Fresh Cuerden proposals revealed in wake of IKEA and retail park scheme collapse

Penwortham

News and information for the area of Penwortham. Although not politically in Preston it is perhaps spiritually. Penwortham is just across the River Ribble from Preston but many Penworthiams class themselves as Prestonians, although they are part of South Ribble Borough Council.

What was due to be a flagship IKEA store in Lancashire and associated retail park now looks set to become a logistics warehouse and industrial centre. Cuerden, off the M6 […]

5 years ago South Ribble local election 2019 candidates confirmed

South Ribble goes to the polls in an all-out local election during May. All 50 seats in the borough are up for election. Below is a full list of everyone […]

5 years ago Marking 40 years of UCLan’s library as former Penwortham librarian recalls meeting Prince Philip

A Penwortham woman has returned to the library where she started working 40 years ago. Sue Dawson began working at the University of Central Lancashire’s library at the Preston campus […]

5 years ago Moonlight and Memories walk for St Catherine’s Hospice to use two new routes

Striding out for St Catherine’s Hospice is going to go by a new route this year. The city’s hospice puts on its annual Moonlight and Memories walk raising tens of […]

5 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Penwortham teenager is banned from Kingsfold, Longton and New Longton

A teenager has been banned from entering a large swathe of Penwortham. 16-year-old Kyle Collins has been given a Criminal Behaviour Order. South Ribble Police have published details of the […]

5 years ago Penwortham nursery act of kindness makes local firms smile

A nursery in Penwortham has been spreading cheer in Penwortham. Maryland’s nursery had its outbuilding damaged by fire and toys were destroyed. Nursery owner Jennifer Turner said children had delivered […]

5 years ago Penwortham’s Bread and Butter is spreading out into the old Lloyds Bank building

Bread and Butter in Penwortham is moving to a new, bigger premises – two doors down the road. The popular cafe will relocate to the old Lloyds Bank building in […]

5 years ago Knife was found after Penwortham fight as police update on arrests

Police have clarified a knife was found following an incident of disorder in Penwortham. South Ribble Police described a ‘melee’ taking place involving 12 young people in Liverpool Road on […]

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