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Lancashire Evening Post
23 Jun, 2018
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INCOMPETENCE: Chorley MP Lindsay Hoyle slams Lancashire County Council bosses over handling of £104m healthcare contract
An MP has slammed the “incompetence” of County Hall bosses after a High Court judge ruled they mishandled the award of a £104m healthcare contract to a private company.
Latest News
John Leslie was ‘perfect gentleman’, DJ tells court

Former TV presenter John Leslie was a "perfect gentleman" when dancing in a club with a woman he is accused of sexually assaulting, a court has heard.
Racist insults hurled at Preston takeaway owners by thug who later went on to commit a shop robbery

A man branded a married couple  "terrorists" during a takeaway fracas, a court has heard.
Slimmers shed their clothes for Cancer Research

Preston Slimming World members are helping to highlight the links between obesity and cancer, while raising cash for the charity

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Preston is expected to be just as hot as GIBRALTAR next week as temperatures are set to soar

The temperature is on the rise and next week the UK will be basking in temperatures as hot as Spain, with temperatures set to reach a scorching 30C (86F).
Ex-navy officer to be sentenced for sexual offences against eight young men

A former officer in the Royal Navy who groped a junior member of crew while serving as second in command of a naval ship will be sentenced.
Sport Update
Dave Seddon’s PNE Press View: Daryl Horgan puzzler for Preston

Preston are big news in Ireland these days, column inches over the water filled on a regular basis by what the Irish contingent at Deepdale are doing.
PNE midfielder Paul Gallagher wants to give fans Premier League football

Experienced campaigner Paul Gallagher is confident that Preston can push on from last season’s seventh-place finish in the Championship.
Preston North End boosted by sponsorship deal for training kit

Preston North End have announced a new official betting partner.
And finally...
My convict ancestor was deported to Australia

During the 18th century Lancashire’s courts routinely deported convicts as author Megan Roberts discovered while researching her family history prompting her to investigate the practice
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