Luke Beardsworth

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Freelance Senior Editor at The Lead Magazine

director @almaonlineuk / senior editor (north) @theleaduk / editor @blogpreston / journalist, advisor and doer / @parkrun volunteer

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Full evacuation of Alston Dairy due to nearby fire which is now under control

1 day ago | blogpreston.co.uk | Luke Beardsworth

Employees at a dairy farm have been evacuated due to a large fire that emergency services now have under control. Emergency services were scrambled to a fire at the farm close to Alston Dairy between Longridge and Grimsargh at around 2.30pm this afternoon (14 May). The operators of Alston Dairy, James Hall & Co, confirmed that they had closed and evacuated the dairy as a precaution due to the fire.
Two men charged after spree of thefts reported across South Ribble and Preston

1 day ago | blogpreston.co.uk | Luke Beardsworth

Two men have been charged after a run of offences were reported across the South Ribble and Preston areas. Police issued an appeal in April for the public’s help in finding Niall Farmer and Aiden Craigy. They were also wanted in connection with reports in Fylde. Both were arrested in Preston on Monday afternoon (12 May).
Preston shops warned over incoming ban to single-use vapes

1 day ago | blogpreston.co.uk | Luke Beardsworth

Shops in Preston and the wider Lancashire area will not be able to sell single-use vapes from June 1, trading standards officers have warned. It will be against the law to sell those vapes from June 1 across the whole of the UK and they must instead be disposed of safely. Trading standards officers at Lancashire County Council have been working to remind shops to run down existing stocks before the ban comes into force.
Missing Burnley women Theresa Fitzpatrick believed to be in the Preston area

2 days ago | blogpreston.co.uk | Luke Beardsworth

A search is underway for a missing woman police believe is in the Preston area. Theresa Fitzpatrick, 38, was last seen in the Burnley area at 6.50am on Thursday (8 May). She also has links to Blackpool. Police are appealing for information regarding her whereabouts.
Crews rush to scene of fire at Rivington

2 days ago | blogpreston.co.uk | Luke Beardsworth

Crews are at the scene of a moor fire at Rivington. Multiple witness reports indicate that there is a significant fire on moorland close to Rivington Pike this evening (13 May). One witness told Blog Preston that the fire could be seen from Rivington Road close to Belmont but smoke can be seen rising for some distance around the scene.
Meadow Street rapist arrested at Dover trying to leave the country pleads guilty

2 days ago | blogpreston.co.uk | Luke Beardsworth

A man who attempted to flee the country has pleaded guilty to raping and assaulting a woman in Preston. Police were called to Meadow Street on January 8 this year just after midnight to a report that a woman in her 30s had been raped and assaulted. An investigation was launched with Ionica Rujea identified as a suspect. Read more: Church Street store banned from selling tobacco or vapes after āblatant disregardā for health of young peopleHe was arrested at Dover trying to flee the country.
Church Street store banned from selling tobacco or vapes after ‘blatant disregard’ for health of young people

2 days ago | blogpreston.co.uk | Luke Beardsworth

A Church Street store has been banned from selling tobacco or vaping products for 12 months after showing ‘blatant disregard’ for the health and wellbeing of young people. PR1 Euro Mini Market workers were caught selling vape products to people under the age of 18 on a number of occasions.
Search underway for 16-year-old Jevan Moore with links to Preston

3 days ago | blogpreston.co.uk | Luke Beardsworth

A police appeal has been launched after a 16-year-old boy was declared missing. Jevan Moore, 16, is from the Rainhill area of St Helens with the search efforts being led by Merseyside Police as a result. However, he is known to have links to Preston and visited the area recently. He was last seen on Friday in Southport town centre at around 7.30pm.
Reform UK’s Stephen Atkinson set to be next leader of Lancashire County Council

3 days ago | blogpreston.co.uk | Luke Beardsworth

The next leader of Lancashire County Council is set to be Cllr Stephen Atkinson. Cllr Atkinson was elected as the leader of the Reform UK group on the council which holds the majority of council seats after the election on 1 May. He represents the division of Ribble Valley South West and served as the Conservative leader of Ribble Valley Borough Council until he defected to Reform UK earlier this year.
Reform UK net zero assault risks 13,000 jobs and £1bn for Lancashire

4 days ago | lancashire.thelead.uk | Luke Beardsworth

Hello and welcome to The Lancashire Lead. Today we report on how Reform UK’s plans to cut through green investment in Lancashire could affect the county. One thing that came up more than once during the election was the sense Labour and the Conservatives are similar. It’s a criticism that cut through and enabled Reform UK to be presented as an alternative - but it really is quite rare that those two parties actually agree on something.