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Broughton crossroads stop signs in place for accident blackspot

The stop signs and markings at the Broughton crossroads Pic: Blog Preston A Preston crossroads which has become an accident blackspot now has new stop signs and markings. Broughton crossroads saw the road layout changed when the new James Towers Way (Broughton […]

3 weeks ago
Knitted post box topper disappears from Broughton

The Pumpkin Post Box topper as part of the Broughton Halloween trail Pic: Broughton Parish Council A knitted post box topper as part of the Broughton Halloween trail has disappeared. ‘Pumpkin Postman’ was adorning the top of the post box in the village but was no […]

4 months ago
Broughton crossroads to get new stop sign after spate of crashes

The crossroads was shut as emergency services worked at the scene Pic: Blog Preston A stop sign will be installed at Broughton crossroads after a series of accidents at the junction. In a letter to chair of Broughton Parish Council, Pat Hastings, Lancashire County […]

5 months ago
At least 70 crashes on one Broughton crossroads as people swerve bypass

Traffic on Garstang Road at the Broughton crossroads A Preston village crossroads has been the scene of at least 70 collisions in the space of 18 months – more than six years after a bypass was built to […]

12 months ago
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Former Broughton councillor says it was too easy to believe Post Office ‘couldn’t be wrong’

Councillor Neil Cartwright A former councillor who represented Broughton when the village’s sub-postmistress was wrongly prosecuted and later jailed after getting caught up in the Post Office scandal says that it was all […]

1 year ago
Blue plaque returns to Broughton crossroads building

A heritage blue plaque that vanished from a former pub in Broughton shortly before the building was demolished has been replaced – after the village group that it commemorates gave […]

2 years ago
Broughton’s Toll Bar Cottage cafe drawing visitors from near and far

A community café and meeting space set up in a Preston village will soon be able to plough its profits into supporting other local grassroots projects. The Toll Bar Cottage […]

2 years ago
51 new homes in Broughton set to be rejected

Plans for 51 new houses in Broughton. Plans to build 51 new homes in Broughton are due to be rejected at Preston City Council’s planning committee. The reason for the refusal is because the proposed development in […]

2 years ago
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