Man charged with murder of baby boy in Fulwood

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• MP demands end to South Ribble asylum hotel

  South Ribble’s MP has called on the government to set an exact date by which it will end the use of a hotel in his constituency as accommodation for asylum seekers – almost three years after it was closed to the public for that purpose.

• Digital hubs refused permission

  A bid to install a series of digital advertising screens across Preston city centre has been rejected over concerns they would clutter the street.

• More padel plans for Preston

  A second set of indoor padel tennis courts are set to come to Preston, just weeks after the first opened.

• New build homes in Chorley being burgled before people even move in

  Newly-built houses in Chorley are being targeted by burglars for their fixtures and fittings – before anyone has even moved in.

• Lancashire councils reorganisation costs shock

  A radical revamp of Lancashire’s councils could end up creating a system that is £11m a year more expensive to run than the one it replaces – in spite of one of the aims of the change being to save money.

• Gang who smuggled drugs and phones into Lancaster and Preston prisons jailed

  A criminal gang who smuggled drugs and phones into prisons in Preston and Lancaster have been given lengthy jail sentences.

• Get ready for new bus links in central Lancashire

  Better bus links in Preston, Chorley and South Ribble will be starting this month. 

• Murder investigation underway after man dies

  A man seriously injured in an assault in Preston last week has died.