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Welcome to your daily round-up from the Lancashire Post.

Here are some of today's top stories.

• 🔵 A developer that controversially planted tiny saplings as replacement for mature trees it cut down during construction of an industrial estate in Preston has been permitted to do so by councillors - despite an earlier pledge to leave them untouched.
• 🔵 A mother has paid tribute to her 'handsome', 'funny' and 'caring' 18-year-old son who tragically died in a collision on Sunday.
• 🔵 One of Preston’s best-known football pubs will be under new management from next week - here's what the new owners had to say about the future of the pub.

🎉 Get your Friday quiz fix here - this week’s questions are all about the the Great British love of pets, how many questions will you answer correctly? Click here for your quiz.

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