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- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- GPs 'over-paid for ghost patients'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
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- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
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- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
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- Sex attacker was under surveillance
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Tributes to tragic DJ Jodie
A ‘larger than life’ DJ who pledged to live life to the full after undergoing a heart transplant has died.
Motors workers to talk about memories
Former Leyland Trucks workers are being called upon to share their memories in front of an audience.
Roadworks, roadworks everywhere
“There seem to be diversion signs around every corner at the minute.”
Plans for a two-week Leyland festival
Leyland Festival is set to be a two-week celebration this summer, it has been revealed.
Pub extension to cater for comedy club
A £200,000 make-over at a popular Leyland pub is now underway.
People power against turbines
South Ribble MP Lorraine Fullbrook is backing a campaign to stop wind farms being built in the area.
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Shoe thief also stole household appliances
A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to stealing a pair of trainers and household appliances.
25p text now needed for bus timetables
Commuters are angry after discovering they have to text to find out when their bus is due at some stops.
Police accused of wasting beat time
Police officers are spending less time on the beat in South Ribble because of a station closure, community leaders have been told.
BMX and nature park plans delay
Ambitious plans for a nature garden and cycle track in South Ribble have hit funding delays.
Railway work is on track
Work has finally started to bring Leyland’s ageing train station into the 21st century.
Oh, what a sweet treat
Leyland’s newsest sweet shop was packed full of excited children at its official opening this weekend.
Young driver found not guilty
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.
Council tax set to increase
Council tax is set to rise in South Ribble for the first time in three years.
Death smash driver is still haunted by lights
A young driver told a court how he still sees the lights from a coach which collided with his car, killing two teenage girls.
Hero’s send off for X Factor star
Singing soldier JonJo Kerr was given a hero’s send off at Chorley FC.
Crime verdict: A safe place to live
Leyland’s crime hotspots have been revealed, with anti-social behaviour causing the most problems in the town.
Driver ‘can’t understand’ fatal smash
A young driver who crashed and killed his two friends has told how he ‘can’t understand’ what happened.
Mum describes tragic double death crash scene
The first woman at the scene of a horror smash which killed two teenagers has spoken about how she rushed to help.
‘Light of God’ death driver is cleared
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.
Mum pays tribute after motorway tragedy
The mum of a man who died after walking on the M6 motorway in the early hours of Sunday morning has paid tribute to her ‘private’ son.
Oz crash victim ‘is not insured’
The family of a young woman fighting for life after a horrific quad bike smash in Australia have been told her travel insurance may not cover her accident.
Light meals on offer at the hospital
Patients at Preston and Chorley hospitals are being offered lighter options for their evening meal after bosses surveyed them about their preferences.
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Old reservoir goes to auction
Campaigners trying to save one of Lancashire’s last underground reservoirs are pleading for a benefactor to buy it as a heritage project.
Driver: I did not use phone
A coach driver has denied being on his mobile phone in the minutes before a horror crash that killed two teenage friends.
Day centre unveils plan for community facilities
A day centre for disabled people has unveiled plans for a revamp.
Horror crash case goes to court
A teenager has relived the final moments before her two friends were killed in a horror smash.
Caged man gets ban from club
A disabled grandfather who was jailed for three years for abusing children has been suspended from his involvement with a charitable club.
20mph limits are enforced on streets
Work is now underway to turn residential roads into 20mph zones in Chorley and Leyland.
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‘Gang days are over’ says teen after court sentencing
A teenager from Buckshaw Village has spoken about being part of a gang which laid siege to a family home during a birthday party.
Rottweiler saved from fire
A Rottweiler dog was rescued from a fire at a commercial premises in Euxton last night (Thursday).
‘I kept my £70k fraud a secret from husband’
A tearful mum who stole nearly £200,000 from her bosses to help fund her wedding and “costly” lifestyle has told a court her husband had no idea she was a thief.
‘Shamed’ residents demand apology
Residents in Euxton are demanding a public apology after a parish council was found to have breached the Data Protection Act.
Grandad Jim’s Traditional Sweet Shoppe comes to town
Andrew Dickinson is like a kiddie in a sweetshop.
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£100,000 fund in town’s smell hell
A £100,000 fund will be made available to residents who have been plagued by smells leaking from a Leyland waste plant.
£30,000 project to start on patch
Work is due to start on a £30,000 project to regenerate an area of Farington.
Madness of the metal thieves
Metal thieves risked death by dodging 30,000 volts of electricity to steal from NINE substations in just 10 days.
Bid for retail park sparks 200 jobs joy
A huge new retail park is set to bring 230 new jobs and big name retailers to South Ribble.
‘Weddings won’t be cancelled at venue’
Bosses of a wedding venue have vowed to stay open, despite the hotel firm going into administration.
Woman trapped in crash drama
A care worker smashed a car into a house, trapping her leg in the vehicle’s door.
Train users angry at no path to new station
Angry travellers are demanding a pedestrian access to Buckshaw Village’s new railway station.
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Criminals cash in on recession
A rise in robberies and thefts in the past year has been partly blamed on the recession, according to a police chief.
£200,000 to tidy up town centre
A pot of up to £200,000 could be made available to spruce up Leyland town centre.
Russell Kane’s new date at Little Theatre
Russell Kane’s show for Chorley Little Theatre has had to be rescheduled.
Problems as homeless people ‘sofa-surf’ to stay off the streets
Almost 20 homeless people are sleeping rough or on friends’ sofas in Clayton Brook, it has been revealed.
Bicycle lights handed out
Over 100 bicycle lights have been handed out to cyclists in Croston, Bretherton and Ulnes Walton in a bid to keep them safe on the county’s roads.
‘Smell hell’ waste firm bids to end residents’ nightmare
A new team has been brought in to tackle smells at a Leyland waste plant – as it has been revealed more than £1.2m has been pumped into trying to plug the problem.
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Weather for Leyland
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Sunny
Temperature: 9 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 23 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 4 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 24 mph
Wind direction: West
