The Fishergate ‘plinth’ has come a cropper once again. An Audi was seen stranded on the road feature – dubbed a mini roundabout by many – on Monday morning. Preston […]
8 years ago Fishergate roadworks scheme wins national awardPreston’s controversial Fishergate scheme has won a national award. The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) declared the changes to the city’s main high street the best at decluttering […]
8 years ago Dukpond owner says Preston ‘traffic issues’ caused restaurant closureA restaurant owner who decided to shut her popular tapas haunt has blamed ‘traffic issues’ for its closure. Dukpond closed on Wednesday with Andrea Mellon saying it was a mix […]
8 years ago Fishergate new rule means drivers can’t turn right out of Butler StreetDrivers 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 agoHighways 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 gridlocked: Shoppers trapped in St George’s Shopping Centre car parkPreston city centre is once again gridlocked as Bank Holiday shoppers try to make their escape. Motorists are reporting delays of more than hour trying to exit the St George’s […]
8 years ago Fishergate plinth claims another victim driverPreston city centre’s controversial ‘bollards’ have taken another battering from drivers using Fishergate. A driver turning right into Corporation Street has ended up marooned on the ‘mini-roundabout’ on Sunday morning. […]
8 years ago Cheapside to be closed for six weeks as motorists to be allowed to drive across Flag MarketA road through Preston city centre is to be shut for more than a month. Fishergate’s new layout is being extended up parts of Church Street and also round into […]
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