Preston News from the BBC

The latest News in Preston, Lancashire

• Fri, 14 May 2010 17:45:45 GMTFive jailed for violent robberies
  Five men involved in two robberies are jailed after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery.
• Fri, 14 May 2010 17:34:29 GMTHalloween-mask van raider jailed
  A man is jailed for his part in a violent security van robbery outside a supermarket in Carlisle.
• Fri, 14 May 2010 13:18:55 GMTThird vehicle in Tesco gun raid
  Police are examining a third vehicle they believe was used by a gang who shot a guard in the leg during a raid on a security van in Lancashire.
• Thu, 13 May 2010 15:30:41 GMTBrothel listed on council website
  A Lancashire council takes legal action against a woman who ran a brothel, and listed it as a beauty salon on its website.
• Thu, 13 May 2010 12:27:43 GMTGas works redevelopment protest
  Parents protest against decontamination plans for an old gas works near a primary school.
• Thu, 13 May 2010 11:37:36 GMTLife term for rent row murderer
  A man who murdered his landlord by stabbing him 83 times in a rent dispute is sentenced to life imprisonment.
• Thu, 13 May 2010 09:32:46 GMTPreston cup medal fetches £5,000
  A 1938 Preston North End FA Cup winners' medal sells for £5,000 at auction, while a programme from the club's 1922 final fetches £3,800.
• Wed, 12 May 2010 17:19:15 GMTMan convicted of landlord murder
  A man is found guilty of fatally stabbing his landlord 83 times before going to buy alcohol with blood-stained bank notes.
• Wed, 12 May 2010 12:07:06 GMTFunding dispute over rape centre
  The future of a centre for rape and sexual assault victims in Lancashire looks uncertain due to a row over funding.
• Wed, 12 May 2010 11:34:09 GMTTribute to father killed in crash
  The family of a motorcyclist who died in a crash in Wigan pay tribute to an "adoring father".