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Intelligent traffic lights to form part of overhaul of A582 double roundabout at Farington

One of the A582 junctions set for an upgrade - the pair of roundabouts where Farington Road, Flensburg Way and Croston Road all meet Intelligent traffic lights that reduce the need for vehicles to stop and start will form a key part of plans to cut congestion on one of the busiest routes in […]

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Greenlands Community Primary School delighted at improved Ofsted report after taking positive steps

Greenlands Community Primary School A primary school in Ribbleton is celebrating a positive Ofsted score that saw them improve standards across the board. Greenlands Community Primary School, at Dawnay Road in Ribbleton, scored ‘good’ […]

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£30k funding to encourage Preston residents to become more active

Preston residents enjoying the new Active Travel programme Preston City Council have been given £30,000 to encourage residents to become more active through cycling, wheeling and walking. They received funding from Lancashire County Council to improve the city’s […]

20 hours ago
Penwortham school one of first to achieve equality award

A school in Penwortham is one of the first to achieve the Lancashire Equality and Inclusion Mark. Children at Howick Church of England Primary School have been working towards the […]

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Preston’s constant M6 gridlock and whether there is any solution

Gridlocked traffic on the M6 northbound Pic: National Highways North West Preston’s road network once again creaked and groaned with bumper-to-bumper traffic for 36-hours this week. The latest M6 closure, due to a lorry crash which took out the central barriers […]

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Fearless Preston-born academic Margaret Brazier dies after living with Parkinson’s for 13 years

Professor Margaret Brazier in 2024 A leading academic lawyer from Lancashire who chaired three key government bodies has died aged 74. Professor Margaret Brazier, known as Margot, died peacefully in Manchester Royal Infirmary on 4th […]

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Contingency plans needed after challenges in acquiring Higher Bartle and Ingol sites for new school

Proposed Higher Bartle school site, off Sandy Lane Contingency plans are being put in place after it emerged a new secondary school in Preston might not be ready by the time the extra pupil places are needed. The […]

6 days ago
Preston entrepreneur Rob Binns to head up county-wide ‘investment angels’ scheme for start-up firms

Rob Binns is chief executive of Cotton Court as well as having a number of other business interests A prominent Preston businessman is to head up a ‘Dragons Den’ style business programme for Lancashire. Lancashire County Council is creating an ‘angel-funder network’ where individuals can pitch to private […]

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