- Ribery relishing special day
- Cahill looking forward to final
- Lampard impressed by German mentality
- British duo strike gold in Eindhoven
- Brown confident of Wigan victory
- Stoner announces retirement
- Thorn targets record haul
- Murray hopes to shake off back problem
- Gill: United can compete on transfers
- Vieira: Gunners need to act fast
- Whelan reveals Reds' Martinez approach
- Broad joins elite band
- Olympic flame to arrive in UK
- Defoe attributes call-up to pre-season
- Wilshere facing minor knee surgery
- Owen vows to play on
- Yates looking forward to Wembley date
- Moreira heading for Swansea exit
- Carragher sad to see Dalglish go
- Allardyce 'disappointed' by footage
News
Murder trial: ‘Woman’s jewellery in house’
Three rings were spotted in a missing woman’s bathroom on the day she disappeared, a murder trial heard.
‘Cameron cannot save us from turmoil’
Prime Minister David Cameron will not be able to protect the UK economy from turmoil in Europe, according to a Lancashire economist.
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Jenna: Did my northern accent cost me?
Beauty salon owner Jenna Whittingham says her northern accent may have counted against her after she was booted out of TV show The Apprentice.
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Four held on M6 after raid
Four men were today being quizzed after the burglary of thousands of pounds of jewellery at a city store.
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Sport
It’s all right on the night for Warriors
Leyland Warriors travelled to Ince Rose Bridge for their first floodlit game of the season and lit up the evening with a 50-20 triumph.
Cycling girls right on track
Megan Boyd saved the best unquestionably until last at her behind-the-scenes taste of the London 2012 Olympic Games – and she couldn’t have been happier about it.
Ex-Chelsea boss in Kop link
A round-up of sporting headlines from national papers including news from Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool
Yellow set the gold standard
Walton-le-Dale Yellow must have been tempted to throw the towel in just three years ago.
Be winners at PNE – Ridsdale
Preston North End chairman Peter Ridsdale wants new boys Shane Cansdell-Sherriff and Nicky Wroe to carry their ‘winners’ tag on from Shrewsbury to Deepdale.
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High speed car chase terror - VIDEO video
This is the dramatic video which captured a crazed driver racing at speeds of up to 80mph around the streets of Preston.
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Lifestyle
Book review: Chocolate Shoes and Wedding Blues by Trisha Ashley
Easing yourself into a Trisha Ashley novel is rather like slipping into a comfortable – but very sparkly – pair of shoes.
Bubble bursts for Apprentice Jenna
She had her eyes on the prize for nine weeks but Apprentice candidate Jenna Whittingham has finally been beaten in the boardroom.
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Pub music row victory
A pub has been given permission to hold live music events despite objections from residents over noise.
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The Queen of the North, Bolton Octagon
As Corrie musical Street of Dreams opened in Manchester, this homage to one of the original triptych of strong female characters had its own premiere days earlier.
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Community
How Preston’s housing was once a lot more basic
Where ever there is people, there is movement. Cities emerge from dirt, capitals from fisher villages and it often seem to be the slums that buzz with life.
Historic photographs reveal New York’s past
Almost a million images of New York and its municipal operations have been made public for the first time on the internet.
Historic artefacts discovered in residents’ attic raid
Residents of the beautiful village of Brindle near Chorley have once again thrown open their attics and put their past on display.
PNE Retro 1997 - Ashcroft winner on day of fire drama
Preston North End 2 Wrexham 1
Lee Ashcroft was the hero of the day in a game that saw a mass-evacuation of the Town End and a return of former PNE player Gary Bennett.
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