🔵 Traffic warning after car bursts into flames near junction

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🔵 Heavy traffic is building near a busy junction in Ashton-on-Ribble after a car burst into flames this afternoon. Preston-based firefighters were in attendance at the scene for around an hour.
🔵 There was chaos in a Kirkham supermarket car park yesterday after a shopper drove their car into a trolley shelter and completely destroyed the structure.
🔵 Thirteen Preston pubs have been named in this year's The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Good Beer Guide Guide 2025 - did your favourite watering-hole make the prestigious list?

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