Preston, England News

Historic streets and buildings in the heart of Preston are to be given extra protection from demolition and development.

DOCTORS have called for boys to be included in the vaccination programme to protect girls against cervical cancer.

A Lancashire social club manager has been suspended from her job, it has emerged.

A shopkeeper has been hurt after grappling with a masked man during an armed robbery at a Lancashire store.

A paedophile from Lancashire has been jailed for 26 weeks for creating a child porn website.

Homes in Preston were flooded in a torrential downpour on Sunday. Firefighters were called to clear Watery Lane, Hull Street and Travers Place, Ashton, just before 4.10pm. The pressure from heavy rain caused man-hole covers on the road to burst open.

Stained glass windows in an iconic Preston church have been restored to their former glory.

Lancashire County Council has announced its new leader and cabinet. Councillor Geoff Driver, leader of the Conservative group and county councillor for Preston North electoral division, has been formally appointed as leader of Lancashire County Council.

An historic Preston building which has stood empty for more than 18 months has finally been sold.

A Preston cabbie who was attacked by a gang of thugs and subjected to a tirade of racist abuse today claimed the warm weather has led to organised assaults on drivers.

The remarkable tale of a brave soldier decorated with the Victoria Cross has come full circle.

CIVIC leaders across East Lancashire have pledged their support for the armed forces at the start of a week-long military festival.

The influential Preston Vision Board has unveiled Eliot Lewis-Ward as its new chief executive.

The number of attacks on taxi drivers in Preston has dropped since the start of the year.

A LOCAL author hopes a Hollywood adaptation of his book could be shot in East Lancashire after Warner Brothers signed the film rights.

The Evening Post today lays bare the tens of thousands of pounds of YOUR cash MPs have spent on furniture, travel and home improvements.

TWO men who skipped bail and fled to the US 11 months ago after a jury convicted them of peddling race-hate on the internet were yesterday back in the dock at Leeds Crown Court.

A woman admitted making a false allegation of rape against three men after police found mobile phone footage which showed her consenting to sex.

Serving soldiers will meet the men who inspired them in a tribute to Lancashire's war heroes.

The BNP's success in the North-West Euro elections came as Labour polled almost a quarter-of-a million fewer votes across the region than five years ago.