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Garstang Road closed both ways after tree comes down in high winds

Road blocked at Garstang Road. Pic: Submitted A tree is blocking a key road in both directions having been brought down in high winds due to Storm Jocelyn overnight. Garstang Road has been closed from outside the […]

2 months ago
Scooter crew deliver hundreds of Christmas selection boxes to Royal Preston Hospital

Scooters arriving at Royal Preston Hospital. Pic: Ruth Hornby Photography Members of scooter clubs across Preston delivered hundreds of selection boxes, toys and books to young patients at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals on Sunday 3 December. The bad weather didn’t stop […]

4 months ago
Garstang Road contractor booted off road over temporary traffic light rules

The spot on Garstang Road A contractor whose roadworks brought bumper-to-bumper tailbacks to one of the busiest routes around Preston was ordered to fill in the hole they had dug and leave the site, after […]

4 months ago
Car overturns sparking Fulwood traffic delays

The car overturned in Hawkhurst Avenue at the junction with Garstang Road Pic: Blog Preston There was heavy traffic in Fulwood during Saturday afternoon as a car overturned. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service and Preston Police were called to Hawkhurst Avenue off Garstang Road. A […]

4 months ago
Advertisement Advertisement Developer seeks to overturn local decision on Broughton housing estate

Site of rejected Broughton housing estate A public inquiry will be held next year into controversial plans for a proposed housing estate on the outskirts of Preston. Hollins Strategic Land (HSL) has twice failed to secure […]

5 months ago
Pothole-ridden Fulwood crossroads set for repairs

Aerial view of Watling Street Road crossroads Pic: Google One of the worst junctions in Preston for potholes is to see road closures for resurfacing work. The junction of Watling Street Road, Garstang Road and Lytham Road has seen […]

7 months ago
Broughton roundabout crash causing major Fulwood congestion

Traffic at the Broughton roundabout is often backed up due to congestion on the A6 A crash near the Broughton roundabout is causing major congestion in and around Fulwood and Broughton. Preston Police have officers on the scene of a crash on the A6 (Garstang […]

10 months ago
Broughton 51 new homes proposal thrown out

A new housing development planned for Broughton has been rejected. The bid to build dozens of homes in the Preston countryside – in breach of a raft of planning policies […]

12 months ago
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