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Lancashire Evening Post
Fallen tree hits travel
Rail passengers travelling to and from Preston were hit by severe delays yesterday after a tree fell on the line.
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June 04, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
'It's an empty wish list with no plan to fund it'
Critics of the Government's plans for defence spending say the increase cannot be funded without cuts in other areas.
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June 04, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
School axes sixth form to allow rise in year 7 intake
The sixth form department at a Preston school is set to close - because not enough pupils are choosing to study there.
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June 04, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
PNE 'target' Pol's highly rated by Owls manager
Reported North End target Pol Valentin is highly rated at Hillsborough - despite the Sheffield Wednesday defender leaving this summer.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Euxton record their first win as Penwortham lead way at top
Euxton got off the mark with their first victory of the Northern League Division Two campaign, winners by 29 runs at Vernon Carus on Saturday.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Mobile veterinary service hits the road for family practice
A Lancashire veterinary surgery has launched a first-of-its-kind mobile service.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Olympic cricket is a winner... I'd bet my trousers on it
If anyone had been watching at that moment, they may have thought we were proper cricketers.' So muttered our star spin bowler, having just watched one his teammates take a catch behind the stumps to dismiss the top batsman.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Partnership in Preston helps support over 410 people with impartial advice
An award-winning collaboration between Citizens Advice and Yorkshire Building Society has provided assistance to over 11,900 individuals across the UK over the past four years, including more than 410 from Preston. This initiative has potentially unlocked more than £6.5 million in additional income for those benefiting from the advice.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Tom Fletcher: seeing Paddington 'makes me cry every time'
McFly singer Tom Fletcher has said seeing Paddington arrive on stage in a new musical about the fictional bear \"makes me cry every time\".
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Norris and Edwards propel Ecc to victory
In the Palace Shield Premier Division, Eccleston were victorious at Morecambe after electing to bat first.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
The flying photographers who were key to the war effort
The Photographic Reconnaissance Units (PRU) was formed on September 24, 1939 and throughout the Second World War it operated highly dangerous, clandestine photographic reconnaissance operations over all theatres of operation, and captured more than 26 million images of enemy operations and installations during the war.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
University celebrates 40 years of partner college collaboration
Network has grown significantly to include more than 3,000 students based at partner institutions across the UK The University of Central Lancashire is celebrating 40 years of working with collaborative partners in the UK.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Sweden's Stark fends off Korda to clinch title
Maja Stark shot seven-under 72 to claim her first major championship, winning the US Women's Open at Erin Hills.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Dessert brand known for viral sweets opens city 'dark kitchen'
Little Dessert Shop, a popular dessert brand renowned for its viral sweet creations, has opened its first-ever 'dark kitchen' in the heart of Preston.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Two out of two for Garstang as Riversiders get off to a flier
Garstang continued their unbeaten start to the Northern League Division One season, beating Blackpool at The Riverside.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Staff hold the key for disabled rail passengers
Customers travelling with Northern can now ask members of staff for a Radar key if they need it to use an accessible toilet.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Red Rose's bid for Twickenham spot ended by defeat
Despite a gutsy effort from Lancashire, it was Yorkshire who came out on top in Saturday's Bill Beaumont County Championship encounter at The Woodlands, writes ALLAN FOSTER.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Lancashire leads the way in upskilling as initiatives bring new prospects to the county
Lancashire is making a name for itself as a bright hub for upskilling and hiring locally, with more initiatives and businesses choosing to invest in the county
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Community-led bid to buy village pub fails to hit target
A village campaign to purchase a once thriving Ribble Valley pub has fallen short of the £600,000 target required.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Toe-tapping rhythms fill Square
Top-tapping rhythms filled Winckley Square as the city's jazz festival continued. Young Jazz in The Park took over the grade-II listed Georgian square as hundreds of people gathered to enjoy the music. Part of the Preston Jazz Festival the showcase of young talent across the jazz scene is a popular day out.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Gunners' talks to sign wing star as Whites plot double transfer raid
All the latest Premier League transfer rumours including updates on Arsenal, Leeds United and Wolves
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Who will be the next Doctor? It looks like Billie Piper might
Ncuti Gatwa has left Doctor Who and said he loved every minute of it as he was seen regenerating into Billie Piper in the season finale.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
'Low life' who snatched artwork urged to return it
An appeal has gone out to the person who stole a fun-nemed postbox topper in the run-up to Garstang Children's Festival.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Traffic fears over plans for 95 new homes in village
The roads surrounding the site of a proposed new housing estate in rural Preston would not be able to cope with the extra traffic it would bring, a councillor has warned.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Underpass floods yet again despite claim it was fixed
Answers are once more being demanded after a pedestrian tunnel in Preston flooded again in the recent wet weather.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Escape with Monsieur Hulot to the strange world of 1950s Paris
Life now is becoming dominated by the algorithm.
3 min |
June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
MP backs campaign to give unsung flying heroes of the war a fitting memorial
They were the unsung heroes of the Second World War, playing a key role in gathering the intelligence Allied forces needed to take on the Nazi army - but so far their sacrifice has gone unmarked.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Former hotel to become apartments
Councillors have been thanked as a Lancashire-based property developer finalises plans to transform a former Victorian hotel in Morecambe into 14 apartments and is planning to build an additional six residences on the same site.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
Shrimps find out full line-up of next season's National League
Morecambe now know who they will be up against next season as they return to the National League for the first time in 18 years.
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June 03, 2025
Lancashire Evening Post
New pharmacy owner plans to expand services
A busy Preston pharmacy has been sold to a new owner - who promises to be hands-on and expand services.
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