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Lancashire recommends.... gift shops

Here is a list of top gift shops across Lancashire, as voted by readers and editorial staff
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Lancashire court listings - November 21, 2016

Lancashire court listings - November 21, 2016

Here are this week’s listings of who has been in court and what for...

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Members of NWAS at last year's walk for Little Teds

Little Ted to lead festive hospital walk

If you spot an entourage of festive troops and a teddy bear walking from Preston to Chorley, don’t be alarmed.
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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.

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Staff at Inspirations, Preston

Children in Need madness

Schools, shops and business have been showing their fun side as part of this year’s big Children in Need fund-raiser.
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Moving event: Last years Light up a Life event at St Catherines hospice

St Catherine’s Hospice lights ceremony will remember loved ones

Festival of the lights at St Catherine’s will pay tribute and raise cash for the hospice

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Ryan Walker with his Gold Star Award in 2014

Nominate your little cancer star

As childhood cancer rates are falling, the family of a young boy who has battled cancer is urging people to nominate brave youngsters who are also fighting the disease.

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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.

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David Rowland gets his gold award at Weight Watchers in Bamber Bridge

Gold marks for Weight Watcher David

David Rowlands has been going for gold - and he won’t stop.

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Lucia Wilde

A beefy knight’s tall tale is on the menu for The Famous Sirloin Pub

There aren’t many pubs that can boast they have a feast fit for a king.

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Gift shop

Where are the best gift shops?

With Christmas around the corner, we all need a little inspiration.

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Alfie's Butty Shop

Lancashire recommends... sandwich shops

Online readers have voted. Here is a list of the top five sandwich shops.
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Lancashire court listings - November 14, 2016

Lancashire court listings - November 14, 2016

Here are all this week’s listings of who has been in court and what for.

Crime
breaking news

Biker hurt after A59 crash

A motorcyclist has been injured after a collision with a car on the A59 at Hutton.

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Pope Lane roundabout

Roundabout work stopped over pylon problem

A scheme to widen roundabouts along a major arterial road has been slammed for poor planning.

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Ken Palmer

Tributes for council leader

Tributes have been paid to a community stalwart, who served the people of South Ribble for 47 years.

South Ribble
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

An award-winning and best-selling children’s author has visited two Preston schools to help pupils turn detective.

Penwortham
CLOSING: Lostock Hall library will close this month as part of LCC cuts

Lostock Hall library next in Lancashire closures

A village library near Preston will shut later this month as part of a raft of closures.

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Cuerden Strategic Site

Call to contact your councillor over Ikea

An action group is calling on residents of South Ribble to contact their local councillors over proposals to build an Ikea store on land between Lostock Hall and Farington.

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Ikea

REVEALED: Ikea signs up to come to Preston

Furniture giant Ikea could be opening a new store near Preston, the flagship name of a major new retail park.

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