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Two members of organised crime group jailed after being snared at Tebay services

Inside the boot of the Kia Two members of an organised criminal group who distributed millions of pounds worth of Class A drugs across the UK have been jailed. Stephen Buckley and Scott Chadwick-Greer were stopped […]

5 days ago
Corporation Street bus gate cameras appear – but not working yet

The bus gate camera poles appearing in Corporation Street Pic: Blog Preston Cameras have now been installed ahead of Preston city centre’s latest bus-only zone. Corporation Street is due to see a ‘bus gate’ put in place for a stretch from Marsh […]

5 days ago
Preston set to see icy overnight temperatures as gritters sent out

A bitterly cold morning in Preston on Thursday 11 February Pic: Tony Worrall Preston is set to see a sharp drop in temperatures for the next 48 hours. Lancashire County Council is sending out the gritter fleet. Priority routes are gritted which is […]

7 days ago
Four months of intermittent closures expected for Grimsargh bridge widening work

Grimsargh bridge A main road on the outskirts of Preston is likely to be shut – on and off – for around four months as part of work to widen a bridge. […]

1 week ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston’s first motorway service station could be bigger than first planned

The site of the planned M55 service station A proposed new motorway service area on the M55 near Preston could be 40 percent larger than first planned. It emerged last year that a site alongside junction 2 of […]

1 week ago
Preston roads won’t benefit from HS2 northern leg being scrapped

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston None of the additional road maintenance funding that has so far been handed to Lancashire – from the money saved by scrapping the northern leg of the HS2 rail link […]

1 week ago
M6 delays at Preston Junction 31 due to crash

An empty M6 southbound at Junction 31 due to the motorway closure Pic: Highways England North West There are major delays on the M6 around Junction 31 in both directions due to a crash. Two lanes were shut on the M6 southbound from Junction 31 back up […]

1 week ago
New bus stop to be installed on Lancaster Road in Preston city centre

Lancaster Road bus stop location A new bus stop is set to be installed in Preston city centre, because of demand created by shoppers attracted to the market area. Lancashire County Council’s cabinet has agreed […]

1 week ago
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