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Will soon be time to get festive on Hough Lane 🎅

Mamma Mia, I see Berry Lane again...

Well done to Edward. Twice-a-week he goes out with a team from his supported living accommodation and cleans up the area nearby - which is close to one of the city's busiest retail parks. 👏♻️

Items including sweets, alcohol and meat were taken from the shop according to police.

Three people were taken to hospital for treatment after a crash on the M6.

Good luck to everyone preparing to take on the Big Chorley Sleepout with up to 100 people expected to bed down at Victory Park for the night

Nineteen people have been jailed for their roles in a drugs gang which flooded Preston’s streets with cocaine and heroin.

Police are continuing to investigate the theft of 32 wheelbarrows from a business in Lancashire.

The Coca Cola truck last stopped off in Preston in 2014. Prestonians are being urged to cast their vote and help bring it back to the Flag Market this Christmas. 🧑‍🎄

A man has been arrested after a five-hour stand-off with police in the Grange estate in Preston.

A Preston restaurant could lose its alcohol licence after a Home Office raid found three people working illegally.

The M6 has been closed in both directions at Warrington while emergency services respond to a serious crash.

A new ‘swim school’ is set to open in suburban Preston.

One of Blog Preston's editorial team will take on the London Marathon to raise funds for one of the area's most-loved charities.

LoveBass is a new club night, event and soundsystem brand built around jungle, drum and bass, reggae, dancehall, dubstep and bass-driven music.

Officers were threatened, just before 4pm, while trying to make an arrest and the public have been told to keep away from the area around Yewtree Avenue since with a huge emergency services response

A gifted waterbed has helped children with complex disabilities in a Preston primary school 💙

Flooding is possible in Penwortham, at Preston Docks and in a number of areas to the west of the city, according to a new alert by the Environment Agency

The fencing is due to be removed in the next couple of weeks as work on the replacement gates at the New Hall Lane end of the cemetery is nearing the finishing line

An animal rights charity parked a van outside a Penwortham sandwich shop - and a city centre charity store - in a bid to switch people off from eating pork.

Police want to trace a group of young men seen on CCTV in the store, including two seen leaving with a large Sports Direct branded bag

Urgent works taking place to secure the Old Post Office (what was due to be the Shankly Hotel) mean the city's iconic row of restored red telephone boxes must sit tight for a few more months yet.

Chris Charnley decided after three decades it was time to become his own boss.

There's plenty on at The Harris this half-term to keep the kids entertained, starting with Animals! this morning

The Preston Bus 6 route sees a change this week as it will no longer call at Bluebell Way due to the delays at the Longridge Road roadworks

From community Halloween parties, special film screenings and making robots - plenty on to enjoy this week in Preston

Blocked pavements, missing dropped kerbs and dog fouling are just some of the issues faced by disabled people living in Bamber Bridge.

The hundreds in and around Preston currently without power are unlikely to have it restored until Tuesday.

A wet and windy start to the week will soon give way to more settled weather in Preston, according to the latest Met Office forecast.

A radiologist who missed a deadly warning sign when he was reviewing a grandmother’s CT scan while working from home apologised to her family at her inquest.

From the fallen tree of Fishergate Hill to hundreds of homes still without power, Storm Boelo has gripped the city with gusts of up to 65mph recorded during the early hours of Sunday 🌬️

The 150 pairs of shoes were lined up along part of the city's university campus in a hard-hitting exhibition to raise awareness of the campaign for a Kiena's Law.

Speakers from Friends of the Earth and Global Action Plan will discuss the rapid expansion of data centres across the UK and explore what it could mean for local communities

The payment can be used towards a range of essential household costs, including heating, electricity and groceries, helping residents stay warm and well during the colder months. 💙

This has to be the day the fight well and truly started, writes George Hodgson

A man has taken himself to hospital to be checked after his BMW was damaged by a falling tree.

Vehicles using Fishergate Hill to access the city centre are diverting after a tree fell into the road close to County Hall.

Businesses forced to close, thousands of homes without power and roads blocked by fallen trees. Storm Boelo disruption continues with high winds across Preston and Lancashire. www.blogpreston.co.uk/2026/10/tree...

Businesses of all sectors and sizes are being invited to enjoy some lunch and some hot takes on The Budget as it is delivered - with a distinctly Lancashire flavour

More than 60 cyclists took part in the annual celebration of all things two-wheels and bringing some colour to the darker nights too 🚴

There are four flood alerts active for central Lancashire after the heavy rain brought by Storm Boelo. Worst of the rain has passed so hopefully lifted this morning.

The exact route the Tour de France will take when it races through Lancashire next year has been unveiled.

Trees were brought down by strong winds associated with Storm Boelo which is expected to cause disruption until the end of the weekend.

The murder of Carla Georgescu deprived the world of a ‘beautiful and gentle soul’.

Flooding is possible in areas including Preston, Walton-le-Dale and Higher Walton, according to a warning from the Environment Agency.

New foodie review: A Christmas shopping preview event meant the Lancashire Hotpot was brought out almost a month early - and Ben was a big fan!

The event last month featured outdoor arts, live performances, interactive experiences, an evening procession and a fireworks finale

The area around Red Scar grinding to a halt on a regular basis means the number 6 service will no longer loop up and around Bluebell Way until the works finish near Roman Way just before Christmas