After deeming Jacob Gill to be a dangerous offender, Judge Robert Altham, The Recorder of Preston, sentenced him to 29 years custody and a further five years on extended licence. Gill will have to serve two thirds of that sentence until he is eligible to go before the Parole Board.
We are continuing to investigate the circumstances around a fire in Preston and want to update you on the latest.
Emergency services were called around 6.30pm on Tuesday to a report of a fire at a property near to the city centre in Church Street.
Eighteen members of a gang who conspired to flood the streets of East Lancashire with crack cocaine and heroin were sentenced on Wednesday.