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Preston’s headlines in 2024: Month by month the biggest news stories
Posted on – 31st December, 2024 – 12:00pm | Author – Ed Walker | Posted in – …
A drink driver (pictured) has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after causing a collision that left a motorcyclist with life-changing injuries, including the loss of his leg.
Jamie Duxbury (33) was intoxicated and driving at excessive spe…
Steven Howarth, 68, was riding his Harley Davidson on the motorway close to junction 5 on September 8 last year, returning home to Haslingden after having a meal with friends in Southport.
He was travelling on the inside lane when the side of his bike …
A Lancashire[1] man who was killed by a falling tree in Storm Darragh has been named. Tributes have been paid to Paul Fiddler, who died after a tree fell onto his van on the A59 in Longton, near Preston.
Emergency services raced out to the scene at aro…
Storm Darragh has brought severe winds to the UK as the Met Office delivers weather warningsGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailSign up to our free Morning Headline…
The first victim of deadly Storm Darragh[1] – who was killed when a tree fell onto his van near a police headquarters – has been named.
Paul Fiddler, aged in his 40s and an assistant manager at a non-league football[2] team, was pronounced dead at the …
Strong winds are set to batter the UK again after Storm Darragh swept through the country, with gales having exceeded 90mph.
A fresh yellow Met Office wind warning came into force across much of England and Wales at 6am on Sunday, as winds of up to 80…
Strong winds are set to batter the UK again after Storm Darragh swept through the country.
A fresh yellow Met Office wind warning came into force across much of England and Wales at 6am, as winds of up to 80mph continued to hit Northern Ireland.
Gusts…
Millions of Brits have been warned to brace for further disruption as more strong winds are set to sweep across the UK following Storm Darragh.
Northern Ireland was exposed to wind gusts of up to 80mph overnight, while a fresh yellow Met Office wind wa…
The story so far
Flights and train services have been cancelled amid high winds and flooding while trees were uprooted and travel plans were thrown into chaos as Storm Barragh battered the north west.
One man died in Lancashire after a tree fell onto h…