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M55, M6 and Ribbleton crashes lead to Preston’s Tuesday morning gridlock

Delays on the M55 towards Preston on Tuesday morning due to the earlier crash at the Broughton interchange Pic: Phillip Greenwood/Preston Traffic & Travel Motorists on the M55 and M6 have seen delays of more than an hour due to multiple crashes. The M55 has delays stretching back from the Broughton roundabout to Junction […]

20 hours ago
Mystery of Preston Retail Ltd continues at Deepdale Retail Park

Wilko at Deepdale Retail Park The former Wilko store on Preston’s Deepdale Shopping Park is being readied for reopening – but as what remains a mystery. An application has been submitted to Preston City Council […]

2 weeks ago
Timeline given for when four busy Preston junctions see traffic light roadworks

The Blackpool Road and Garstang Road junction by Moor Park is one of five to see major roadworks this year Pic: Google The timeline for when four major city junctions see traffic lights works has been confirmed. As work prepares to begin on the North Road and Moor Lane junction there’s another […]

1 month ago
‘Human billboard’ protest takes place along Preston roads in aid of Gaza

One of the Preston For Palestine protestors Pic: Blog Preston A ‘human billboard’ protest took place alongside two busy Preston roads during Sunday morning. Ahead of crowds heading to Deepdale then pro-Gaza protestors lined part of Blackpool Road alongside Moor […]

1 month ago
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Three people hurt in Boxing Day crash which shut major Preston road

Police blocking Blackpool Road during Boxing Day Pic: Blog Preston A crash shut a busy Preston road during lunchtime on Boxing Day. Preston Police closed off Blackpool Road between Inkerman Street and Brook Street junctions in Ashton-on-Ribble. Emergency services were […]

2 months ago
New café bar set to open on Blackpool Road after family-run business calls it a day

New cafe bar, Preston A new cafe bar is on its way to a neighbourhood shopping block in Preston after the venture was given the go-ahead by city council planners. The hostelry will replace […]

2 months ago
New food outlet to open at Blackpool Road but nobody wants to say what it will be

Former car showroom at Blackpool Road A new food outlet is set to open on the site of a former car showroom in Preston – but mystery still surrounds the company that will be operating it. […]

3 months ago
Crash between car and pedestrian reported to police after anonymous Facebook post

Where Layton Road meets Blackpool Road A collision between a car and a pedestrian was reported to police after witnesses posted about the incident on social media. Police received a report on Sunday (17 November) about […]

3 months ago
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