The ''Lancashire Evening Post'' is a daily

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based in Fulwood, a suburb of the city of

Preston, Lancashire Preston () is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England. The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire and the wider City of Preston local government district. Preston and its surrounding distr ...

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. According to the

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, its first edition was published on 18 October 1886. It is known locally as the ''LEP''.

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