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Artwork depicting historic Preston building up for grabs at charity auction

An artwork depicting a historic Preston building will soon be available to buy at an upcoming auction. Artist Josephine Whitehead, classically trained at Durham University in the 1940s, sculpted and […]

3 years ago
Rail replacement bus hits a Fishergate bollard

The bus became stuck on the raised concrete slab Pic: Paul van de Rooy The bus became stuck on the raised concrete slab Pic: Paul van de Rooy More street furniture near Preston Railway Station has been skittled. While the infamous Fishergate Bollard may […]

6 years ago
More calls to police about Preston city centre congestion

The new signs in Fishergate for the bus lane Pic: Tony Worrall The new signs in Fishergate for the bus lane Pic: Tony Worrall Police have been forced twice in the last 24 hours to remind motorists not to call emergency lines […]

6 years ago
Butler Street turn is still being enforced

One of the new signs about the change in layout at Fishergate as you leave the station Pic: Tony Worrall One of the new signs about the change in layout at Fishergate as you leave the station Pic: Tony Worrall While Fishergate bus lane fines might be being reviewed by […]

7 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement This is Lancashire County Council’s eight point plan for solving Fishergate gridlock

Traffic in Fishergate. Not an unusual sight. Pic: Jessica Simpson Preston’s city centre gridlock takes a new twist as road bosses will be introducing bus lanes. New ‘no right-turn’ signs are to be added to the Butler Street junction leaving […]

8 years ago
Fishergate new rule means drivers can’t turn right out of Butler Street

Traffic jam in Fishergate in Preston city centre: Pic: Tony Worrall Drivers face being prosecuted if they turn right from Butler Street into Fishergate. The new rule is part of a range of measures put in by Lancashire County Council in […]

8 years ago
Will no right turn from Butler Street solve Preston congestion woes?

Drivers trying to leave the Fishergate car park Pic: Kate Dickens Highways chiefs have admitted there needs to be changes to the Fishergate road system to ease Preston’s city centre congestion. Business leaders have released a statement expressing their frustration that […]

8 years ago
Preston Station revamp: How car parking and entrances are affected

How the new entrance to Preston Station may look There will be six months of change at Preston Station during a major revamp. Virgin Trains has announced the £1.5m plan for the station and called for patience from passengers […]

8 years ago
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