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‘Join up’ housing and school plans for Preston says senior councillor

Signs for new housing developments in Preston Pic: Blog Preston A Preston councillor has called for more co-operation between different levels of local government to ensure that funding is provided for extra school places when new housing is built. Sue […]

9 months ago
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 […]

9 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 […]

9 months ago
Preston Western Distributor open as first vehicles drive down

The first vehicles have now used the new Preston Western Distributor – known as Edith Rigby Way – as it was declared open. Four years in the making the road […]

9 months ago
Advertisement Advertisement 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 […]

9 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 […]

9 months ago
Cottam Primary School two-form entry to be made permanent

County councillors have agreed to add a one-form entry expansion to Cottam Primary School from 2023/2024 and for it to permanently be a two-form entry primary school. It is intended […]

10 months ago
Cuadrilla given another two years to return Little Plumpton fracking site

Fracking firm Cuadrilla has been given another two years to fully restore its controversial exploration site in Fylde to its former use as an unremarkable field. The plot, off Preston […]

10 months ago
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