🔵 Preston named in Lancs high school progress ranking

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🔵 A man who raped a woman inside a Preston city centre flat while armed with a hammer has been jailed for 15 years, and placed on the sex offenders’ register for life.
🔵 The 10 best and worst schools across Lancashire for student progress, including Preston and Fleetwood have been ranked by a new report.
🔵 “I can’t believe it’s the same city” - LEP readers were stunned after looking at these long forgotten retro photos of Preston in 1959, just before the ‘swinging sixties’ changed everything.

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	24-year-old repeatedly raped woman in Preston city centre while armed with hammer

	Armed with a hammer, the 24-year-old raped his victim repeatedly at a flat in the city.

24-year-old repeatedly raped woman in Preston city centre while armed with hammer

Preston man suspected of £13,000 burglary arrested with links to more break-ins

The 10 best and worst schools in Lancashire for student progress

A new report has ranked schools in Lancashire based on their student progress score.

Why sanitary bins will be put in all male toilets owned by Lancashire County Council

Boys Need Bins

Is it true? Miller & Carter respond to rumours about new steakhouse in town centre

Word has been going around, but are the reports true?

£2.4m contract awarded for Lancashire youth centre redevelopments

Popular Chinese restaurant announces sudden closure after 18 years

Are we getting a heatwave this weekend? This is what the MET Office have to say

It’s been a cold and wet for a LONG time.

"I think it's immaculate': flawless 3 bed family home with huge garden on the market

The estate agents describe this place as an ‘immaculate semi-detached property.’

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