Preston News from the BBC

The latest News in Preston, Lancashire

• Tue, 25 May 2010 09:57:03 GMTWhales and dolphins - 'resource' or 'right'?
  Discoveries of sophisticated intelligence in cetaceans raise new questions about how we relate to them - including whether we should hunt them.
• Mon, 24 May 2010 19:20:30 GMTThree killed in school bus crash
  Two teenagers are among three people killed in a crash involving a school bus near Keswick in Cumbria.
• Sun, 23 May 2010 08:11:14 GMTHanging death probe woman bailed
  A 28-year-old woman arrested after the body of a man was found in Preston is released on bail.
• Sat, 22 May 2010 09:54:53 GMTPolice inquiry after body found
  A woman is arrested on suspicion of assault after a man's body is found in Preston city centre.
• Wed, 19 May 2010 08:31:45 GMTMayor of Preston to be sworn in
  The new Mayor of Preston is to be sworn in later for the second time.
• Tue, 18 May 2010 07:43:59 GMTCity regeneration under scrutiny
  A public inquiry into the £700m redevelopment of Preston city centre is under way.
• Mon, 17 May 2010 16:17:34 GMTInternet groomer jailed for rapes
  A man who tricked two teenage girls into believing he was 17 before raping them is jailed indefinitely.
• Mon, 17 May 2010 11:48:58 GMTDye and DNA marker convicts gang
  BBC News looks at the story behind the conviction of armed robbers in Lancashire.
• Sat, 15 May 2010 15:44:59 GMTPreston mulling finance options
  Directors at Preston North End are looking into ways of resolving the club's crisis after receiving a winding-up order.
• Fri, 14 May 2010 19:00:39 GMTHead injuries for man hit by car
  A man is being treated for serious head injuries after he is knocked down by a car in Lancashire.