Brian Ellis Reporter
  • Preston
  • National World

Chief News Reporter at Lancashire Post.

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310 Articles
about 1 year ago
lep.co.uk

Capitol Centre bought for £50m as new owners back out of Deepdale Retail Park

The Capitol Centre store and leisure park near Preston has been sold for more than £50m.

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about 1 year ago
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Giant leisure park plans unveiled for Preston Docklands site to include ski slope and watersports...

A bold vision for a gigantic leisure park at Preston Dockland has been unveiled, including a watersports lake, a dry ...

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about 1 year ago
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Experts go digging for history before 900 years of Preston’s past is damaged by flats plan

Experts want to unearth nine centuries of Preston's history before a developer is allowed to build apartments on the ...

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about 1 year ago
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Preston’s prized Foxton Centre could be facing the bulldozers

Preston's acclaimed Foxton Centre is set to be completely demolished to make way for a more modern complex.

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about 1 year ago
lep.co.uk

Last ditch deal to save village bus service linking Longton, New Longton and Preston

A threatened village bus service has been saved after Stagecoach and County Hall bosses struck a last ditch deal to s...

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about 1 year ago
lep.co.uk

Plans to alter landmark entrance to Preston Bus depot to convert into flats

The ornate frontage to Preston's old bus depot is to be altered as part of plans to convert it into apartments.

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about 1 year ago
lep.co.uk

Council bosses give their verdict on a new bar – next door to a Longton funeral home

A new bar has been given the go-ahead, right next door to a funeral home’s chapel of rest.

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about 1 year ago
lep.co.uk

Work begins to breathe new life into the derelict site of one of Preston’s oldest workingmen’s clubs

Work has begun to revitalise the derelict site of one of Preston's oldest working men's clubs.

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about 1 year ago
lep.co.uk

Preston MP’s 500-year-old silver signet ring is auctioned in Mayfair

A silver signet ring, worn by a Preston MP in the late 1500s, has been auctioned in London.

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about 1 year ago
lep.co.uk

Exposed: Hate crime capital of Lancashire is also one of its most violent places

Serious violence is costing Lancashire more than £380m a year, according to shock new figures.

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about 1 year ago
lep.co.uk

Preston MP’s 500-year-old silver signet ring goes up for auction in Mayfair

A silver signet ring, worn by a Preston MP in the late 1500s, is being auctioned in London today.

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about 1 year ago
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Jobs bonanza predicted at abandoned IKEA site near Preston as new plans revealed

Up to 5,600 new jobs could be created on the land which furniture giant IKEA turned its back on near Lostock Hall alm...

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