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.
Shoe store to open in new Ashton-on-Ribble homeWynsors World of Shoes is opening in Blackpool Road A former mini-supermarket in Ashton-on-Ribble is to re-open as a shoe shop. Wynsors World of Shoes has left its Corporation Street […]
7 years ago Network Rail to carry out overnight piling on Preston to Blackpool lineThe piling process will take place for a number of weeks Homeowners along the Preston to Blackpool railway line have been warned to expect weeks of disruption. Overnight piling is […]
7 years ago Space Centre fraudster Fiona Barnes to pay back just £1Fiona Barnes pictured at her leaving do A fundraiser who stole £24,713 from a disabled children’s charity she worked for has been ordered to pay back just £1 of the […]
7 years ago Pensioner’s mobility scooter taken from outside Post OfficeThe Post Office in Blackpool Road where the incident took place Pic: Google A Preston woman has spoken of her anger at seeing a pensioner’s mobility scooter stolen. The woman, […]
7 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Lane Ends shop closes after 25 years of knittingThe Wool Shop closed its doors in late April Pic: Tony Worrall A stitch in time of Preston’s retail history has closed its doors for the final time. The Wool […]
7 years ago This is the state that fly-tippers left Cottam Lane inFly tippers have unloaded their unwanted goods on Cottam Lane in Preston. The items dumped next to Haslam Park in Ashton included stacks of wood, tyres, old cushions, bags of rubbish […]
7 years ago Mapped: Major roadworks happening in Preston this summerWe’ll be seeing a fair bit of this in the coming weeks Pic: Tony Worrall Preston’s road network is to see a range of different closures as a blitz on […]
7 years ago Family pay tribute to man who died in collision at Preston DocksFamily issued picture of Christopher Scott The family of a man who died in a collision at Preston Docks have issued a tribute. Christopher Scott, 32, died after he was […]
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