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Man in balaclava attacks Chorley schoolgirls and tries to force her into car

Crime

Three women can be seen stealing a charity donations box from the counter of the Lazy Cat Cafe in Cannon Street, Preston on Wednesday, January 16.

Thieves caught red-handed snatching charity box from Preston cat cafe

Crime

Arnold Tracey

PC slashed in welfare check on Chorley man who suffered psychological problems after gastric obesity surgery

Crime

The Broughton Interchange link roads from the M6 to the M55

Broughton Interchange link roads between M6 and M55 will be CLOSED every evening next week

Transport

Preston biker Christopher Harwood was found with weapons after he hit a pothole and crashed

Crime

Met Office issues yellow weather warning for rain, sleet and snow for Lancashire and the North West

News

Thieves cause explosion at Fulwood Post Office and steal thousands in cash machine raid

Crime

Second Preston burglary suspect arrested in 24 hours after Lancashire Police ramp up patrols in Frenchwood

Crime

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People with a head for heights can still climb to the top of St Walburges Catholic Church spire at night.

Night climbs at St Walburge’s Catholic Church spire in Preston extended

Preston

Would you dare take this smartphone addiction test?
Nicola Jaques

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Leanne Unsworth

Man, 39, charged with murder of Leanne Unsworth in Burnley

Crime

Bamber Bridge man arrested in connection with Frenchwood burglaries released under investigation

Bamber Bridge man arrested in connection with Frenchwood burglaries released under investigation

Preston

A charity box stolen from a Preston caf by thieves caught on camera had been full of donations from the festive period.

Charity box stolen from Preston's Lazy Cat Café had been 'full of donations from Christmas period'

Preston

Best of friends - Sophie Walsh, 11 (left) and Grace Lister, 12.

Families of Chorley schoolgirls speak out after terrifying attack by man in balaclava

Crime

Preston biker Christopher Harwood was found with weapons after he hit a pothole and crashed

Crime

PC slashed in welfare check on Chorley man who suffered psychological problems after gastric obesity surgery

Crime

Man in balaclava attacks Chorley schoolgirls and tries to force her into car

Crime

Preston man arrested and charged following failed cash machine theft in nearby Goosnargh

Crime

Transport More Transport >>

"Mr Pothole", Mark Morrell, visits Kennington to inspect the potholes. (Picture: ITN)

ITV's pothole programme wasn't all it's cracked up to be

TV

Northern runs the Arriva franchise

More strikes announced on Lancashire train routes

News

The Broughton Interchange link roads from the M6 to the M55

Broughton Interchange link roads between M6 and M55 will be CLOSED every evening next week

Transport

Gritters are out on the county's roads ahead of a band of rain, sleet and snow due to hit the county

Gritters in action on Lancashire's roads ahead of snow front

Transport

Crash on A6 in Lancashire forces police to close road through Catterall

Transport

How will we be travelling around Lancashire by the 2040s?

Politics

Prince Philip involved in car crash near Sandringham Estate

Transport

'Severe delays' on the M65 with average speeds of five mph due to three vehicle crash

Transport

Business More Business >>

Daniel Bhanot outside the Health Shack

Football stars from Preston, Blackburn and Blackpool develop a taste for a Shack attack

Business

Karate kids perfecting their craft at Nippon UKs new home on the Fylde Road Industrial Estate in Preston

Preston martial arts club Nippon UK ready to grow after finding new home for dojo

Business

"Mr Pothole", Mark Morrell, visits Kennington to inspect the potholes. (Picture: ITN)

ITV's pothole programme wasn't all it's cracked up to be

TV

Northern runs the Arriva franchise

More strikes announced on Lancashire train routes

News

Broughton Interchange link roads between M6 and M55 will be CLOSED every evening next week

Transport

Popular Preston sushi chef returns to restaurant industry with new Japanese cuisine cafe in Chorley

Business

Bank's £1.3bn investment pledge for North West

Business

Josie's alpaca business in Longridge sits Positively Pawfect with her dog training firm

News

Politics More Politics >>

Some elements of the schools budget in Lancashire are under particular pressure, a cabinet meeting heard.

Special needs schools face cost over-run

Education

Chorley Council has to find savings of over 1m in each of the next three years.

How does Chorley Council plan to balance its books?

News

Lancashire has been told to lay out is transport vision for the next 25 years

How will we be travelling around Lancashire by the 2040s?

Politics

Croston was badly hit by flooding on Boxing Day 2015.

Could quick-spreading weed bring flooding back to Croston?

News

Morecambe's Eden Project given council funding boost

News

Preston's future on show at architecture roadshow

Politics

Residents' rage over garage forecourt facelift

Politics

School's protective fence plan prompts neighbour complaints

Education

Education More Education >>

Special needs schools face cost over-run

Education

Pupils from Lancaster Christ Church CE Primary School and Sales Adviser Neil Richardson with the storytelling bench

Bench to mark reading time

Education

Holy Cross Catholic High School winning dancers...head of technology Rachel Moore and PE teacher Stuart Stokes

Holy Cross High School teachers dance way to success

Education

St. Joseph's has had youths enter its grounds after hours

School's protective fence plan prompts neighbour complaints

Education

Health More Health >>

GP super-surgery and ‘satellite healthports’ the future of primary health care in Preston

Preston

Staff at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are supporting the Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

Royal Preston Hospital holds event for Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

News

Feeling hungry?

Calories are not evil...

News

Roisin Pelan

"It was like one of those stories you read in a magazine; Just absolutely devastating."

News

Vicky Round, who has MND, with family friend Sam Anderson, who has run every day for one year for MND Association

Leyland woman talks about living with MND

News

Environment More Environment >>

The tree in the background, has now been felled by Lancashire County Council. Image courtesy of Google.

Anger as 'Coppull's biggest tree' is felled without warning

Coppull

Land off Nell Lane, Cuerden, could be developed for housing if Chorley Council give the green light. Image: Google

More Roman remains could be found under Cuerden site earmarked for housing

South Ribble

Croston was badly hit by flooding on Boxing Day 2015.

Could quick-spreading weed bring flooding back to Croston?

News

A still from the video taken by a Cuadrilla drone looking down into the flare stack where gas is being burned

Campaigners' scorn for "patio gas" footage at Lancashire fracking site

Business

Offbeat More Offbeat >>

If you didn't see Sir Paul McCartney in this picture, then what did you see?

Offbeat

The new Nike Adapt BB

Nike unveils self-lacing shoes controllable from a smartphone

News

Can you see Paul McCartney?

Some say they can see Paul McCartney in this pothole.. can you?

Offbeat

The unusual Christmas lights on Rodwell Walk, in Blackpool, landed the occupant in court

Offensive Brexit Christmas lights land Blackpool man in court

Crime

Shepherds Pie with all the sides (Photos: JPIMedia)

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Delve into Lancashire's new home of pie, peas and proper ale at The Otter's Pocket

Business

Opinion More Opinion >>

Feeling hungry?

Calories are not evil...

News

Roisin Pelan

"It was like one of those stories you read in a magazine; Just absolutely devastating."

News

"Mr Pothole", Mark Morrell, visits Kennington to inspect the potholes. (Picture: ITN)

ITV's pothole programme wasn't all it's cracked up to be

TV

Michael Everitt's watercolour of an elephant inspired by his safari encounter

Archdeacon Michael: Face-to-face with a herd of elephants

Opinion