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• Plans for new Preston council house tenants to move in ‘by start of 2027’

  The first council house tenants in Preston for more than two decades could be moving into their new homes by the start of next year, the city’s leader has said.

• Plans for Preston rural estate thrown out

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• Hundreds of 'potentially dangerous' squishy toys pulled from Lancashire shop shelves

  A stark warning of the potential dangers of illegal squishy, sensory toys has been issued by  Lancashire County Council's Trading Standards after 200 toys were removed from sale in a fortnight.

• Leyland man fined after cat seriously injured in illegal trap

  A Leyland man has been ordered to pay compensation after pleading guilty to an animal cruelty offence that left a pet cat with serious injuries.

• 22 nuisance vehicles seized in Preston during crackdown

  Twenty-two nuisance vehicles, including illegal e-bikes and e-scooters, have been seized in Preston as part of a day of action targeting anti-social behaviour.

• Man injured in Preston crash

  A man’s been injured in a crash on a busy road in Preston.