- Coogan settles NotW hacking claim
- PM urges more women in boardrooms
- PM, Osborne 'wedded to old rules'
- Falkland military claims rejected
- Watchdog warning over defence cuts
- Elderly man dies after dog attack
- Award for Harry the Apache pilot
- Mills will give evidence to Leveson
- Race abuse fan gets three year ban
- Tory MPs demand Livingstone apology
- Airport tweet 'made law look silly'
- Capello quits as England manager
- Trust reveals tallest tree in UK
- Hacker 'in terror' over extradition
- Pay to freeze for MPs in 2012/13
- Gazza's phone-hacking 'distress'
- Met in gang crime crackdown boost
- Milly killer appeal bid rejected
- RBS boss 'underestimated' bonus row
- River Cottage badly damaged by fire
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Lifeboats in a record number of rescues
Lifeboat crews at Fleetwood have made the second highest number of rescues from the waves in a record breaking year for the service in the north.
Disabled help scheme is driven off the road
Plans to extend Lancashire’s concessionary bus fares scheme to allow disabled passengers to take a helper with them for free have been abandoned.
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Road police cuts come under fire
Road safety campaigners have condemned “dramatic” cuts to the number of traffic police.
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Bus fares to be reviewed
Bus fares in Preston will be reviewed this Spring as its leading operator tackles rising costs.
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Station has 2,000 people every week
More than 2,000 passengers a week are passing through the doors of one of Lancashire’s newest train stations.
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Five-vehicle smash causes delays
A five-vehicle accident has brought traffic to a standstill close to one of Lancashire’s busiest motorway junctions.
Cruise company is ‘unaffected’
A firm which powers Britain’s most popular cruise travel website today said it had been unaffected by the disaster off the coast of Italy.
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Appeal for driver in evening crash
Police today appealed for a driver to come forward after he hit a pedestrian in Preston city centre.
Urgent roadwork is finished
Emergency roadworks which sparked traffic problems near Preston have been completed.
Banned man is jailed after tree smash
A driver who failed to stop for police and went on to crash his car into a tree, leaving one teenager passenger with spinal injuries, has been jailed.
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Police appeal after teenager struck by a car
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was hit by a car in Scorton, near Lancaster.
Bridge fall man named by police
A man who died after plunging from a bridge onto a motorway has been named by police.
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The big Christmas getaway begins...
With bags packed and presents wrapped, thousands of festive revellers were set to take to the county’s roads and railways today, as the big Christmas getaway begins.
Boozy travellers warned to mind their behaviour
Revellers who use the rail network in Lancashire over the festive period have been issued a warning.
High costs, red tape, no credit...the HGV plight
A haulage company boss has warned many firms face a long winter, as they battle high fuel prices and European regulation which threatens their existence.
Cameras plan at rail crossings
Fixed cameras could be installed at dangerous level crossings in Lancashire to catch motorists jumping red lights.
Warning for fans using county trains
Transport police have warned Lancashire football fans they are to clamp down on soccer-related disorder over the Christmas and New Year period.
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Weather for Preston
Thursday 09 February 2012
Today
Light sleet
Temperature: 3 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: South east
Tomorrow
Light rain
Temperature: 2 C to 4 C
Wind Speed: 14 mph
Wind direction: South east
