Crash teen remains ill
A teenager left with life-threatening injuries when the car she was travelling in careered off the road and landed on its roof remains in hospital – seven weeks after the crash.
Charlie Louise Mason, 15, of Dunoon Close in Ingol, Preston, suffered serious head injuries when the Fiat Bravo left the A6 and landed in the Capitol Centre car park in Walton-le-Dale. Her parents are keeping a vigil at her bedside at Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital.

Fire crew cuts off gold ring
Care home staff called the fire brigade to cut a gold ring off a resident's finger.
A crew from Bamber Bridge station went to the home in Preston Road, Clayton Brook, near Preston, at 9.30am on Saturday to help the 94-year-old.

Donor appeal
Blood donors can help save a life in Garstang on May 23. The event, at the scout hut on Kepple Lane, runs from 2pm to 4pm and 5.30pm to 7.30pm.

Moped target for arsonists
Yobs set fire to a moped dumped on a footpath.
The vehicle was left in bushes close to the railway line off Navigation Way, Riversway, Preston, and torched at 8.30pm on Sunday.
The moped was completely destroyed and a section of bushes was also damaged.

Customers still waiting
Customers still waiting for goods from a Preston shop which has closed down should contact the Salford branch.
Staff at musical instrument shop Sound Control in Heatley Street were axed after the owners went into administration.
Anybody waiting for orders should call 0161 8776262.

£600 raised by car wash
A charity car wash has raised more than £600.
Firefighters swapped their hoses for sponges and spent most of Saturday cleaning cars outside the Blackpool Road fire station in Deepdale, Preston.
Firefighter Mark Dowthwaite said £630 was raised but the team are hoping to collect more with a coast-to-coast bike ride on May 23.
The money will be split between the armed forces charity, Help for Heroes, and the Fire Fighters Charity.
To donate, log on to www.justgiving.com/whitewatchprestonfirestation

Heather's job to boost city
A new director hoping to spearhead the regeneration of Lancaster has started her job.
Heather McManus has moved from Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council to become the new corporate director of regeneration at Lancaster City Council. She will focus on economic development, community regeneration, culture, recreation, planning and tourism.
She said: "There are exciting times ahead for the Lancaster district and, by all working together, we can ensure the district is a place people and businesses want to come and where the population is proud to live."

Ducklings go on show
A quaking half-term awaits visitors to Martin Mere this month.
The wetland centre is holding its Downy Duckling Week from May 24 to June 1. There will also be a chance to see cygnets, goslings and newly-hatched flamingo chicks around the grounds.
For more details visit www.wwt.org.uk/ducklings

TV licence reminder
TV Licensing is reminding students to update their address details when moving out of university accommodation or face a fine.
Students who bought their licence in October and don't need it for July, August and September, may be able to claim £33.88 back.
For more information or to apply for a refund, visit tvlicensing.co.uk/students2008 or call 0844 800 6734.

Opera star to grace city
Welsh soprano Katherine Jenkins is coming to Preston Guild Hall. The star is bringing her solo tour to the city on December 5.
She is currently gracing stages across Britain alongside prima ballerina Darcey Bussell in their sell-out Viva La Diva show. Katherine, left, will be supported by four-strong former choirboys, Blake.
Tickets for the Guild Hall show, priced at £40, £35 and £25, go on sale on Friday at 10am and will be available from the box office on 0845 344 2012.

Charity run raises £1,000
Members of Lancashire Police's circuit training club have run three miles to raise money for cancer charities.
More than 100 people took part in the 'three-mile smile' from the police headquarters in Hutton, near Preston. The runners raised more than £1,000 for Cancer Research UK and St Catherine's Hospice in Lostock Hall. The annual event was organised by the force's occupational health nurse Marion Orford.

Far East trip for science ace
A Preston schoolboy will be travelling to Vietnam to take part in an international physics competition.
Harry Eakins, 17, earned a place on the British Physics Olympiad team, competing against teams from more than 50 countries.
The Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School pupil, from Ingol, faced two strenuous three-hour practical and theoretical exams to gain his chance.

Walk wonder
A 12-man team walked 480 miles between them, raising £3,000 for charity.
The CTI Strollers tackled the 40-mile Keswick to Barrow challenge to raise money for the Christie Hospital in Manchester.
Nicola Hargreaves, 25, from Bamber Bridge, said: "My mum was given the all-clear last year after getting breast cancer two years ago. So we did this to thank Christie's for all their help."

Two lanes closed on motorway
Two lanes of a motorway were closed when a trailer overturned and collided with the central railing. The accident happened on the M55 eastbound near Preston at 2.45pm yesterday.

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