Man abducted outside Preston Police + Met Office issues grim weekend weather warning for Lancashire

Oct 30, 2020

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	Man abducted outside Preston Police Station is found beaten and ‘covered in blood’ 16 miles away

	A man who was found 'covered in blood' outside a shop in Southport says he had been bundled into a car and abducted from a street in Preston.

Met Office issues grim weekend weather warning for Lancashire

A three-day weather warning has been issued for Lancashire as the county braces for further flooding this weekend.

Wesham sex offender was housing two missing children in his flat

A convicted sex offender who was found to have two missing children in bed together at his flat has been jailed for four months.

The Preston Covid hotspots where infection rates have reached more than 500

Preston has nine neighbourhoods with a coronavirus rate of over 500 new cases in every 100,000 people according to the latest Public Health England data.

The Preston ‘trolley dash’ that collected food for free school meals

Fulwood man Stuart Singleton arranged a mascot-themed trolley dash, collecting donated food from local shops and businesses to donate to a foodbank in light of the current holiday hunger crisis.

Halloween events in Preston 2020: spooky activities near me – from pumpkin picking and walks to ghost tours

Halloween is set to be a little different this year in Preston, particularly with bans on community events including trick or treating in place.

Preston North End aiming to avoid matching wretched record at Deepdale

Preston North End will be out to avoid matching an unwanted record of Deepdale defeats when they host Birmingham City tomorrow.

Alex Neil’s press conference ahead of Preston North End’s clash with Birmingham City – deep clean at the training ground and fitness updates

Preston North End manager Alex Neil is hoping the stomach bug which hit some of the squad this week will have subsided by the time they face Birmingham City on Saturday.

Bennett demoted to last place as Preston rider Hugh Carthy stays in touch

Ireland's Sam Bennett crossed the line first only to be subsequently relegated to last place on stage nine of La Vuelta a Espana as Fulwood's Hugh Carthy remained in fourth spot overall after the stage.

Morecambe players are challenged to bounce back at Tranmere Rovers

Morecambe boss Derek Adams has issued a rallying cry to his players as they look for a return to winning ways.

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