Charles Runcie, former Head of Sport for English Regions, remembers a valued part of the BBC’s regional set-up, now largely vanished due to technology and budgets – the district office.

Have a drink.' I'm not a drinker but because he was saying: 'Go on' I eventually had half a pint." After just one month they ...

Her son, Rogers Hamilton, 18, shot in the head at close range, now lay in the dirt on the side of the road a short distance ...

The incident was reported to police shortly after 5.15pm on March 6. A 45-year-old man from Preston was arrested on suspicion of two counts of sexual assault and public order, causing fear or ...

A building that was once part of Preston bus depot is being eyed as the base for a new medical centre. Plans have been lodged to convert and extend the vacant unit, on St. Paul’s Road in ...

A man has been taken to hospital with “serious injuries” after an assault outside Preston Road station. The reported assault is believed to have taken place on Friday (March 28), right outside ...

A burglar who travelled from Yorkshire to raid homes in Preston city centre over Christmas and New Year has been jailed. John Stoddard targeted four properties between December 2024 and January 2025 ...

A woman has been taken to hospital after she was hit by a car near a railway station. The collision happened in Preston Street, Faversham, just after 7.50am this morning. A woman was hit by a car ...

Two glamorous friends were caught trying to smuggle £160,000 worth of cannabis into the UK after their dream trip to New York ...

Preston North End face Aston Villa at Deepdale today in the third of the four FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend. Preston, the only Championship club left in the competition, are looking to make ...

But can Preston upset the odds to reach the FA Cup semi-final, or will Aston Villa’s Premier League pedigree prove a step too far for Paul Heckingbottom’s side? Here’s everything you need to ...