River Ribble

Preston Crown Court

Preston taser yob jailed for three years

Crowds gathered to watch the opening of the new tram bridge - and be first in line to cross it

Preston's Tram Bridge rebuild named North West 'Project of the Year'

Brockholes Nature Reserve from above

Brockholes from above - see flagship nature reserve like never before

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing will premiere on BBC 2 tonight

Tonight: Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing debuts in Lancashire

Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer returned in a new series of the brilliant Gone Fishing (Picture: BBC/Owl Power/Jonathan Jakob)

Mortimer and Whitehouse feature Ribble on new series of Gone Fishing

Preston Docks

Incredible bird's-eye video of Preston Docks & its fascinating history

Flooding on Broadgate, Preston, where high water was a familiar sight before modern river defences were built

Historic Preston floods show why River Ribble defences matter

Victoria Road, Walton-le-Dale, around 1936, showing the historic lime trees which are now at the centre of a battle over plans for new flood defences

Walton-le-Dale's historic lime trees under threat

The River Ribble

Arrest after man seen 'shooting at birds' in River Ribble

An inquest is set to take place tomorrow for tragic Junior Slater, 12, who died after getting into difficulty in the River Ribble at Ribchester.

Inquest set to take place tomorrow for tragic 12-year-old

Picnic benches at Edisford Bridge which have been burnt and are now warped. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

Top Lancashire picnic spot badly damaged - by this careless act

'Betty' the tunnel boring machine which dug the 300m stormwater storage tunnel

Kirkham project aids river quality

Iconic BAE aircraft made in Lancashire which shaped modern fighter jets turns 40

Iconic BAE aircraft designed and built in Lancashire turns 40

Cheers! Pinocchio's Italian restaurant has reopened again this week in Preston after being closed nearly four years

I wanted to retain the magic - boss of Pinocchio's on reopening

Heatwave swimming warning over Lancs bathing site - as E.coli is found

Janet Murgatroyd is believed to have been killed off Holme Road, Penwortham

"The case has never been closed" - top cop on Janet Murgatroyd appeal
The top detective behind a refreshed appeal over the death of student Janet Murgatroyd has spoken to Post reporter Catherine Musgrove.
Catherine Musgrove

Murder victim Janet Murgatroyd

£20k reward for information 30 years after murder of Janet Murgatroyd

Janet Murgatroyd Crimstoppers poster

Janet Murgatroyd murder: Details on the £20,000 Crimestoppers reward

Maya Ellis has called on the Government to act to prevent more tragedies, following the death of 12-year-old Junior Slater in the River Ribble at Ribchester.

'Devastated' MP makes call after death of 12-year-old Junior Slater

Fire crews responded to a blaze at an agricultural barn in the Fishwick area of Preston

Three fire crews called out to tackle large barn fire

The funeral for Junior Slater, 12, who died after getting into difficulty in the River Ribble at Ribchester, will be held next week at

Funeral date announced to give tragic boy, 12, a beautiful send off

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service have issued a river warning following the tragic deaths of 11 people in open water this past week including 12-year-old Junior Slater.

Fire service issue river warning after tragic deaths

Junior Slater, 12, who died after getting into difficulty in the River Ribble at Ribchester.

Junior Slater: Family pay tribute to 12-year-old after tragedy

The River Ribble near Ribchester where Lancashire Police’s underwater search unit and colleagues from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service searched waters on Tuesday afternoon.

RNLI warns of ‘very real risk’ after five teenagers die in open water

The search and rescue boat has been deployed for the river search as a young boy seen in difficulties

Body found in search for missing boy in River Ribble at Ribchester

The old Tram Bridge in its working days, when the tram road helped carry coal wagons between Preston and Walton Summit. The new £8.2m crossing opens this week, reviving a route with more than 200 years of history

The Tram Bridge and its links to Preston's past

Top: Girls Who Walk Preston. Bottom: Free Tram Bridge Trail.

