Lancashire missing out on an estimated £1.4million-a-day in funding due to resistance to the idea of a mayor

<p>An additional £300,000 is also being spent on further improvements to the soon to open cricket pitches and centre</p>

<p>The Preston Model? Mass house building? We dig into the numbers that reveal how Lancashire without a strong Preston is nowhere really.</p>

<p>Ahead of the return of the Tokyo Jo’s Reunion in April our latest trip into the archives</p>

<p>Lancashire County Council has confirmed the dates for further closures of Skew Bridge in Preston Road</p>

<p>A total of £500,000 has been earmarked for giving the grade-II listed park a ‘destination play area’.</p>

<p>Bishop of Lancaster is criticised by parishioners over the swift decision as they vow to campaign to keep their church despite huge repair bill</p>

<p>The open-access rail operator are due to start running new London-Scotland services which will call at Preston</p>

<p>The MET is back for a second run at the St Bernard’s Larches and Savick Community Hub</p>

<p>Preston does not need to outsize the biggest city-region venues; it needs a distinctive, flexible and well-positioned cultural space that can succeed at the right scale for Lancashire.</p>

<p>The change will involve Lancashire’s 14 boroughs merging, to varying degrees, depending on how many new authorities are created</p>

<p>Lancashire Constabulary and others face pressure from Ribble Valley MP after refusing to offer explanation after Monday’s M61 shutdown</p>

<p>Queen (three times), David Bowie, Victoria Wood, A-Ha, Pixies, Van Morrison, The Ramones, Peter Kay – we could go on. All the acts we’ve been able to find so far.</p>

Preston Guild Hall: Let's get the show back on in Preston, Lisa Nandy

<p>Preston Guild Hall’s future remains far from clear. We’re calling on the government to support Preston’s major venue ambitions.</p>

<p>A deal to acquire Guy’s Thatched Hamlet has now been concluded.</p>

Going behind the headlines to share stories from people in the South Wales Valleys

How does a new £100m building hailed as one of the best in Blackpool end up falling to bits in the wind?

<p>Just the 31,000 stories written later – thanks to everyone who has supported us.</p>

<p>New look unveiled in September and now up for recognition at awards ceremony</p>

<p>Preston’s resurgence will rely on multiple substantial investments rather than one big bang as was planned with the ill-fated Tithebarn which failed 14 years ago this week</p>

<p>Getting through thousands of tonnes a day, and famous locally for going up in smoke, what’s it like at the Longridge Road site?</p>

<p>Karen Killeen, who died in March this year from pneumonia, was seen falling from the back of the vehicle while in the care of a charity-operated day centre</p>

<p>Half-way point now reached in fan-funded fundraiser for huge illustration to be held up during home games and honouring PNE fans past and present</p>

<p>Catherine and Jon Mellowship, from Bamber Bridge, have chosen to release video of the attack on their son Ollie</p>

Original reporting by The Lead praised by judges as we scoop newsletter prize at Press Gazette's Future of Media Awards

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