
Cheers to new store opening
Eager shoppers queued in the freezing cold to be first through the doors at Preston’s new Waitrose supermarket.
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Book review: The Secret Children by Alison McQueen
James MacDonald is a son of the British Empire, a rich tea planter in India with a distinguished family history ... the lives of his two beautiful daughters should be mapped out for comfort and wealth.
Sporting boom in county coffers
Golf fans are expected to bring in £35m to the Lancashire economy this summer.
Care for the carers in a new awards ceremony
Do you know a dedicated carer whose unsung efforts go unrecognised?
Community
Plea over bus station falls flat
A campaigner’s impassioned plea for a referendum on the future of Preston Bus Station was overwhelmingly rejected at a meeting yesterday.
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Hospital DJ in air time marathon bid
A radio presenter who broadcasts on the Royal Lancaster Infirmary’s radio waves is mounting a mammoth attempt to break BBC Radio 1’s record for the longest continual live broadcast.
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Town ‘one of safest in country,’ claims study
Leyland is one of the safest places in the country to live, according to new research released today.
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New director vows to strengthen troubled trust
A new director at Morecambe Bay Hospitals trust has pledged to help put the organisation on a stronger footing.
Memorial bench plan for courageous Katy
A mum whose children used to enjoy playing at the park with brain tumour victim Katy Holmes wants to raise money for a lasting tribute at the place where the youngster spent so many happy times.
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Saturday 04 February 2012
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Light snow
Temperature: 2 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 22 mph
Wind direction: South east
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