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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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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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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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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.

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Staff at Pristine Car Wash in Penwortham are asking for donations for a local family whose home was destroyed by a fire.  Pictured are Ryan Ashbee and Louise Pratt.

Car wash customers rally round for stricken family

Staff at a Penwortham car wash are doing their bit for a family whose home was gutted by fire.

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Neighbours to the rescue in kitchen blaze

Neighbours to the rescue in kitchen blaze

Neighbours raised the alarm when fire broke out in a house in Penwortham.

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Work gets underway to transform a bunglaow at 42 Liverpool Road, Penwortham, into a bar

Builders move in to start work on bungalow bar

Work has finally started turning a bungalow into a high-end wine bar.

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Overflowing dog poo bin on the Old Tramway from Miller/Avenham park towards Penwortham

Extra bins to tackle park poo problem

Confusion over who is responsible for tackling overflowing dog dirt bins has been resolved.

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Factory Lane, Penwortham. Picture: Google

Boy robbed of bike by teenagers in Penwortham

A 12-year-old boy has been robbed by a group of teenagers in Penwortham.

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A home in Bramble Court, Penworham has been destroyed in a major blaze

UPDATE: Penwortham home destroyed in blaze

A Penwortham home has been gutted in a major blaze that broke out on Friday morning.

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Chris Walton and daughter Francesca's spooky house in Penwortham.

Wonderland of Halloween horror

It’s back...and it’s going to be scarier than ever.

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Funeral for “cheeky chappie” Dylan, 15

Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral this morning of 15-year-old Dylan Crossey, killed in a suspected hit-and-run.

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Dylan Crossey (facebook)

Football mad teen to be buried with his PNE hero’s boots

A FOOTBALL-mad teenager will be given a touching send-off today, buried with the boots of his hero.

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Rebecca Duckworth stars as Doralee Rhodes in "9 to  5: The Musical" at Preston's Charter Theatre

No business like show business for Rebecca

Beauty consultant and part time theatre usher Rebecca Duckworth has her heart set on showbiz.

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Crash in Leyland Road, Penwortham

Road closed after crash

Part of a main road was closed after a crash involving three cars and a bus.

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Dylan Crossey

300 balloons launched for Dylan

MORE than 300 balloons were released at a special memorial event for teenager Dylan Crossey.

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West Cliff, Preston

Tumble dryer ignites clothing

An overheated tumble dryer was the cause of a fire at a house in Preston.

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Michael Higginson's winning photograph of his brother Dale Zaporowski with dog Esta.
Michael won first place in the Assistance Dogs and Dogs Charities category in The Kennel Club's Dog Photographer of the Year competition

Dog has been Dale’s best friend through brain tumour ordeal

WATCHING over Dale Zaporowski protectively, Esta the dog has a strong bond with him and has been the teenager’s unwavering companion throughout his tough life fighting two brain tumours.

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Labour MP John Woodcock was subject to some of the abuse from the Twitter account

Vile internet troll unmasked after abusive tweets to MP

AN MP has revealed why he called in Lancashire Police to catch a “vile” internet troll who sent him abuse via Twitter.

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A sofa and armchair on top of a bus stop in Hill Road South, Penwortham.
Picture by Robby Dawson

Street furniture? Sofa put on top of bus stop

Eyebrows have been raised over a sofa that has ended up on a bus stop in Penwortham.

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