<![CDATA[Leyland Guardian - Local]]> Feed http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/news/local Copyright 2012, Johnston Press Plc http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/news/local/wlgd_news_dynmc_local_feed_1_2287036 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:01:29 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[Tributes to tragic DJ Jodie]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/tributes_to_tragic_dj_jodie_1_4270106

A ‘larger than life’ DJ who pledged to live life to the full after undergoing a heart transplant has died.

]]> 1.4270106 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Motors workers to talk about memories]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/motors_workers_to_talk_about_memories_1_4270096

Former Leyland Trucks workers are being called upon to share their memories in front of an audience.

]]> 1.4270096 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Roadworks, roadworks everywhere]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/roadworks_roadworks_everywhere_1_4270084

“There seem to be diversion signs around every corner at the minute.”

]]> 1.4270084 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Plans for a two-week Leyland festival]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/plans_for_a_two_week_leyland_festival_1_4270067

Leyland Festival is set to be a two-week celebration this summer, it has been revealed.

]]> 1.4270067 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Pub extension to cater for comedy club]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/pub_extension_to_cater_for_comedy_club_1_4270036

A £200,000 make-over at a popular Leyland pub is now underway.

]]> 1.4270036 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[People power against turbines]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/people_power_against_turbines_1_4260858

South Ribble MP Lorraine Fullbrook is backing a campaign to stop wind farms being built in the area.

]]> 1.4260858 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Shoe thief also stole household appliances]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/shoe_thief_also_stole_household_appliances_1_4260840

A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to stealing a pair of trainers and household appliances.

]]> 1.4260840 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[25p text now needed for bus timetables]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/25p_text_now_needed_for_bus_timetables_1_4257324

Commuters are angry after discovering they have to text to find out when their bus is due at some stops.

]]> 1.4257324 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:32:47 +0000 <![CDATA[Police accused of wasting beat time]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/police_accused_of_wasting_beat_time_1_4254722

Police officers are spending less time on the beat in South Ribble because of a station closure, community leaders have been told.

]]> 1.4254722 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:32:49 +0000 <![CDATA[BMX and nature park plans delay]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/bmx_and_nature_park_plans_delay_1_4250515

Ambitious plans for a nature garden and cycle track in South Ribble have hit funding delays.

]]> 1.4250515 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Railway work is on track]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/railway_work_is_on_track_1_4250343

Work has finally started to bring Leyland’s ageing train station into the 21st century.

]]> 1.4250343 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:24:24 +0000 <![CDATA[Oh, what a sweet treat]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/oh_what_a_sweet_treat_1_4250300

Leyland’s newsest sweet shop was packed full of excited children at its official opening this weekend.

]]> 1.4250300 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:13:41 +0000 <![CDATA[Young driver found not guilty]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/young_driver_found_not_guilty_1_4245999

The young driver accused of pulling out in front of a coach and causing the death of two young girls was not driving dangerously, a court heard.

]]> 1.4245999 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:26:17 +0000 <![CDATA[Council tax set to increase]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/council_tax_set_to_increase_1_4243829

Council tax is set to rise in South Ribble for the first time in three years.

]]> 1.4243829 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:59:35 +0000 <![CDATA[Death smash driver is still haunted by lights]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/death_smash_driver_is_still_haunted_by_lights_1_4243420

A young driver told a court how he still sees the lights from a coach which collided with his car, killing two teenage girls.

]]> 1.4243420 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:48:43 +0000 <![CDATA[Hero’s send off for X Factor star]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/hero_s_send_off_for_x_factor_star_1_4223988

Singing soldier JonJo Kerr was given a hero’s send off at Chorley FC.

]]> 1.4223988 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Crime verdict: A safe place to live]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/crime_verdict_a_safe_place_to_live_1_4223969

Leyland’s crime hotspots have been revealed, with anti-social behaviour causing the most problems in the town.

]]> 1.4223969 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Driver ‘can’t understand’ fatal smash]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/driver_can_t_understand_fatal_smash_1_4232293

A young driver who crashed and killed his two friends has told how he ‘can’t understand’ what happened.

]]> 1.4232293 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:06:20 +0000 <![CDATA[Mum describes tragic double death crash scene]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/mum_describes_tragic_double_death_crash_scene_1_4228452

The first woman at the scene of a horror smash which killed two teenagers has spoken about how she rushed to help.

]]> 1.4228452 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:08:44 +0000 <![CDATA[‘Light of God’ death driver is cleared]]> http://www.leylandguardian.co.uk/light_of_god_death_driver_is_cleared_1_4228386

A former South Ribble councillor was killed in a head-on smash after his driver believed he was heading towards a ‘portal to heaven’, a court heard.

]]> 1.4228386 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:59:31 +0000