This category relates to all things to do with politics in Preston.
Preston budget: Councillors to meet to discuss Preston council tax increase and cutbacks
Preston’s councillors will meet on Thursday to discuss a proposed rise in council tax. The Labour administration, led by councillor Peter Rankin, are proposing a 1.99 per cent rise in […]
After ten years as a Preston city councillor I have had to resign due to family illness. It’s a sad moment and there is much I will miss, but sometimes […]
The strength of public feeling about potential cuts to rural evening and weekend bus services in and around Preston has forced a council re-think. Lancashire County Council has been forced […]
Preston was the centre of a Channel 4 news report on a study which showed young people are migrating to London. The video report features interviews with the city council […]
A Preston credit union is set to be bank rolled by the city council. Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Credit Union have been invited to expand their services into Preston, potentially […]
Preston City Council is currently consulting on major cutbacks to its services as it seeks to save £3.6 million. As council tax goes up, there will also need to be […]
Street cleaning, pest control and community support are three areas targeted in the latest round of council cutbacks. Preston City Council has revealed its budget will fall by £3.6 million […]
A Preston MP is one of a number of political figures calling on the Prime Minister to ensure local communities get a pay back from any fracking. Swathes of Lancashire, […]