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Wallace & Gromit Lego set

15 Wallace & Gromit gifts to celebrate Aardman's 50th birthday

Couple missed dream £4,000 anniversary trip when their passports were stolen - their insurance offered just £7

Couple miss £4,000 anniversary trip after passports stolen

Video grab of a fire that broke out near Glasgow Central railway station

‘No estimate on when station will reopen’ after fire

This barber dares his customers to set the price of their haircuts using a darts board - which could see them get FREE cuts for a year or pay 10 TIMES as much.

Preston barber dares customers to set haircut price on dart board

Lancashire woman Megan Hassall's home was damaged in a fire sparked by an electric blanket.

UK home “destroyed” in blaze sparked by electric blanket

Taylor Woodruff has tragically died aged 25

Tributes to 'best mum' as 25-year-old dies unexpectedly in her sleep

Frank Lampard

Coventry FC: Back Frank Lampard and seal the deal, says old boy

Championship leaders Coventry City will be looking to bounce back from their weekend loss against Ipswich as they take on Preston away tonight. (Photo: Getty Images)

Championship leaders look to bounce back after weekend loss

YAY JUDE: Postcode Lottery’s Judie McCourt celebrates for Sunderland

The UK's luckiest postcodes in the Postcode Lottery

A woman who underwent a double mastectomy at just 21 claims the decision was a 'no brainer' after learning she carries the deadly BRCA2 gene.

Having a double mastectomy at 21 was a no-brainer after learning I have the pote...

Top Five Most Desirable UK Postcodes

The UK's most sought-after postcode is in London

There is ongoing rail disruption today with train services cancelled after an Avanti West Coast train derailed. (Photo: Getty Images)

Rail disruption continues with services cancelled after train derails

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told LBC Radio that work would be carried out swiftly to get people off the derailed train in Cumbria. (Photo: Getty Images)

Latest update on injuries after Avanti train derails

Emergency services have been called to an Avanti train derailment in Cumbria. (Photo: Getty Images)

Avanti issues urgent warning to passengers after train derails

Train passengers are warned to expect delays this morning after a train has derailed on the West Coast Main Line. (Photo: Getty Images)

Emergency services rush to scene after Avanti train derails

All Avanti West Coast train lines are blocked between Preston and Carlisle.

Trains cancelled as 'all lines blocked' due to engineering works

Becky, a mum from Preston who lives with has sight loss, reads a Guide Dogs CustomEyes book, Paddington Bear, to her sons Ryan (12) and Luke (9).

From The Gruffalo To The Tiger Who Came To Tea: Britain’s Favourite Bedtime Stor...
The magical worlds of Paddington Bear, Winnie the Pooh and We’re Going on a Bear Hunt also featured in the top 10 list
Jules Gold

Mick Hall Boxer

Preston boxing star returns to Deepdale for homecoming

Mitt Romney

Politician's sister-in-law found dead

Beech's Fine Chocolates Chairman Andrew Whiting on the shop floor.

Beloved British chocolate brand closes suddenly after 105 years

Jordan Thomas tragically dies at just 25, leaving behind his partner and little girl who ‘he doted on.' Photo: GoFundMe

Jordan Thomas dies at 25, leaving behind his partner and little girl

Ashir Shahid, 20, has been sentenced to 13 years in jail after striking a pregnant woman in a hit-and-run incident and killing her unborn baby.

Hit-and-run driver jailed for 13 years after death of baby

An aircraft takes off in a storm

Cancelled flights at Edinburgh, Glasgow and Belfast City airports

Gloucester named in top 20 best UK cities for single people this summer

Gloucester named in top 20 best UK cities for single people this summer, accordi...

Commuters are facing hours of delays after a serious multi-vehicle crash shut down the M6 southbound

Two children among eight injured in horror crash

Unsplash

Where in the UK are you most likely to win the lottery?

