26 Apr, 2019

Quick-thinking bank staff stop elderly RAF veteran with dementia being cheated out of Â£2,000 by rogue traders

This is the chilling moment a rogue trader chaperones a war veteran with dementia to the bank to get a Â£2,000 payment - for a job that should have cost Â£600.

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Disgraced Preston junior football coach Dave Aspden â who is on the run in the USA â admits sex offence against boy by video link

A junior football club official fled to the USA after his attempts to abuse a 12-year-old boy came to light.

Preston shop workers threatened with hammer and machete in armed raid near Deepdale Stadium

A shop near Deepdale Stadium has been raided by armed men wearing balaclavas and wielding machetes.

Golf: great exercise and cheaper than the gym

Young people have the wrong idea about golf and itâs time to change their minds, say Chorley Golf Club.

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Leyland man in need of medical attention reported missing from Blackpool Victoria Hospital

A man from Leyland has been reported missing from Blackpool Victoria Hospital where he was due to receive medical attention.

This is why Runshaw College is bringing six new CCTV cameras to its campus following masked gang knife attack

A college targeted by a gang of masked men with knives and a machete has shed light on its desire to up security at its main campus.

Sport Update

Dilemma for Preston North End boss over yellow-card risk for Ben Pearson

Alex Neil admits he might have to take the risk of playing Ben Pearson in Prestonâs midfield against Sheffield Wednesday at Deepdale tomorrow.

Preston North End boss Alex Neil sees Owlsâ experience as a key factor

It will be an in-form Sheffield Wednesday side making the trip to Deepdale to face Preston, which should remove any end-of -season feel to the clash.

Morecambe manager Jim Bentley has a problem to solve

Morecambe boss Jim Bentley has a problem to solve when they travel to Cambridge United tomorrow.

And finally...

Police search for Lancaster assault suspect who is wanted on recall to prison

A 35-year-old Lancaster man is wanted by police on suspicion of assault and criminal damage.

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