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Fishwick

News and information for the area of Preston, Lancashire known as Fishwick. An area to the South-East of the city it is what you’ll see as you come up the hill from Walton-le-Dale and includes the area known as St Matthews.

Preston’s constant M6 gridlock and whether there is any solution

Gridlocked traffic on the M6 northbound Pic: National Highways North West Preston’s road network once again creaked and groaned with bumper-to-bumper traffic for 36-hours this week. The latest M6 closure, due to a lorry crash which took out the central barriers […]

3 days ago
Much-loved Muay Thai gym in Preston raises money for refurbishment

Members of Johnsons Muay Thai gym. A much-loved Muay Thai gym in Preston is aiming to raise as much money as they can to refurbish their new home. Johnson’s Muay Thai has recently had planning permission […]

4 days ago
Woman in her 40s attacked and robbed in Deepdale Mill Street

Deepdale Mill Street where the attack took place Pic: Google Police are searching for a man after a woman was assaulted and robbed in the St Matthews area of the city. A picture has been released after reports of a […]

1 week ago
Preston’s intense gridlock as lorry crashes through M6 central reservation

Gridlocked traffic on the M6 northbound Pic: National Highways North West Preston is expected to remain gridlocked until well into Monday evening after a lorry driver crashed through the central reservation of the M6. There are delays on the M6 northbound […]

1 week ago
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New Hall Lane re-opens after overturned car blocks roundabout

Scene in New Hall Lane during Friday morning Pic: Blog Preston New Hall Lane was closed due to an overturned car. The crash took place near the Hesketh Arms roundabout around 10.20am on Friday (7 March). Preston Police say the road […]

2 weeks ago
School children help team plant over 8,000 trees at Fishwick Bottoms

More than 8,000 trees have been planted at Fishwick Bottoms as part of the Preston and South Ribble flood risk management scheme. Schoolchildren from Home Slack Primary School, Ribble Rivers […]

3 weeks ago
Quad bike and three off-road bikes seized by police after Moor Park reports

The three bikes and quad bike were seized near Brockholes Brow by police Pic: Preston Police Three nuisance off-road bikes and a quad bike have been seized by police. The vehicles were located near to Brockholes Brow after reports they were being driven dangerously in and […]

4 weeks ago
Police urge witnesses to come forward in investigation into death of man in River Ribble

Emergency services were called to the River Ribble near the Boulevard and Avenham Park on Sunday lunchtime Pic: Google Police have released a description of a man who was found dead in the River Ribble on Sunday. A 69-year-old man was found in the water near to the Boulevard […]

1 month ago
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