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A major protest against climate change is planned for the Preston New Road fracking site at Little Plumpton

A little girl has been airlifted to hospital after being hit by a car in Preston.

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Brexit will hurt the North West more than any other region, according to Tony Blair’s former chief strategist Alastair Campbell.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a house was set on fire.

A major protest against climate change is planned for the Preston New Road fracking site at Little Plumpton

I love shopping. Real shopping. Proper shopping. In the flesh, within an actual building of some form, whether bricks and mortar or steel and concrete or wood and canvas.

A major protest against climate change is planned for the Preston New Road fracking site at Little Plumpton