Good afternoon,

Having a lovely, rainy, Friday?

It's been a busy morning on the newsdesk where we continue to keep you abreast of the latest news, key issues and keep up to date with everything Lancastrian.

We've been talking to Myerscough College, where staff spent yesterday battling a huge cyber attack on their computer systems on the day the GCSE results were announced.

In the latest Covid-19 news,  a new testing facility will open in the heart of Preston from Monday and everyone is being encouraged to get a test, whether they have symptoms or not.

And local lockdown restrictions have been removed in Rossendale and Darwen, we are awaiting a full update at a press conference this afternoon, so keep an eye on the website.

In court news, one of the men responsible for the horrific terror attack at the Manchester arena has been sentenced.

Meanwhile, a huge commercial development has been planned at a South Ribble site which is currently popular with dog walkers.

And did you know we work alongside sight loss charity Galloways to provide a talking news service from our newspapers?

In our retro section, we find out what happened to Lancashire schoolboy turned serial killer Charles Ng.

So that's the final newsletter afternoon newsletter of the week, if not already please subscribe to lep.co.uk. You are helping to maintain fact-checked, honest and principled local journalism as we try to forge a future amid the news and fakery on social media. Our team are local, they live in Lancashire communities and all care about the area.

So we massively appreciate your support.

Wishing you a lovely weekend and hopefully it won't rain the whole time!

Regards, Nicola