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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Pub giant takes on Preston Council over refusal of city centre beer garden

Pub giant JD Wetherspoon is taking on Preston Council over its refusal to allow a bigger beer garden in front of the ...

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over 1 year ago
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Peace finally breaks out in battle over ‘monstrosity’ rail bridge in Croston

Peace has finally broken out in a four-year war over an "eyesore" village bridge.

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over 1 year ago
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Fish power wins U-turn from electricity giant as Preston pub stays open through blackout

Hooter and his tropical fishmates at a country pub were spared a watery grave after power bosses agreed to keep their...

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over 1 year ago
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Preston rolls out the big guns for its first military spectacular in three years

Armed forces will put on a display of British firepower when the Preston Military Show returns to the city tomorrow a...

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over 1 year ago
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Preston to get grant to spend on parks project

Preston Council has been allocated £85,000 from the Government's Levelling Up Fund to refurbish some of its parks.

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over 1 year ago
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Footballers kick off charity for air crash victim Sam at Penwortham tournament in PNE fan’s memory

Air crash victim Sam Pegram's passion for helping refugees will live on with a charity set up in his memory.

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over 1 year ago
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Taking a bird’s eye view of Preston’s latest skyscraper plans

Developers have released a bird's eye view of how Preston's "urban village" could look if a £7.3m high-rise scheme is...

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over 1 year ago
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Preston city centre under attack from a third digital advert provider

First it was Trojan horse phone boxes, then roadside screens . . .

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over 1 year ago
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Takeaway fears eased as new plans for shops in residential part of Preston decided

Worried residents have been assured there will be no food takeaway in fresh plans to extend a local centre in Fulwood.

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over 1 year ago
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Baker Street: bar in Preston gets go-ahead to open new beer garden until 3.30am

Planning bosses have given city centre bar Baker Street the go-ahead to open a beer garden until as late as 3.30am.

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over 1 year ago
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Olivia Pratt-Korbel: 36-year-old man arrested on Merseyside by armed police

Armed police have arrested a man following the fatal shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool on Mo...

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over 1 year ago
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Olivia shooting – 36-year-old man arrested on Merseyside by armed police

Armed police have arrested a man following the fatal shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool on Mo...

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