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UPDATE: Valuables stolen after roof-top raid at jewellers

Crime
Rivington Pike, hill summit on Winter Hill, part of the West Pennine Moors near Horwich. Taken by reader Margaret Fowler

Precious Lancashire landscape becomes largest protected wildlife site in a decade

Chorley
Tributes have flooded in following the death of John McDougall

'A character, a charmer, a gentleman' - Tributes to biker killed in Oz crash

News

UPDATE: Busy Lancashire road reopens after crash

Transport

Voice winner ‘privileged’ to turn Chorley’s Christmas lights on

News

Fracking rigs are changing... to match Lancashire’s clouds

Environment

Tycoon’s first throw of the dice on Preston casino project

Business

Lancashire MP wants Trump golf course instead of homes

Ribble Valley
The funeral of Kurt Smith was a popular, well known club and pub owner in Chorley

Crowds line the streets of Chorley as ‘Mr Big Stuff’ Kurt Smith is laid to rest

News

Tackling emergence of ‘trumped-up’ news

UPDATE: Busy Lancashire road reopens after crash

Transport
Tributes have flooded in following the death of John McDougall

'A character, a charmer, a gentleman' - Tributes to biker killed in Oz crash

News
John McDougall

PNE fan fights for life after Australia road smash

Fulwood
The scene at Deepdale Road this morning by Scott Felton

Collision closes busy Preston city centre road

Transport
Lanes are closed on the M6 following a series of accidents

UPDATE: More lanes closed on M6 after crashes

Transport
Site access: Homes would be reached off Leyland Lane, rather than a roundabout

Councillors urge rethink over road into major new Leyland housing development

News
The M6 will be closed overnight on several nights during November to enable essential bridge repairs.

Drivers using the M6 in Lancashire warned of road closures

Transport

UPDATE: Delays on M6 Southbound due late running roadworks

North West

Underthreat bus services could be saved for another year

Transport

Confirmed HS2 route ‘will benefit county’

Business

Government reveals preferred route for northern section of HS2

Transport
The fire service said it was called out to help police

UPDATE: Valuables stolen after roof-top raid at jewellers

Crime

Gang posed as cops to dupe Preston victims out of huge amounts of cash

Crime

CCTV appeal after knife-wielding robber targets off-licence

Fulwood
Police have sent out an appeal over missing Preston teenager Ryan Linnel, who has not been seen for almost a week

Plea over missing teenager

Crime

Car valeter who sent lewd pictures to nine-year-olds admits stealing underwear from customers' cars

Crime

Flytipping shame for tattoo studio

Crime

Duo attacked man on crutches because he was "too slow" crossing the road

Crime

Unpaid work for defendant Banana over attack on partner Miss Orange

Crime
Staff at Inspirations, Preston

Children in Need madness

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Shape of things to come at UCLan

New £8.15m ‘social spaces’ to boost campus experience

Education
Year seven bookworms from Holy Cross Catholic High School in Chorley

Free books have school’s new starters buzzing

Education
UCLan Dark Tourism confernce (L-R) Dr Daniel Wright, Dr Philip Stone, Professor Mary Margaret Kerr, Dr Paul Fallon, Dr Sara Hodgkinson and Professor Alan Rice.

Spooky tales are focus of university researchers

Education
An artist's impression of the new �8m development at the University of Central Lancashire

Green light for £8m ‘social spaces’ at UCLan

Preston
Author Robin Stevens gives a talk to schoolchildren at Penwortham Girls High. She is pictured with Ashleigh Stansfield and Darcy Smith.

Pupils turn detective with murder mystery writer

Penwortham
Ashton Community Science College

Ashton Community Science College’s sixth form to close as numbers fall

Education

British Olympian Jessica Ennis-Hill visits Heysham primary school

News

School’s fund-raising events net thousands for charities

Education

Double sports success for academy students

News

James Bond director given license to thrill at University event

Preston

UPDATE: Busy Lancashire road reopens after crash

Transport
Tributes have flooded in following the death of John McDougall

'A character, a charmer, a gentleman' - Tributes to biker killed in Oz crash

News
The fuel prices at a Morrison's petrol station. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Morrisons slashes petrol prices for supermarket customers

Business
Local businessman Simon Rigby has bought Fives in Guildhall Street from Edgar Wallace

Tycoon’s first throw of the dice on Preston casino project

Business

Preston’s Guild Wheel cash to be used for Winckley Square regeneration

Politics

Global burger chain set to open in Preston City Centre

Business

Gas cylinder fire in Lancaster village prompts evacuation and 200m cordon

News

It’s official - Tim’s bangers are world beaters

Chorley
Rivington Pike, hill summit on Winter Hill, part of the West Pennine Moors near Horwich. Taken by reader Margaret Fowler

Precious Lancashire landscape becomes largest protected wildlife site in a decade

Chorley
Fracking rig

Fracking rigs are changing... to match Lancashire’s clouds

Environment
Flytipping linked to tattoo studio

Flytipping shame for tattoo studio

Crime
Struggle: Bianca Jagger Pic: Andy Barton

Anti-fracking activists at major rally

Business

MP Nigel: ‘The day I had dinner with Donald Trump in Florida’

Environment

‘We support fracking’ says union

Business

It’s grand to be a Lancastrian!

Business
Alan Cole from the National Campaign for Courtesy presenting to Tracey Ingham, nurse at the RLI.

Former Lancaster nurse awarded national award for courtesy

News
Staff at Asda in Fulwood who walked from the store to Blackpool Tower for Rosemere Cancer Foundation

Taking a walk in support of cancer-struck friend

News
Staff at Inspirations, Preston

Children in Need madness

News
Ryan Walker with his Gold Star Award in 2014

Nominate your little cancer star

News
Preston Pals memorial at the citys railway station.

‘Ordinary trench warfare is child’s play to this offensive’

Nostalgia
Alan Rampling at work

Memories of half a century spent in the city’s parks and gardens

Nostalgia
Some 8mm Charlie Chaplin films

Movie memorabilia a soaring market

Nostalgia
Staples

1,100 jobs at risk as another high street staple set to disappear

Offbeat 2

Full-fat milk leads to leaner children, says study

Offbeat
Eddie Redmayne plays Newt Scamander

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: a history of monsters, from werewolves to hippogriffs

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