An organised crime group have been jailed after importing drugs from the USA to be supplied in Blackpool. Zack Higginson and Andrew Taylor filmed themselves bagging up the drugs from the USA and orchestrated the transport and delivery of them in parcels to other members of the Organised Crime Group …
Read More »Military veterans cafe in the heart of Preston tackling loneliness and isolation
Sipping a brew and speaking to those who served in the Armed Forces is where we spend the latest episode of the Parched Pea Podcast. John ‘Gilly’ Gillmore takes the microphone along to the Sandbags café. Taking place each week at St George’s Church in Lune Street it gives military …
Read More »Cheers and then boos for evil penguin Feathers McGraw as statue unveiled – The Irish News
A 4ft-high bronze statue of evil penguin Feathers McGraw has been unveiled near to his arch enemies Wallace and Gromit. Crowds gathered in Preston, Lancashire, to watch Nick Park, the creator of the popular animation film franchise, reveal the sculpture in his home city and then greet the new artwork …
Read More »Blackpool singer slams Royal Mail’s Parcelforce after being left without essentials – before arriving damaged
A Blackpool performer has slammed a courier service after he made the move from Cornwall to the north west seaside resort, saying his belonging arrived battered, bruised and broken. Ryan Condy, 29, is a Scottish performer based in Blackpool. He moved to the resort, known for its family entertainment and …
Read More »Lancashire’s 498 new coronavirus cases as 24 more tragically lose their lives
There has been almost 500 further cases of coronavirus in Lancashire with two dozen more residents losing their lives at the hands of the disease despite infection rates falling across every county borough. On Friday (November 27), Public Health England announced 498 people had tested positive for the virus in …
Read More »Fulwood bus service 23 cut short due to consistently severe delays
A major bus route serving a well-populated area of Preston has been cut short. Preston Bus service 23 will only operate from the city centre and terminate at the new Aldi across from Sherwood Way during the week at evening peak periods. The disruption has fallen into place with immediate …
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