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Lancashire Evening Post
25 Jan, 2019
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Preston learner driver David Porter almost hit shoppers as he drove WRONG WAY up Fishergate’s one way system to evade police
A panicking provisional licence holder drove the wrong way up Preston’s main street as a bus approached - and almost hit pedestrians as he tried to evade police.
Latest News
Aggressive drunk man who ‘stopped traffic’ in Preston street had a brain injury

A man who walked into a busy road and tried to stop alarmed motorists was suffering from the effects of alcohol combined with symptoms from a brain injury, a court has heard.
Chorley and Leyland secondary schools’ league table 2019 – how did your school score?

The government has published its annual school league tables for secondary schools.
Slimmers shed their clothes for Cancer Research

Preston Slimming World members are helping to highlight the links between obesity and cancer, while raising cash for the charity

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Lancaster and Fleetwood MP Cat Smith forced to cancel Brexit meeting over ‘far right extremist’ concerns

Lancaster MP Cat Smith says she has been forced to cancel a public meeting due to concerns about “far right extremists”.
Being a carer for two autistic sons and a mother with dementia ‘feels like I’m climbing a mountain and can’t see the top’

For Cheryl Semple, family comes first. But after a year of caring for her two autistic sons, as well as her mum who has Alzheimer’s, it was no surprise she broke down, with anxiety and depression. Now, the mother-of-two from Higher Walton, talks about the struggles many like her face.
Sport Update
Preston North End boss Alex Neil ponders Stoke’s change of system

Can Preston North End do the business on a cold afternoon in Stoke?
Preston to hear next week if it will be a host city for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup

Preston is set to hear whether it is being chosen as a host city for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.
Exclusive Brad Potts Preston North End column: My job is to score goals from midfield

Scoring my first goal for Preston in the win at QPR last week was a big moment for myself and even more welcome was the three points.
And finally...
KFC have made a gravy scented candle, and it’s not even April

They say that you'll sell your house quicker if it smells of freshly cooked bread and newly roasted coffee.
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