Dennis Jackson from Preston in his 1958 Wolesley classic car. Inset: Demonstrating how he uses a 'crank handle' to start the engine, and places a clothes peg on the choke button. All photos credit Lucinda Herbert

I spent £13,000 restoring classic 1958 Wolseley - I kept every receipt

Preston Davey died in Blackpool Victoria Hospital in July 2023.

Breaking Trial date set for teacher accused of murdering 13-month-old baby
The trial of two Lancashire men charged in relation to the death of a 13-month-old baby boy they were trying to adopt will take place in April 2026.
Emma Downey

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19 of the best jobs available in Preston right now

Folkestone and Hythe named among top 20 UK areas with the highest number of vacant homes

Folkestone and Hythe named among top 20 UK areas with the highest number of vaca...

The scene of the crash in Blackpool Road after a police chase through the streets of Preston on Monday evening (April 21)

Watch: Car crashes into crossing after police deploy 'stinger'

Crusty the Pie football mascot

Meet beloved UK football mascots in a brand new mini-documentary

Luke Massie

Lancashire tech firm acquired by global platform

The launch party of the book about the life of Lady Milena Grenfell Baines

Escaping the Nazis and leading the air fryer craze: Lady Milena's life

QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA - 1997: John Saint Ryan, left, Heath Ledger, second right, and the cast of the FOX series ROAR pose for portraits, 1997 in Queensland, Australia. (Photo by Fox/Getty Images)

Actor turned horse trainer dies as heartbroken family pay tribute

Drummer of Australian punk rock band The Scientists - Leanne Cowie - has died.

Drummer of Australian punk rock band The Scientists has died

6 annoying habits you're doing that is driving your hairdresser crazy - you’ve probably done all of them

Six annoying habits you have that drive your hairdresser crazy

Chair burlesque dancers hold midnight burlesque-athon in their pyjamas

We had all-night pyjama burlesque-athon. We feel sexy and empowered

Dawn Heaton with her miniature poodle, Henry at Preston Trick Dogs

Video: I teach my dogs do tricks...it's all about having fun

Joshua Hardman and his daughter Bonneigh

Loving dad killed by exploding tractor tyre

Avanti West Coast train.

Watch: Full list of train cancellations as Storm Éowyn hits the UK

16-year-old William Herbert (left) from Howden, and 18-year-old Olly Mitchell Ellerton from East Riding of Yorkshire.

Two teenagers killed in New Year's Day crash named

From left, Audra Gaw, Christine Conrad and Megan Gaw at Taylor Maid.

Watch: Festive documentaries feature on Shots! TV this Christmas Day

Veteran BBC broadcaster John Spencer-Barnes is back in the hospital for another operation

Broadcaster issues health update from hospital

Paul Green is arrested.

Watch: Moment leader of ‘UK’s biggest drugs conspiracy’ is arrested

Burnley shoplifter Shaun Lally has been given a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order

Silent Crime round-up: Shoplifter handed Criminal Behaviour Order

Firefighters tackling a huge fire at the former Dog Inn on Church Street, Preston

Breaking Watch: Flames pour from burning derelict pub as smoke billows into sky

Amanj Hasan Zada is arrested.

Human trafficker labelled 'best smuggler' jailed for boat crossings

Border Collie Jax.

Watch: Dog struck down with chronic cough saved thanks to Shania Twain

Amanj Hasan Zada is arrested.

Watch: People smuggler who advertised services on Facebook is arrested

The M6 was closed a after lorry crashed through the central reservation near Preston

Shocking video shows horrific motorway crash as lorry driver is killed

The M6 in Lancashire has been closed for ‘a number of hours’ after a collision involving a heavy goods vehicle.

Lorry crash causes motorway closure

'Shown character': Rooney can be a hit – just matter of time

Cutting Deep: The Knife Crime Crisis talks to one of the most hard-hitting anti-knife crime school teachers in the country, and looks at the issues facing young people and weapons.

Knife crime documentary: 'My brother was killed for revenge'

Northern Belle: Fireworks on UK's poshest train

Marina Young of Ribbleton

Woman goes to hospital with asthma and dies in A&E after 39 hours wait

The UK areas with most desire to quit smoking

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