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Preston and Lancashire News
Keep up to date with the latest news and sports articles for Preston and Lancashire. You will also find links on the left that will direct you to local and national newspaper websites and publications.
Middle East conflict overshadows council elections
Will Labour gain momentum in general election year and can the Tories confound bleak polling data?
Double portrait special but overwhelming, woman says
Peter Davis's diptych of Fahima Patel will be shown in an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.
Driver's lucky escape after lorry strikes power line
The current from the 33,000-volt line travelled through the vehicle, bursting three tyres.
Man arrested on suspicion of grooming on town's seafront
Police were called to Blackpool Promenade following reports of a sexual offence.
Council handed £750k grant for waste fire clean-up
Lancaster City Council has been given the money after the fire burned for more than two weeks.
Teachers 'providing food and clothes' for disadvantaged pupils
Teachers in the North West say they feel they are having to go beyond their remit to help children.
Hundreds attend Eden Project Morecambe event
Eden Project Morecambe says the town and its people are central to discussions on the new attraction.
Blackpool South candidates debate town's future
In a BBC Lancashire debate, candidates have been addressing concerns about the town's future.
PCC candidates debate anti-social behaviour
In a BBC Lancashire debate, candidates have been addressing anti-social behaviour concerns.
Local elections 2024: Who can I vote for?
Use our lookup to see if there is an election in your area and who you can vote for on 2 May
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Voters in parts of England will elect councillors, mayors and police commissioners in May.
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The rules on everything from dogs, children, ID and selfies to voting while drunk.
Man charged over machete attack
Officers in Lancaster are trying to find Alex McKenzie after he was attacked with a machete.
Cannabis farm worth £1m found in police raid
The cannabis plants covered four floors, Lancashire Police say.
Work starts on replacing historic tram bridge
Preston's Old Tram Bridge was closed to the public in 2019 due to risk of collapse.
Cleaners and security staff display art in uni show
The exhibition is intended to challenge ideas around the "recognition of labour"
Tributes to 'inspiring' baroness who has died
Baroness Massey of Darwen has been described as "a great campaigner for the rights of others".
Prison roundabout fears branded 'bizarre'
The blueprint for a 1,700-capacity jail has faced opposition.
Preston to host BBC Radio 2 in the Park
The station will be "decamping" to Lancashire for two days in September, the BBC announces.
Taliban captive wife hopes to inspire students
Kelly Cornwell got a degree while helping fight for her husband's release in Afghanistan.
Mum started out with £300 - now she's £1m Queen Bee
A woman who survived domestic abuse has grown a successful business motivating entrepreneurs.
Community cafe sees huge increase in demand
A cafe that provides free meals to people who are struggling says it has seen a big increase in demand.
Manchester United v Burnley team news
Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Premier League game between Manchester United and Burnley.
Fleetwood Town v Burton Albion
Live coverage of Saturday's League One game between Fleetwood Town and Burton Albion.
Morecambe players express concern over playing due to pay delay
Morecambe say they are unable to pay wages due at the end of April after owner Jason Whittingham failed to make funding available.
Henderson signs new three-year Accrington deal
Accrington Stanley sign teenage midfielder Alex Henderson on a new three-year contract.
Blackburn's Wharton suffers serious knee injury
Blackburn Rovers defender Scott Wharton is expected to miss the majority of next season after suffering a serious knee injury.
No deal done for Ince - Appleton
Blackpool manager Michael Appleton says Liverpool are interested in Thomas Ince but denies a deal has been done.
Moores to nurture youth at Lancs
Peter Moores will continue to help young, local talent progress after extending his contract as Lancashire coach.
Alexander to reduce squad size
New manager Graham Alexander plans to reduce the size of the squad he has inherited at League Two side Fleetwood Town.
Foster display delights Westley
Preston manager Graham Westley says Luke Foster gave an "outstanding" performance on his debut against Bury.
Oxford Utd 2-0 Accrington
James Constable's seventh goal of the season helps Oxford beat Accrington and secures a place in the FA Cup third round.
Trio reach World Open last eight
England's Laura Massaro, Jenny Duncalf and Alison Waters reach the quarter-finals of the women's World Squash Open.
No plans to sell Austin - Burnley
Burnley say they will resist attempts to buy 22-goal striker Charlie Austin during the January transfer window.
Moores extends deal at Lancashire
Head coach Peter Moores will remain with Lancashire until the end of the 2014 season after extending his contract.
Appleton expects Basham to return
Blackpool are confident that midfielder Chris Basham will play a full part in the club's festive fixture programme.
Robinson remains in Berg's plans
Manager Henning Berg insists Paul Robinson has a future at Blackburn, despite leaving his keeper out at Blackpool.
Cyclist Wiggins wins BBC trophy
Olympic gold medallist and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins is voted the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
England to rest Lancs' Anderson
Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler replace James Anderson and Jonathan Trott in England's one-day squad to face India.
'I had no idea my son's body was buried in the garden'
Yvonne Valentine sat having a Christmas drink with her son's partner, unaware she had killed him.
Four held over small boat crossing Facebook ads
A joint UK-French investigation arrests a suspected people smuggling group targeting Vietnamese people.
'I felt like a freak because I didn't want children'
Caroline Mitchell said the "cultural expectation" to have children has often made her feel excluded.
Rejection of hanged woman's pardon to be reviewed
Edith Thompson was executed for the murder of her husband, who was stabbed by her young lover.
'Being bullied was horrific, but it won't stop me'
Anna Salisbury says that because of what she experienced she is passionate about building up others.
Major incident declared over 'bad batch' of heroin
Police confirm the death of a man and nine people needing urgent medical treatment in north Devon.
Tower Bridge's glass floor cleaned for first time
High-pressure water jets were used to clean the underside of the glass floor.
Order to plant 242 trees after lakeside felling
The Forestry Commission serves a restocking notice after trees were felled at Windermere last year.
?Industrial scale? rogue trader jailed for two years
Builder Daniel Dyer is jailed after more than 20 complaints to Wiltshire Trading Standards.
Hundreds of duplicate postal ballots sent to voters
Nearly 400 people in Southend have been sent two sets of ballot papers for the upcoming elections.
MP hits out at 'spoilt middle-class climate clowns'
A Cumbrian MP's office is plastered in posters by Just Stop Oil protesters, leading to arrests.
Memorial held 80 years after US airmen killed
"We needed to remember them because they died protecting our country," the memorial organiser says.