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News and information about Lea. It sits right on the Western frontier of Preston as you head out towards Lytham and Blackpool and is part of the sprawling area known as Ashton-on-Ribble.

Preston Western Distributor £207m price tag defended by Lancashire County Council

The benefits that will be felt by Lancashire’s economy – and its commuters – make the £207m spent on the Preston Western Distributor Road a worthwhile investment. That was the […]

10 months ago
Preston Western Distributor: Google Maps showing new road as still closed

The newest road in Preston may be welcoming drivers to it – but Google has other ideas. Google Maps seems to think the Preston Western Distributor, known as Edith Rigby […]

10 months ago
Preston Western Distributor: Watch drive-through of new link road

How the new Preston Western Distributor looks on the tarmac has been released. Lancashire County Council is due to open what’s to be known as Edith Rigby Way at 11am […]

10 months ago
Preston Western Distributor and new M55 junction opening

The long-awaited Preston Western Distributor and new junction on the M55 is opening today. Known as Edith Rigby Way the new road links the A583 Blackpool Road and Riversway with […]

10 months ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston Western Distributor work enters final stages

MBP PWD photocall Edith Rigby Way Work on the Preston Western Distributor has moved into the final stages. Lancashire County Council and main contractor Costain are delivering the PWDR scheme, including building a new M55 motorway […]

10 months ago
Charity tournament at Ashton and Lea Golf Club raises thousands

Daniel Maddox (Evolve Document Solutions) and Shane Friend (Stone Create) celebrating another successful charity golf day in 2023 Lancashire businesses have joined forces to raise £4,786.50 for Heartbeat NWCC and The Philip Maher Foundation at their fourth annual charity golf day at Ashton and Lea Golf Club. The […]

10 months ago
Cow becomes stuck in Savick Brook taking a cooling dip

Firefighters dealt with an unusual callout during Tuesday’s hot weather. Penwortham Fire Station sent a crew to Savick Brook after a cow was spotted being stuck in the water. Animal […]

10 months ago
Next phase of Savick regeneration underway

Savick during construction Community Gateway Association (CGA) has completed the demolition of the empty shops and old-style maisonettes at Savick, ready for the development phase.   In 2017, CGA started developing the area around […]

11 months ago
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