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This category relates to all things to do with housing in Preston.

Foxton Day Centre is saved as Preston’s homelessness help strategy takes shape

Foxton Day Centre in Fox Street A day centre helping the city’s homeless is to remain open after being at potential risk of closure in council cut-backs. It comes as Preston City Council unveiled more of […]

1 week ago
Mould-dripping walls, ‘wafer thin beds’ for kids and Preston family driven from a safe home

Sophie says the tiny thin mattress had just a sheet for bedding and there was mould-covered walls exposed next to the beds Pic: Blog Preston A woman who spent a decade living in Plungington and was recently made homeless has told of her experience. She also raised concerns about the standard of accommodation being used […]

1 week ago
Botany Bay owner lodges plans to build holiday cottages on his Ribble Valley dairy farm

Botany Bay owner Tim Knowles has lodged plans to convert former barns and pigsties into holiday cottages on his Chipping dairy farm. Property magnate Mr Knowles, who spearheaded the redevelopment […]

1 week ago
New service in Preston and Lancashire launches to encourage environmentally cleaner homes

Rooftops Pic: 70023venus2009 Greener Homes in Lancashire is a new free advice service, launched on 22 January 2025. The service provides help to households and landlords on how to improve their properties by […]

2 weeks ago
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New canal side homes finished by Community Gateway Association in Ashton-on-Ribble

Community Gateway Association is celebrating building its 1,000th affordable new home in Preston. The development which saw the 1,000th home, has 12 houses with affordable rent. Located in Tulketh Brow […]

3 weeks ago
Central Lancashire councils pledge to protect natural environment in building 25,000 new homes over next two decades

Central Lancashire Local Plan Mapping Central Lancashire will remain a place with “room to breathe” – even after the building of more than 25,000 new homes across the area over the course of nearly two […]

3 weeks ago
Part of Lancashire Central land at Cuerden sold off for new housing

An aerial view showing the land acquired by Rowland Homes Pic: Rowland Homes Part of what is due to be a huge new employment, retail and industrial park at the end of the M65 at Bamber Bridge has been sold off for housing. […]

4 weeks ago
Community Gateway Association demolishing ‘Ribble Heights’ in Ribbleton

Part of the Ribble Heights building being demolished in Ribbleton Pic: Natalie Phipps/Blog Preston Demolition of social housing in Ribbleton is due to go on until March this year. Community Gateway Association started work in December at the flats – known as Ribble Heights […]

4 weeks ago
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