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• Man sentenced for racial abuse and assaulting police officers in Chorley

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• Warning over sextortion scams after rise in reports across Preston

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• Lancashire Mind’s Mental Elf returns to Leyland with £21,000 fundraising challenge

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• Derelict building plans revealed for Preston

  Preston City Council says it will seek the views of the public and property owners before deciding how to spend the £1.55m it has been given to help deal with dilapidated and disused buildings.

• South Ribble affordable housing estate approved

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• Preston leads Lancashire in food waste recycling

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