Santander set to axe five Lancashire banks | Body found in canal

Mar 25, 2021

Good afternoon,

It's been a busy morning for our early reporter Matt Calderbank.

This morning Matt has been working hard to keep you up-to-date with the latest from the Bow Lane police incident, where a man was found with serious stab wounds.

You can read the latest here.

In other news, Santander has announced that five Lancashire branches are set to close as part of 111 other UK closures.

Here is the full list of branches that are affected across the county.

Finally, the 'supercomputer' has been predicting how the Championship will finish, and more importantly were Preston will finish come the end of the season.

You can find out who is predicted to staying up, and who is going down here.

Before I leave you, don't forget that you can still get 50% off an online subscription until Wednesday next week. You can claim the offer by using promo code SPRING6X5021 when signing up here.

Take care

Colin Ainscough
[email protected]


	Body found in canal after search by emergency services

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