Brian Ellis Reporter
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Chief News Reporter at Lancashire Post.

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310 Articles
over 1 year ago
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Shop blaze in Chorley ‘under investigation’ say fire experts

Fire investigators are examining a damaged shop in Chorley to establish the cause of a blaze yesterday.

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over 1 year ago
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Fraud trial of Fleetwood Town owner Andy Pilley set to start in Preston

The trial of Fleetwood Town FC owner Andy Pilley and three others facing fraud allegations will start next week . . ....

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over 1 year ago
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A family treat that great, great, great Uncle Alf would have taken his hat off to

It may not surprise some readers that the Ellis family boasts at least two pubs in its ancestry.

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over 1 year ago
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Extra deaths in Lancashire during pandemic hit almost 17,000 says report

Almost 17,000 extra deaths were recorded in Lancashire during the pandemic, according to new figures.

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over 1 year ago
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Preston nurse’s death was not suicide – but drug experiment that went tragically wrong

A coroner has decided critical care nurse Katy Blezard did not intend to take her own life when she injected herself ...

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over 1 year ago
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Nurse died after injecting herself with drugs believed to be from critical care unit of Royal Pre...

A critical care nurse died after injecting herself with drugs she may have taken from the hospital where she worked, ...

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over 1 year ago
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Two more skyscrapers planned for Preston to add to the city’s growing skyline

Preston's city living vision is looking up again after the unveiling of plans for two more apartment towers on its ev...

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over 1 year ago
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Crematorium recycles metal body parts to raise £10k for Chorley charity

The latest hoard of metal recovered from cremated bodies in Lancashire has been weighed in for charity.

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over 1 year ago
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Listed Victorian country house, which once housed a Preston special school, could get a modern ex...

A controversial scheme to renovate a once-grand Victorian country house is back before Preston planning chiefs.

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over 1 year ago
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Historic Ribble Valley pub goes back to the future with a retro name change

An historic Grade II Listed pub is to return to its traditional name after years serving drinkers under a new identity.

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over 1 year ago
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Locals to help shape luxury holiday park on derelict Goosnargh golf course

The public will be asked to help shape the transformation of a former golf club near Preston into a luxury holiday re...

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over 1 year ago
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Council blocks calls for giant phone mast in heart of Broughton village

Plans for a 15-metre high phone mast in the heart of a village have come under fire from councillors and planning chi...

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