Search underway for missing 48-year-old Preston woman + Lancashire Police officers self-isolate after being exposed to COVID-19

	Jul 30, 2020

	Have you got a £64,000 unclaimed lottery ticket lying forgotten down the back of the sofa? Because somebody in the North West does.. I hope you are all having a productive Thursday and getting the barbeque at the ready for tomorrow's forecast warm weather. Here's hoping - though you never can quite tell! We've had a newsy morning here at lep.co.uk, with a search for a 16-year-old boy in Preston and new 22 police officers are self-isolating after being exposed to Covid-19. Meanwhile over in Blackpool, a woman has been airlifted to hospital after falling from a building. We report the latest in our Crisis in the arts campaign - talking to the international sound producer who usually works with Andrew Lloyd Webber and has set up a professional recording studio during lockdown in Penwortham. Meanwhile, if we have to wear masks, they may as well be fashionable! Our photographer Dan Martino has been out and about in Preston, snapping stylish face coverings. Don't forget you can always get in touch if you have a story or issue that needs reporting - our newsdesk email is [email protected] Have a great day. Nicola Adam, deputy editor lep.co.uk Twitter: @jabberingjourno


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