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News and information about the village of Broughton which is just to the North of the city of Preston, Lancashire

M6 two-hour delays as lorry overturns near Junction 33

The scene on the M6 near Junction 33 Pic: Callum Bradley There’s two-hour delays reported due to an over-turned lorry on the M6 between Garstang and Preston. Emergency services remain on the scene of the crash between Junction 32 and Junction […]

2 months ago
M6 Junction 33 and 32 lanes shut between Garstang and Preston

Queues on the M6 southbound near Junction 33 Pic: Dawn Waterhouse/Preston Lancashire traffic and travel Two lanes remain closed southbound on the M6 between Garstang and Preston with the northbound also having a lane closed. Emergency services have been scrambled to the scene between Junction […]

2 months ago
New government breakfast clubs: Broughton Primary School rules itself out of ‘early adopter’ status

Broughton Primary School in Church Lane, Broughton Pic: Google An ‘early adopter’ primary school of free breakfast clubs has claimed they are not financially viable. Broughton in Amounderness Primary School was listed as one of hundreds of schools across […]

3 months ago
Lancaster Canal reopens after embankment collapse is finally repaired

Lancaster Canal has reopened after almost eight months of being closed. Part of the embankment and towpath collapsed to the north of the Moons Bridge Marina near Woodplumpton and temporary dams were put in […]

3 months ago
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Search underway for John Eastham last seen on Monday evening

John Eastham A search is underway after a man from Preston, who police want to speak with in connection with an affray, went missing. John Eastham, from Fulwood, was last seen in […]

3 months ago
Goosnargh Lodge Park on site of former golf course sees first lodge put in place

The first holiday lodge has arrived at a former golf course and farm in Goosnargh. The transformation of Goosnargh Golf Club has entered a new phase on the one time […]

3 months ago
Primrose Festival springs into life in Preston

The Primrose Festival celebrates the popular spring bloomers Pic: Barton Grange Garden Centre A Preston garden centre is celebrating one of spring’s earliest flowers with a dedicated Primrose Festival. The event is taking place at Barton Grange Garden Centre until Sunday 2 March […]

3 months ago
M55, M6 and Ribbleton crashes lead to Preston’s Tuesday morning gridlock

Delays on the M55 towards Preston on Tuesday morning due to the earlier crash at the Broughton interchange Pic: Phillip Greenwood/Preston Traffic & Travel Motorists on the M55 and M6 have seen delays of more than an hour due to multiple crashes. The M55 has delays stretching back from the Broughton roundabout to Junction […]

3 months ago
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