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Greyfriars

News and information about the Greyfriars area of Preston, Lancashire. One of the electoral wards making up the area known as Fulwood, it has the West Coast Main Line running through its heart and includes the Lightfoot Lane area.

New plan tabled for flats near Savick Brook in Fulwood

The land off Garstang Road Pic: Blog Preston A new application has been submitted to build flats on empty land off Garstang Road near Savick Brook. The plans would see one two-storey apartment block and one four-storey apartment […]

2 years ago
Fulwood emergency works which caused Garstang Road gridlock now complete

Emergency roadworks were carried out over the weekend at Garstang Rd close to the junction with Lightfoot Lane. The roadworks were still causing traffic issues on Monday (7 February) morning […]

2 years ago
Cottam Primary School pupils help to launch new Co-op store

Children from Cottam Primary School helped to launch Cottam’s new Co-op. The youngsters helped to cut the ribbon and launch the new store on Friday, November 26. The shop, which […]

2 years ago
All UCLan rugby games to be played at Preston Grasshoppers in Fulwood

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has strengthened its relationship with Preston Grasshoppers RFC as it has made Lightfoot Green its new home for rugby union training and matches. All […]

2 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Faulty temporary traffic lights cause delays on Lightfoot Lane in Fulwood

Update: The lights are now working. A gas firm has reported a fault with a set of temporary traffic lights on Lightfoot Lane in Fulwood. Cadent Gas is working on […]

2 years ago
Much-loved Preston Grasshoppers coach has died

PGRFC 1st XV Assistant Coach at Preston Grasshoppers, Donny Sutherland, has sadly died on Wednesday, November 3. He died after battling an illness in recent months. The club took to their […]

2 years ago
Preston poet teams up with national housebuilder to celebrate the north

Preston poet Sarah Chadwick has teamed up with a housebuilder to highlight the north of England through verse. Barratt Homes commissioned Sarah to write a poem titled Up North. It […]

2 years ago
Financial advice firm open new branch in Fulwood

The national financial advice firm Tenet&You has opened a new branch in Preston. The newly developed offices on Garstang Road, Fulwood, which opened on 19 July, will bolster the company’s […]

3 years ago
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