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Grimsargh Wetlands given go ahead as housing plan approved

How the Grimsargh Wetlands may look once the nature reserve is created Long-term safety for a new Preston nature reserve has been secured – by building on part of it. Grimsargh Wetlands is to be preserved as the land is transferred into […]

8 years ago
What’s Comet at the Capitol Centre going to become?

The Comet store with scaffolding surrounding it A former computer and hardware store at a major Preston retail park is being renovated. Scaffolding has gone up around what used to be Comet at the Capitol Centre in […]

8 years ago
M6 overnight closure at Junction 32 for bridge repair work

Diversions will be via Junction 32 Pic: Google Motorists heading back on the M6 late on Sunday night will not be able to join the motorway southbound at Preston. A bridge which carries the link road from Junction […]

8 years ago
In pictures: Preston’s Carnival Spirit continues on the Flag Market

The weather was atrocious but still people turned out in the pouring rain to get a little bit of the carnival spirit. The costumes were stunning and it was obvious […]

8 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Ruffs Dog Show hit by heavy rainfall

Dogs shelter under trees as the rain comes down at Ruffs Dog Show Pics: Benny Mc'Nally Four-legged competitors at Preston’s annual dogs show got a soaking while completing their course. Preston’s weather saw the heavens open over Ashton Park. The Ruffs Dog Show, which has an […]

8 years ago
Penwortham pub The Pear Tree back open after major revamp

How the new look Pear Tree has shaped up Pics: Donna Clifford A Penwortham pub has reopened following an extensive refurbishment under a new landlord. Tim Hughes invited South Ribble MP Seema Kennedy down to pull the first pint a The Pear […]

8 years ago
Preston rain warning as ‘localised flooding’ forecast

The road and pavement covered in water in Lea Pic: Benny Mc'Nally Preston is set for a warm but wet weekend as heavy rain is expected to sweep in. The Met Office says ‘a moist, unstable air mass across most of England […]

8 years ago
Engineering building for UCLan’s Preston campus gains approval

A view of the new engineering centre from the Adelphi Square roundabout A new £30m building is to rise into Preston’s skyline from later this year. Engineers of the future are to be trained at the University of Central Lancashire’s new Engineering […]

8 years ago
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