News and information for the area of Cottam in Preston, Lancashire. Part of what’s known as Ingol the area of Cottam was famous once for Cottam Hall and its brickworks, today it’s an area sought after by developers to build new housing on.
Preston Western Distributor road to host 5k and 10k races
The Rotary Club of Preston Guild will this October hold 5 and 10k races along the new Western Distributor Road to mark its opening. The club organised the run along […]
The city of Preston has formally welcomed Councillor Neil Darby as its 694th Mayor. Councillor Darby is one of the youngest to hold the role, as far as records show, at […]
The planned retail and leisure development at the former Cottam Brickworks site has been given the go ahead despite no developer contributions to affordable housing or education places. The application […]
The Preston City Council local elections took place yesterday (Thursday 5 May) with Labour holding 11 out of the 17 seats available. There was no change elsewhere as the Conservative […]
Cottam’s Nathan Logsdon has signed up to take part in an extreme tough mudder event to raise money for the charity that supported him during his cancer treatment. Nathan, aged […]
Ashton-on-Ribble locals have taken to social media to complain about the state of the Lancaster Canal. Residents in Shelley Road, which backs on to the end of the canal near Aqueduct […]
A number of roadworks are taking place in the coming weeks which will have an impact on the bus service. Roadworks and bus stop closures will have an effect on […]
Cottam’s Hoyles Lane has this week closed for ongoing reconstruction works to the junction with Sandy Lane. Lancashire County Council began the works on Saturday 12 February, and they will […]