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New Hall Lane bus lane cameras to begin operating in May

New Hall Lane bus lane signs Pic: Blog Preston Preston’s latest bus lane will start being monitored by cameras during May. Lancashire County Council has begun installing the new cameras along New Hall Lane. The stretch of bus lane, […]

3 weeks ago
New solar panels at NHS sites in Whittingham and Fulwood welcomed by Ribble Valley MP

Ribble Valley MP Maya Ellis has welcomed the news that two NHS sites in her constituency are to receive funding from Great British Energy to install solar panels. Guild Lodge […]

3 weeks ago
Longridge grandmother among group taking on hunger strike to campaign against poverty

Longridge-based 73-year-old taking part in a 48-hour hunger strike on 29/30 March A grandmother from Longridge is amongst a group of Central Lancashire women going on hunger strike this weekend as part of a campaign to end levels of poverty that leave […]

3 weeks ago
Preston disability charity calls on Rachel Reeves to re-think ‘devastating’ PIP benefit cuts

Mel Close is chief executive of Preston-based disability charity Disability Equality North West ‘Life costs more for disabled people’ is the message being given to the Chancellor ahead of the Spring Statement mini-budget. Chief executive of Preston-based charity Disability Equality North West has […]

4 weeks ago
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Moor Park tree felling ahead of restoration work prompts nesting bird concerns

Tree felling at Moor Park Pic: Lou Smith/Blog Preston Work has started on the restoration of Moor Park with tree felling raising eyebrows amongst concerned park users. A multi-million pound project is due to enlarge and enhance the Serpentine […]

4 weeks ago
Revamp of Lancashire’s councils could cost more than it saves if too many replacements are made

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston A radical revamp of Lancashire’s councils could end up creating a system that is more £11m a year more expensive to run than the one it replaces – in spite […]

4 weeks ago
Scrapped services, timetable changes and new routes – all the Preston, South Ribble and Chorley bus changes planned

Preston Bus Station Pic: Blog Preston Bus services in and around Preston are seeing timetable and route changes from the end of March – as well as the ending of some services and new operators taking […]

4 weeks ago
Preston City Council extends who receives full council tax relief

Preston Town Hall in Lancaster Road Pic: Blog Preston The council tax support scheme in Preston is changing from April to help more working age people pay their bills. From 1 April, people who qualify can receive 100 per […]

4 weeks ago
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