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‘Arrogant’ thug who knocked blind man’s glasses off his face is jailed

Jake Boothman, 29, attacked the man and his girlfriend as they waited for a taxi outside Preston train station on Tuesday, December 13

The Independent UK

Cash-strapped mum finds £200 worth of Christmas presents by rummaging through bins

Rachael Collins of Preston, Lancashire, goes twice a week looking for ornaments and clothes to sell, gives to friends or keeps for herself and son Charlie. The bin rummaging has helped her financially

Daily Mirror

Woman accused of lying about rape ‘forced to get engaged to abuser’

Eleanor Williams tells jury she was given drugs and alcohol at ‘parties’ where she was paid for sex

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Councillor breaches code of conduct in council office Union Flag bunting drama

Preston councillor Liam Bones was asked to remove the Union Flag bunting and images of Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill from the Conservative group room and later published an article on it

Chronicle Live

Woman accused of lying about trafficking tells court she ‘thought it was love’

Eleanor Williams tells Preston jury she met Mohammed Ramzan at 12 and that he later became her ‘boyfriend’

The Guardian - UK

Victorian election result closer to being finalised as preferences distributed by VEC

Labor could have as many seats in the Victorian lower house as it did in the 2018 "Danslide" election, with its victory in Northcote taking the party to 53 MPs in the legislative assembly.

ABC News

Woman accused of false rape claim hurt herself with hammer, court told

Eleanor Williams, 21, on trial for perverting course of justice over assault allegation in May 2020

The Guardian - UK

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Victorian election count ongoing as results still being finalised in Pakenham, Northcote, Preston, Hastings, Mornington and Bass

The number of votes separating some candidates can be tallied on one hand as election counting continues in six lower house seats.

ABC News

Seven seats going down to the wire in Victorian election

Some results expected to take another week as the Victorian Electoral Commission counts absentee, pre-poll and postal votes

The Guardian - AU

Victorian election result tightens in Preston as several Melbourne seats remain too close to call

Around half a dozen Victorian lower house seats remain too close to call, as a tight count in Melbourne's north could put an independent challenger in striking distance of a seat in Labor's heartland.

ABC News

Man told he needs to put on weight served three cold fish fingers for hospital dinner

Daniel McGuire was rushed to Royal Preston Hospital after suffering with pneumonia and sepsis before being given three fish fingers — despite being told he needed to put on weight

Daily Mirror

Roasta Preston, Preston: ‘Takes you far beyond comfort food’ – restaurant review

This cheerful Cantonese diner is a delight, and the menu is worth exploring in depth says Jay Rayner

The Guardian - UK

BREAKING: Person dies after being hit by train in Wigan

Train lines between Wigan and Preston are currently blocked due the incident

Manchester Evening News

Preston manager explains decision to drop Manchester United loanee Alvaro Fernandez

The Man United youngster was an unused substitute in the victory over Swansea City on Tuesday night.

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Chronicle Live

Booking.com names Newcastle as one of five trending UK destinations for 2023

It was named alongside Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and Preston

Daily Mirror

Inside NHS frontline as doctors voice fears over deadly Covid and flu twindemic

The Mirror joined NHS staff at Royal Preston Hospital as they battle the growing crisis, which one medic warned could be the worst winter on record for a health service already strugging

Manchester Evening News

Fears for the future of Lancashire's spookiest village

Samlesbury Hall has been wrapped up in a row over development plans that could potentially see the Greenland built over

Daily Mirror

Thug beat girlfriend so hard she couldn't donate kidney promised to relative

The woman was forced to whisper down the phone to police after being attacked by laughing 42-year-old Lawrence Fulton during an argument at her home in Preston last year

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Daily Mirror

Ikea is opening three new smaller stores - but they won't actually stock any furniture

Ikea is opening three new “Plan and Order” points in Aintree, Preston, and Stockport as the Swedish flatpack furniture giant looks to build its presence in the North West of England

Chronicle Live

Woman with young child in buggy and toddler taken to hospital after being hit by car in North Shields

The woman was crossing a road in the Preston village area of North Shields when she was injured

Daily Mirror

Coffee shop owner charges customers DOUBLE the price if they fail politeness test

Usman Hussain, 29, opened the Preston-based shop selling chai, doughnuts, street food and desserts in March this year and came up with a great way to help customers remember their manners

Birmingham Post

More than £56m owed by three Signature Living hotels and a gym before they collapsed into administration

The firms behind The Dixie Dean Hotel, Rainhill Hall, Shankly Hotel in Preston and a gym in Liverpool's Shankly Hotel entered administration in August

Manchester Evening News

The pubs near Manchester named as some of the best in the UK

Pubs in Chester and Preston took home awards

Daily Mirror

Surreal night Coolio cooked for Preston uni students and performed in their flat

As the world mourns the sudden passing of Coolio and remembers some of the late rapper's best moments, many have revisited the time the star once literally sang for his supper and treated Preston students to a homecooked meal and intimate gig

Daily Mirror

Manager slams customer's review about 'nut roast dinner from 90s' as staff left in tears

The Maxy Farm Pantry and Restaurant in Preston, Lancashire, sits in a converted farmhouse and barn and was recently on the wrong end of a scathing Tripadvisor review following a customer visit

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