Retired Ch Supt Wendy Bower and former ACC, Pete Lawson at an Awards Ceremony at Lancashire Constabulary. A retired Chief Superintendent and Lancashire Resilience Forum Chair is running a half-marathon in memory of her friend and colleague. Wendy Bower, a retired Chief Superintendent at Lancashire Police has signed up for the Great Manchester Run to honour Peter Lawson and to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. Advertisements Peter Lawson, Assistant Chief Constable and Executive Chair of the Lancashire Resilience Forum died suddenly on 10 December last year at the age of 50. Read m ..read more

Bellis Way in Walton-le-Dale was targeted Pic: Google A man from Preston has been arrested after two burglaries and a theft in the city. Lancashire Police arrested a man on Monday (15 April) after being called from an address on Bellis Way in Walton-le-Dale. Occupants of the house disturbed a man who had fled from the scene. Advertisements This incident follows calls in February reporting that a man had falsely used a bank card belonging to an elderly woman, withdrawing around £400 from her account.  Read more: Warnings to be ‘extra vigilant’ after rogue roof firm targets the elderly in ..read more

Tradesperson. Pic: bidvine from Pixabay Lancashire Police is warning people to be ‘extra vigilant’ after reports of rogue traders targeting elderly residents in Preston.  In the last few weeks there have been a number of reports of cold callers from a roofing company offering work. Advertisements Workers have allegedly carried out poor quality work after taking payments upfront. Read more: Illegal vapes seized as three Preston and South Ribble stores fail under-age purchases On each occasion, the victims have handed over cash, with close to £8,000 stolen in total.  Advertisements I ..read more

A CCTV picture released by police in connection with the incident Pic: Preston Police Police are seeking to trace a man after an e-bike was taken from outside a gym in Ashton-on-Ribble. Preston Police have released a picture after the electric bike was taken from outside JD Gym in Port Way. Advertisements Police say the theft took place around 8.30pm on Tuesday 27 February. Read more: Preston Bus plan major evening cutbacks to four services The e-bike is worth around £1,200. Advertisements A police spokesperson said: “We appreciate that some time has passed since this theft, and we have cond ..read more

Austin Duckworth (left) and Stephen Duckworth A Preston man callously told his father he better phone an ambulance after breaking into his home and repeatedly punching him in the head. Although the victim was able to call the police and tell them what happened, he was later revealed to have a bleed to the brain and died in October. Advertisements Austin Duckworth was today (12 April) found guilty of murdering Stephen Duckworth, his father, in an attack last year. Read more: 17-year-old boy dies after motorbike crash in Garstang Road Austin Duckworth had already breached his bail conditions o ..read more

Group of Special Constables. Pic: Lancashire Police Lancashire Police celebrated their new Special Constables with an event in Hutton last month. New Constables stationed at Preston, Leyland and Chorley celebrated the successful completion of a new training course, to recognise the contribution they make to keeping Lancashire’s communities safe. Advertisements Special Constable Robyn Watson who is stationed at Chorley won the ‘Best Special Award.’ Read more: Bot like giant vending machine added to pharmacy at Royal Preston Hospital Winner of the Best Special Award, Special Constable Robyn Wa ..read more

Police and Electricity North West were in attendance. A cannabis farm has been uncovered at a property in Preston today. Preston Police said they were called just before 10am on Wednesday (10 April). Advertisements They attended a property on Fishergate Hill, near the city centre. The electricity in the property had been bypassed. Read more: Liverpool to Preston cocaine gang sentenced after 10-month police investigation A witness said after police entered they closed half of the road. Advertisements Electricity North West also attended the premises to turn off the electricity supply, making ..read more

Baluga Bar Pic: Tony Worrall A man in his 20s was assaulted outside a bar in Preston city centre in an incident last month. Police were called to the scene outside Baluga nightclub on 23 March at 2.06am where the victim, a man in his 20s, suffered an injury to his jaw. Advertisements Images have now been released of two men police wish to speak to. They have made it clear that they do not believe the man wearing white was involved in the assault. Read more: Police implement rolling block on M6 to stop drink driver in lorry A spokesperson for police said: “We are asking for your help as part ..read more

Preston bus station A mobile phone was stolen on one of Preston’s most well-used bus routes, police have said. The phone was stolen at around 3.15pm on January 11. Advertisements Police are now appealing for information relating to the robbery and have released the images below, urging people to get in touch if they recognise the person. Read more: Lamborghini driver ordered by police to remove excessive window tints at roadside A spokesperson for police said: “Do you recognise this person? Advertisements “We want to speak to him in connection with a robbery on the Number 1 Preston to Longri ..read more

Tributes and flowers left in memory of Jayden in New Rough Hey, Ingol Pic: Leah Smith/Blog Preston Thousands of pounds has been raised in memory of a four-year-old boy who died while riding his bike in Ingol. Named as ‘Jayden’ the boy died after being hit by a Citroen Relay minibus in New Rough Hey. Advertisements Friends and family are now rallying around to support his parents – Gemma and Iaran. Set up by Beka Smith, a friend of the Ingol family, she said on the GoFundMe page: “Our community was hit with the saddest, most heartbreaking news, that little Jayden had gained his beautiful Ange ..read more