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Formal investigation required into potential environmental impact of new industrial estate on farmland near M6

Alongside Little Rough Hey Farm, where new Frontier Park industrial estate and drive-thru units are proposed (image: Google) A formal probe will be required into the potential effects on the environment of a proposed new industrial estate near Preston before a decision is made about whether it can […]

2 months ago
Digital advertising screens with defibrillators, free WiFi and device charging declined in Preston

Proposed communication hub location in Preston A bid to install a series of digital advertising screens across Preston city centre has been rejected over concerns they would clutter the street. The displays would have formed the […]

2 months ago
Indoor padel tennis courts planned for empty Fulwood warehouse

Proposed new padel centre A second set of indoor padel tennis courts are set to come to Preston, just weeks after the first opened. Plans have been unveiled for the latest facility, in a […]

2 months ago
Longridge grandmother among group taking on hunger strike to campaign against poverty

Longridge-based 73-year-old taking part in a 48-hour hunger strike on 29/30 March A grandmother from Longridge is amongst a group of Central Lancashire women going on hunger strike this weekend as part of a campaign to end levels of poverty that leave […]

2 months ago
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Calls for target date for end of use of hotels to house asylum seekers

Best Western Preston Leyland Hotel South Ribble’s MP has called on the government to set an exact date by which it will end the use of a hotel in his constituency as accommodation for asylum […]

2 months ago
New-build homes in Chorley being targeted before anyone even moves in

Chief Inspector James Neale Newly-built houses in Chorley are being targeted by burglars for their fixtures and fittings – before anyone has even moved in. The borough saw a 39 percent increase in burglaries […]

2 months ago
Plans for Deepdale GP surgery to relocate into former bus depot

Proposed new medical centre, St Paul's Road A building that was once part of Preston bus depot is being eyed as the base for a new medical centre. Plans have been lodged to convert and extend the […]

2 months ago
Revamp of Lancashire’s councils could cost more than it saves if too many replacements are made

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston A radical revamp of Lancashire’s councils could end up creating a system that is more £11m a year more expensive to run than the one it replaces – in spite […]

2 months ago
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