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.
Cottam shops and apartments hub set for approvalA new ‘community hub’ of shops and apartments for Cottam looks set for approval – despite dozens of objections from nearby residents. Proposals from PWA Planning show the new three-storey […]
9 months ago Preston City Games returned at UCLan for first time in 10 yearsUCLan Sports Arena hosted the first Preston City Games since 2012 on Friday 30 June that saw teams of businesses compete in football, rounders and netball, followed by Golf at Ashton […]
9 months ago Preston City Council makes pledge to reduce controversial weedkillerPreston City Council has pledged to reduce its reliance on a controversial weedkiller which is currently used to treat parks, pavements and roads in its patch. The herbicide glyphosate was […]
9 months ago New Preston link road opened and named after Victoria Cross heroThe grandson of a First World War hero has officially opened one of the new link roads off the Preston Western Distributor. William Young Way will run off the new […]
9 months ago Advertisement Advertisement Preston Western Distributor 50mph speed limit causes confusionHighways bosses have explained why the speed limit on the new Preston Western Distributor Road is only 50 miles per hour – even though the original plan had been for […]
9 months ago ‘Join up’ housing and school plans for Preston says senior councillorA Preston councillor has called for more co-operation between different levels of local government to ensure that funding is provided for extra school places when new housing is built. Sue […]
9 months ago Preston Western Distributor £207m price tag defended by Lancashire County CouncilThe benefits that will be felt by Lancashire’s economy – and its commuters – make the £207m spent on the Preston Western Distributor Road a worthwhile investment. That was the […]
10 months ago Preston Western Distributor: Google Maps showing new road as still closedThe newest road in Preston may be welcoming drivers to it – but Google has other ideas. Google Maps seems to think the Preston Western Distributor, known as Edith Rigby […]
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