News and information about the Garrison area of Preston, Lancashire. Part of the district of Fulwood the area includes Preston’s barracks and lots of new housing to the Eastern edge of the city.
Watling Street Road junction roadworks set to see major disruptionThere is set to be three weeks of roadworks on Watling Street Road from Monday (18 March). The work is to upgrade traffic lights at the Watling Street junction with […]
4 days ago Local housing plan deadline must be hit to avoid building free-for-allThe race is on for Preston, South Ribble and Chorley councils to complete years of work that will determine where and how many new houses are built in each area […]
5 months ago Woman taken to hospital after Highgate Wood incidentA woman has been taken to hospital after an incident in Highgate Wood in Fulwood. A witness told Blog Preston they saw emergency services “trying to pull someone out of […]
5 months ago Preston City Council local elections 2023 full list of resultsThe Preston City Council local elections took place yesterday (Thursday 4 May) with Labour holding 10 out of the 16 seats available. There was no change elsewhere as the Conservative […]
11 months ago Advertisement Advertisement New housing plans for long-stalled Sumners site in Deepdale approvedPlans to include shops and a community centre as part of the redevelopment of a former Preston pub site have been abandoned. Permission was granted exactly three years ago to […]
11 months ago Preston local elections 2023 candidates confirmedPreston City Council Local Elections are taking place on Thursday 4 May. Below is a full list of everyone seeking election across the 16 wards. Don’t forget – you will […]
12 months ago Highgate Wood boardwalk in Fulwood repaired and back openIn a little known green oasis, tucked away just off the A6 in Fulwood, the Mayor of Preston, Cllr Neil Derby officially opened a new, much anticipated boardwalk. This was […]
1 year ago Preston Military Show returning to Fulwood BarracksA popular military event will return to Preston this September for the first time since 2019. On Saturday, 3 September, from 11am, the Preston Military Show will return to Fulwood […]
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