| Good afternoon, Welcome to a rainy Thursday - who else woke up to that middle of the night hail storm? Just a reminder to subscribe using our Black Friday subscription offer - it ends at midnight tomorrow and really is cheap as chips with 30% off for a locally curated news service with exclusive content including a full puzzles service, less adverts and a digital edition of the newspaper if you like turning pages! Thanks for your support as always. Another busy morning on the news desk today, including an armed robbery in Preston and updates on yesterday's horrific stabbing incident at Marks and Spencers in Burnley. Meanwhile a tram plan for Preston is set to get the green light when Preston Council's planning committee meet later today. Reporter Pasul Faulkner will be reporting back. And we were in town yesterday checking out the shopping streets as the shops reopened - have you been yet? Don't forget to stay safe - we may be out lockdown and into Tier 3 but Covid-19 levels remain relatively high in Lancashire, though hopefully on their way down. Kind regards, and catch up tomorrow. Nicola | 
