- Welch wins Celebrity Big Brother
- Homeowners 'pay less than tenants'
- Cleric warns against gay marriage
- Police probe Ferdinand package
- Government record on racism slammed
- NHS faces 'peril' if plans derail
- Welfare protesters plan occupation
- Two charged over decapitated body
- Man killed in 'road rage' attack
- Soldier shot dead in Afghanistan
- Farmer jailed over rotting animals
- Burglary victim died of injuries
- Police perjury retrial 'unlikely'
- Face of man who helped escapee
- Have-a-go pensioner 'whacks' raider
- 350 steel redundancies 'disastrous'
- Crimewatch leads on jail van escape
- Britain braced for cold weather
- Father slams Winehouse catwalk show
- Olympics baby rule an anomaly: Coe
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County man jailed for bank scam
A businessman who admitted his part in a bid to steal almost £18m from a Swiss bank has been jailed.
Troubled hotel firm in pledge to remain open
Bosses of a wedding venue have vowed to stay open, despite the hotel firm going into administration.
Party thugs walk free
Sniggering thugs left an 87-year-old man showered in broken glass after they bombarded his home with missiles.
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Angry BAE staff in strike ballot bid
Union leaders at defence giant BAE Systems have warned bosses they are ready to go out on strike over plans to axe jobs.
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Work stops on flats scheme
A multi-million pound student flat project has been halted after just a month after the firm behind it ran into problems.
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Sport
Marrow makes North End loan switch
Preston North End have signed Crystal Palace midfielder Alex Marrow on loan until the end of the season.
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PNE boss encouraged by squad
Westley reported no major injury problems from the Notts County game, and aside from long-term casualties Neil Mellor and Iain Hume, has a full Preston North End squad to choose from.
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Developing PNE’s attacking side
Graham Westley will be looking for Preston North End to show more of their attacking side when they take on Yeovil at Huish Park tomorrow.
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Wenger a target for Real Madrid
A round-up of the top national sports stories from Friday’s newspapers featuring Blackburn Rovers, Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Everton, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Real Madrid, tennis, and test cricket
Flitcroft Rover-joyed with response
Chorley FC are expecting more Blackburn Rovers fans to swell the attendance for tomorrow’s home match against Stafford Rangers
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Kick off for city’s big year video
More than 1,500 people from churches across Preston and South Ribble turned out for a special service to mark the start of Guild Year.
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Lifestyle
Star Flintoff’s new ambassador role
It wasn’t that long ago that Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff was gracing the cricket pitches of the Palace Shield and enjoying a social pint in the Old Black Bull.
Guild Wheel’s ‘final straight’
Work is almost complete on a cycle path which will loop around Preston to celebrate the Guild.
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Driver helps keep the lifeboat afloat
A generous roadsweeper has donated a prize for his work to the RNLI.
Meeting hears Jubilee plans ‘moving fast’
A series of special events have been announced to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee across Lancashire.
Community
Burial and cremation fees to rise
The cost of burying loved ones in Preston is due to rise, it was revealed today.
Ambulance’s virtual shifts
North West Ambulance Service is inviting the public to get a virtual idea about doing a shift by taking part in a “Tweet-a-thon”.
Driver helps keep the lifeboat afloat
A generous roadsweeper has donated a prize for his work to the RNLI.
Community asked to rally to help school turn green
Eco-minded pupils are appealing for community help with their new garden.
Volunteer for cancer collection
The Rosemere Cancer Foundation is seeking to recruit an army of volunteers willing to help out with town centre street collections.
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Weather for Preston
Saturday 28 January 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 1 C to 6 C
Wind Speed: 6 mph
Wind direction: North west
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 1 C to 5 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: South east
