Pop-up cycle lane to be removed on A583 Riversway and Watery Lane

Ashton-on-Ribble

News and information for the area of Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston. Includes the Tulketh, Larches and Ashton areas of the city, plus a big swathe of what’s known as Riversway down by the docks.

A pop-up cycle lane in Preston is due to be removed due to low usage, but other measures to boost cycling as part of the emergency response to the coronavirus […]

4 years ago The areas of Preston, South Ribble and Chorley affected by Covid-19 last week

New figures have revealed the areas of Preton, South Ribble and Chorley to have recorded positive coronavirus tests in the week from August 28 to September 3. Read more: The areas affected by coronavirus between August 22 – 28 Moor Park […]

4 years ago ‘They’re losing the will to live’ – Ashton nurse fighting for care home residents who are still in lockdown

A registered nurse from Ashton is fighting for the rights of care home residents who have not been allowed to see their loved ones since lockdown began in March. Whistleblower […]

4 years ago In case you missed it: Five stories from Preston this week, August 29 to September 4

A lot has happened in Preston over the last seven days. Fulwood and Walton-le-Dale saw the closure and opening of coronavirus testing centres, and The Living City project launched its […]

4 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Demolition of Savick shops will go ahead; 12 new homes, a library and shop to follow

The demolition of the Savick shops has been approved. Community Gateway Association‘s second phase of regeneration plans for the area was passed on 20 August by Preston City Council. The development […]

4 years ago Colleagues in Ashton-on-Ribble raise money for Lancashire Mind charity

Team members at Co-op Funeralcare in Ashton-on-Ribble completed a 12-hour bike ride from inside the funeral home to raise funds for people living with mental illnesses. Four colleagues took turns […]

4 years ago Lea PCOS sufferer walking 100 miles with her baby – after being told she’d never have children

A Lea mum is walking 100 miles with her baby during September to raise awareness of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Laura Faulkner runs the Lancashire group of the UK’s only […]

4 years ago The areas of Preston to have had positive Covid-19 tests last week

Frenchwood and Fishwick had the highest recorded number of positive coronavirus tests in the week from August 22 to 28. Eleven people tested positive for the virus in that area. […]

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