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Mystery of popular village pub in surprise shutdown

A village has been rocked by the closure of one of its most popular pub/restaurants.

Croston
Emily Potts outside her newly opened lingerie shop, Bella Unique, Hough Lane, Leyland

Emily intends to bring sexy back with her classy and unique store

Balancing a university course and a new business is not easy, but Emily Potts is making a success of it – all before the age of 21.

News
Fives in Guildhall Street, Preston

A look inside one of Preston’s most impressive buildings

On the outside it is one of the most impressive old buildings in Preston city centre.

Business
Frank McKenna chairman Downtown in Business

Call to speed up election of a mayor for Lancashire

Business leader Frank McKenna has warned Lancashire could be “two years late to the party” if plans are not speeded up for the appointment of an elected mayor to lead a proposed Combined Authority for the county.

News
A man was airlifted to Blackburn Hospital yesterday with suspected head injuries

Man airlifted to Blackburn Hospital after crash on Pendle Hill

A man in his 40s was involved in a two-car collision yesterday.
Transport
Thousands of users data has been compromised in the hack attack

Mobile provider Three UK offers advice following data hack

Mobile and Internet provider Three UK has confirmed that the personal information of customers have been accessed by hackers in a recent cyber attack.
Offbeat
The fuel prices at a Morrison's petrol station. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Petrol back below £1 a litre as Morrisons slashes prices post-Brexit

Morrisons has announced that from Monday, supermarket customers will pay below £1-a-litre for petrol for the first time since the Brexit vote.

Business
Chancellor Philip Hammond has been urged to stop the Northern 'brain drain.'

Overnight News digest - Chancellor urged to stop Northern brain drain while Environment Agency warns of heavy rain

Catch up on all the overnight news with our morning roundup

News
UPDATE: Busy Lancashire road reopens after crash

UPDATE: Busy Lancashire road reopens after crash

A pedestrian was hospitalised after a crash on a busy Lancashire road.

Transport
Tributes have flooded in following the death of John McDougall

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

Tributes have been paid to Preston man John McDougall following his death from injuries he received in a motorbike crash in Australia.

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

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

Simon Rigby thinks Preston is getting a raw deal not having a casino.

Business
RIDE ON: Cyclists on Prestons popular Guild Wheel cycle route. Photo: Marco Mura

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

Cash earmarked for Guild Wheel improvements is to be reallocated to a project revamping Preston city centre.

Politics
Burger King will open their new restaurant next month

Global burger chain set to open in Preston City Centre

Global burger chain, Burger King, will open in St George’s Shopping Centre next month.
Business
Road to Intack Farm. Image courtesy of Google Streetview.

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

People have been evacuated to a village pub after a gas cylinder caught fire at a commercial premises in Nether Kellet.

News
Chorley butcher Tim Brown has been awarded his certificate after his world record for the most number of sausages made in a minute was verified by Guinness

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

Chorley butcher Tim Brown was all smiles after Guinness verified his world record for making the most number of sausages in a minute.

Chorley
PLANS: Tim Farlam, of Ikea, at the public consultation event in Leyland

‘Right site for Ikea’ in heart of Lancashire

An Ikea boss said today the furniture giant had been searching for the right site in Lancashire for some years.

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

UPDATE: More lanes closed on M6 after crashes

Delays are expected on the M6 due to a series of accidents.
Transport
Magician Alex Hutton of Longton

Magician Alexander has ace up his sleeve at wedding awards

Abracadabra! A Longton lad has been named best wedding entertainer in the North West.

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

Councillors urge rethink over road into major new Leyland housing development

ACCESS to a new development of 600 homes has been described as a “death trap.”

News
Edwin Booth

Booths goes into the red

Preston-headquartered food and drink retailer Booths made a loss of £6.2m in its last financial year, it was revealed today.

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