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Commercial units to be added to major Calder Rise housing development at Cottam

Land for final proposed phase of Calder Rise development. Credit: TEP Ecology via Preston City Council planning portal Shops are set to form part of the final phase of a major housing development in suburban Preston. Plans have been unveiled for the completion of the Calder Rise scheme […]

33 minutes ago
Parking at Preston Bus Station set to increase by around 20%

Preston bus station The cost of parking is set to increase at Preston Bus Station – by around 20 percent. Pay-and-display charges and fees for pre-paid permits will all be hiked by Lancashire […]

2 days ago
Buses in Preston ‘should be taken into public control for Greater Manchester-like system’

Preston Bus Station Pic: Blog Preston Preston’s buses are now so unreliable they should be taken into public control. That was the demand – and claim – from city councillors who resolved to push for the […]

3 days ago
Harris Museum and Art Gallery reopening date uncertain as gallery works begin

The Harris has been closed for refurbishment works since 2022 Pic: Lynn Fielding A new fit-out contractor has begun work on the delayed Harris Museum and Art Gallery restoration. Preston City Council has been officially handed back the grade-I listed museum by Conlon […]

4 days ago
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New Preston city centre homeless shelter opening delayed until March

The former shop unit which is due to become a new night shelter for the city's rough sleepers Pic: Blog Preston A new homeless shelter for Preston city centre has been delayed. Preston City Council is due to kit out the former shop facing the city’s Flag Market in Market Street. […]

4 days ago
Increase in vandalism at Haslam Park sees “extensive and costly” repairs

Some of the damage at Haslam Park. Pic: Parks In Preston via Instagram A Preston park is appealing for information after an increase in vandalism. Over the past few weeks, Haslam Park in Ashton-on-Ribble has seen criminal damage, resulting in “extensive and costly” […]

5 days ago
Preston pair running illegal waste tip in Deepdale caught

Waste being kept at the Skeffington Road site Pic: Environment Agency Two Preston men involved in running an illicit tip and fly-tipping in the city have been given community orders. An investigation by the Environment Agency into Finney Skeffington Ltd (FSL) […]

5 days 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 […]

6 days ago
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