Aug 9, 2020

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	Sky News reporter ‘harassed’ by man during live TV report on lockdown from Preston city centre

	A live television news report on the new lockdown restrictions in Preston was interrupted by a man exclaiming: "We're on TV."

Brave Preston knife attack teen is helping murdered man’s brother address youngsters and organisations about the devastation of knife crime (WARNING: upsetting image)

Two young people whose lives were devastated by knife crime have joined forces to urge youngsters not to carry blades.

Escaped hound turns volunteer police dog as man arrested in Preston

An escaped dog helped police recover a wanted suspect in Preston in the early hours of the morning.

Yellow warning of thunderstorm expected for Preston and Lancashire next week

The Met Office is warning of extreme weather likely to affect the North West - including the areas in and around Preston - next week, with a potential risk of flooding.

Trade body CBI says return of Covid restrictions in Preston was right move

A North West business organisation says the return of Covid restrictions in Preston was the right decision.

The rapid discharge of elderly Lancashire residents from hospital prior to the peak of the coronavirus pandemic means some of them may be forced into long-term residential care.

Pop-up cycle lanes in Preston “are not here to stay”

Pop-up cycle lanes introduced because of coronavirus will not be made permanent features, according to highways chiefs.

Lockdown life in a Lancashire stately home

Lockdown among 1,500 acres might not sound too much of a hardship, but with a Grade II* listed historic hall, estate buildings, and working farmland to oversee, Lucy Arthurs had no time for gazing out to the Lakeland fells.

Who’s the Daddy: Hidden risks of painkiller drugs

Having taken heroic amounts of industrial strength painkillers for the past 12 months, it turns out that it’s quite hard coming off drugs.



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