Free activities to celebrate opening of Preston’s Tram Bridge
To celebrate the opening of Preston’s Tram Bridge, a whole host of free activities have been planned for the community.
Aimee Seddon

The 'Espanola', built in 1902, departed Preston after 36 years berthed at the city's marina

City bids farewell to 124-year-old 'Espanola' yacht after 34 years

A similar tank under construction

'Major milestone' at £10m water scheme at this Chorley high school

The delicate operation to crane the bridge sections into place

Everything you need to know as Preston's £8m Tram Bridge opens

Litter found on the banks of the Ribble at Howick Cross, Penwortham

'Worst it's been in 8 years' - shocking pics of Ribble pollution

The lime trees and what is planned to replace them

4,000 people sign petition to save 'royal' lime trees

Betty has made it out of the tunnel six weeks later

A major new phase of flood defence work for Preston and South Ribble has taken a step forward

Thousands of homes to be protected as huge flood defence scheme agreed

37 fascinating pictures that transport you back to 1949 and 1950

A newly planted woodland site in Lancashire has been blighted by dog waste bags being stuffed inside tree tubes.

Dog poo bags dumped in tree tubes at newly planted woodland

Taking the plunge during the charity New's Year Day swim in Carnlough harbour.

Safety warning as people prepare to take part in New Years Day dips

Children are quick to try out the new slide in the public park area built on the site of the old Preston to Southport railway line in Broadgate

13 nostalgic retro pictures of Broadgate in Preston back in the 1980s

Wastewater treatment works at Clitheroe to get £3.5M upgrade

A section of the tram bridge is lowered into place over the River Ribble at Avenham and Miller Park in Preston.

Final touches being added to Tram Bridge - this is when it will open

Riverside Reopens between South End to Miller Gardens

Major part of £54m flood defence work reopens - here's where

A section of the tram bridge is lowered into place over the River Ribble at Avenham and Miller Park in Preston.

Watch: Massive section of Preston’s new Tram Bridge lowered into place

A section of the tram bridge is lowered into place over the river ribble at Avenham and Miller Park in Preston. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

9 amazing pictures as new Tram Bridge being is craned into place

River Ribble Trust volunteers

Investigation underway into pollution at Lancashire's new bathing spot

Tram Bridge Update October 2025

Major milestone hit in building of city's new tram bridge

Bushell Place, Preston

Character home with history for sale where artists and musicians live

Waiting room with a trio of views from left to right, Longton Nature Reserve, across Arnside and the Ribble as it runs through Avenham Park

Outdoors comes indoors for radiotherapy patients

Floodgates near Miller Park, Preston

Milestone reached in £54m scheme - here's when park entrance reopens

A similar tank under construction

United Utilities invests £10m to improve water quality in Chorley’s River Yarrow

Lancashire residents had been granted their very own designated Bathing Water site, thanks to the Ribble Rivers Trust’s Safe to Splash campaign. Following an extensive application and consultation process, Defra announced the application recognising Edisford Bridge, Clitheroe, as a bathing water under the Bathing Water Regulations has been approved

Don't swim at Lancashire's newest bathing spot this weekend

More than 600 Preston swimmers took the plunge to raise cash for the Olympics. Swimmers young and old waded in to make more than £6,000 for the British Olympic Association. Picture shows Olympic silver medalist Nick Gillingham giving medals to three young swimmers. From left are Mairi McGilverary, two, Jason Watson, three, and Hugh McGilveray, four

35 retro photos of nightclubs, schools, football and kids in 1992

Police at the scene of the stabbing near the River Ribble in Broadgate, Preston on Tuesday, May 20

Preston stabbing update after woman, 30s, attacked near River Ribble

Tree planting in the Ribble Catchment

The staggering number of trees planted in Lancashire this year & why

Victoria Road visualisation

Have your say on latest phase of £55m scheme to protect homes near you

Edisford Bridge, Clitheroe

Don't swim in area's newest bathing site this Easter - here's why

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