Preston City Council’s planning department has been judged to provide “an exemplary approach to identifying, unlocking and kick-starting brownfield housing sites.” The City Living Strategy has won the Planning for Increased Housing […]

The leader of Lancashire County Council has written to the Government to provide further details about a proposal to restructure local government in Lancashire. Councillor Geoff Driver CBE has submitted […]

A pop-up cycle lane in Preston is due to be removed due to low usage, but other measures to boost cycling as part of the emergency response to the coronavirus […]

The infection rate of coronavirus in Preston is at its highest since the national lockdown earlier this year. The rate of infection is rising, with numbers reaching 59.1 (per 100,000) […]

A row has broken out between local residents and developers of a new apartment complex planned for Garden Street near Winckley Square. The development, submitted by Mr Mustak Bhaliok and […]

A new café could replace a carpet shop in Plungington after a planning application was submitted. The new café, which is set to be opened at 80 Plungington Road, would […]

As universities are set to welcome back students, UCLan and Preston City Council are preparing the city for students to return in a COVID safe way. The university announced last […]

Preston City Council will start making home visits as part of an increased involvement in the national track and trace system. The council will be reaching out to residents in […]