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Northern Preston gridlocked and Grimsargh main road flooded

Longridge Road with surface water Pic: @TinTin_57 (Gregory)a Delays on a main road out of the East side of Preston are continuing due to flooding. Longridge Road in Grimsargh was flooded from around 9pm on Tuesday. Roadworks on the […]

11 years ago
Seven things you said on Fishergate new layout completion

If there’s one thing guaranteed to get Prestonians talking, other than our miserable weather, it is an attempt to change the layout of Fishergate. The main shopping street has been […]

11 years ago
Preston taxis blockade Fishergate in parking ticket row

Preston’s new-look Fishergate ground to a halt on Tuesday afternoon as taxi drivers blockaded to the road. It is believed to have started when a taxi driver was ticketed for […]

11 years ago
Fishergate Gateway development officially opens following completion

Today 21 October 2014, on a very windy morning indeed, the Fishergate Gateway was officially opened. Following many months of work and difficulties all round for motorists and pedestrians the […]

11 years ago
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Fishergate roadworks: Parking crackdown to commence as main shopping street works end

The new look Fishergate Preston’s controversial Fishergate roadworks project comes to a close from Tuesday morning. Lancashire County Council is promising a parking crackdown as the new shared space on the main shopping street […]

11 years ago
Nine kilometre electricity cable to be laid from Hoghton to Bamber Bridge

Electricity North West engineers A major upgrade of the electricity network across the south of Preston has begun. Electricity North West are pumping £1.7 million into installing a nine kilmetre underground cable between Hoghton […]

11 years ago
Motorcyclist hospitalised after crash on Blackburn Old Road near Hoghton

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital following a serious crash on a rural road near Preston. Lancashire Police closed the A675, Blackburn Old Road, near Hoghton Tower, for seven […]

11 years ago
Roadworks city: Extra funding means Preston potholes blitz

Expect to see plenty of temporary traffic lights during roadworks Extra cash to prepare Preston’s road network for winter has been spent in a blitz on road resurfacing. Lancashire County Council clawed an extra £4.9 million from the government for […]

11 years ago
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