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Wyre Locations

Covering the towns and villages of Wyre, we mainly cover the villages and towns on the A6 corridor as well as Inskip, Great Eccleston and Barton.

Man in his 80s hit by car in Catterall on same stretch of A6 where cyclist died

Police closed off the A6 at Catterall on Thursday evening Pic: Cristine Oliveira  A man in his 80s is in hospital with leg injuries after a crash in Catterall. Lancashire Police closed the A6, Garstang Road, on the stretch between Cock Robin Lane […]

2 months ago
Banking hub set to open in Garstang in wake of NatWest closure plans

The NatWest in Garstang is to close on June 26 2025 Pic: Google A new banking hub is set to open in Garstang, it has been announced. Following the announcement of the closure of Garstang’s NatWest branch, cash machine and bank hub specialists […]

3 months ago
National Highways continues to rule out new M6 junction north of Preston between 32 and 33

The scene of the M6 crash close to Junction 33 Pic: David Lambert Anyone who lives or works in Preston knows if the M6 goes down due to a bad accident, then the city and surrounding towns and villages become gridlocked. One of […]

3 months ago
Screen spotlight: What’s on in Preston cinemas 31 January to 6 February

Montage of movie posters for Pretty Woman, September 5, Zodiac and Luther: Never Too Much With news this week that The Arc Cinema will open on Friday 21 February, it’s an exciting time to be a film fan in Preston. The eight-screen cinema based in […]

3 months ago
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Delays remain on M6 Junction 32 to 33 northbound and on A6 after lorry crash

A lorry crash caused long delays on the M6 just south of Junction 33 for Garstang Pic: Sharon Peacock There are delays of more than half-an-hour on the M6 northbound and A6 to the north of Preston after an earlier crash. An earlier crash between Junction 32 and Junction […]

3 months ago
Man in his 30s dies in hospital after collision on A6 at Catterall

Police close the A6 in Catterall. Credit: Cristine Oliveira A man in his 30s has died in hospital after a collision last week. Police were called at around 8.30pm last Friday (24 January) to reports of a crash between […]

3 months ago
Rural road near Inskip shut due to overturned car

Inskip Road is shut close to Higham Side Road and Salwick Road Pic: Google A rural road near Preston has been shut after a car flipped over. Preston Police have closed off Inskip Road between Higham Side Road and Salwick Road. A police spokesperson […]

3 months ago
NatWest to close Garstang and Leyland branches

The NatWest branch in Golden Hill will be closed by the banking giant Pic: Google Two banks near Preston are to close in the months ahead. NatWest has confirmed dozens of branch closures are to take place in the first half of 2025. Garstang and […]

3 months ago
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