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Preston reacts to ‘absolutely atrocious’ roads as five due to be resurfaced in the city

One pothole in Ashton-on-Ribble has been there so long and become so deep a plant is growing from it Pic: Dave Pemberton The people of Preston have reacted to the ‘absolutely atrocious’ roads after Lancashire County Council announced that they will only be resurfacing five roads across Preston. The county council has […]

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Fishergate Hill and Broadgate junction gets ‘bee-friendly’ bus shelter

Jennifer Richards, Clear Channel estate manager, County Councillor Scott Smith, cabinet member for highways and active travel, Emma Lloyd, Clear Channel portfolio partnership manager Pic: Lancashire County Council A new bee-friendly bus shelter has been introduced into Fishergate Hill to ‘help contribute to climate change and nature recovery in the city’. It features a mix of 13 native […]

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Watling Street Road junction roadworks set to see major disruption

Work will take place at the junction of Watling Street Road and Sir Tom Finney Way Pic: Blog Preston There is set to be three weeks of roadworks on Watling Street Road from Monday (18 March). The work is to upgrade traffic lights at the Watling Street junction with […]

4 days ago
Preston Peace Garden work to be completed by summer

Construction work on the Peace Garden as part of the Friargate North scheme Pic: Blog Preston Preston’s new look Peace Garden is due to re-open this summer. The Peace Garden, which sits next to Ringway on Friargate, has been put in after the major revamp of […]

4 days ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston Market Hall parking issues crackdown planned

Cars are regularly parking at the end of the Market Hall by the Wallace and Gromit statue Pic: @cparkyuk Lancashire County Council is set to visit Preston’s Market Hall to tackle ongoing parking issues. This comes after it has been reported on multiple occasions that motorists are parking directly […]

6 days ago
Preston’s buses to see new Public Transport Safety Officers on patrol

Public Transport Safety Officer Roman Karasz. Pic: Lancashire County Council A scheme has been set up, seeing new Public Transport Safety Officers patrolling Preston’s buses and bus stations. The officers are specifically trained, aiming to tackle anti-social behaviour on public […]

6 days ago
Wet winter blamed for pothole repair backlog on Lancashire roads

County Hall in Preston. Pic: Blog Preston A wet winter has been blamed for the backlog of pothole repairs on Lancashire’s roads. Lancashire County Council’s cabinet member for highways says the authority is experiencing “significant and unprecedented […]

7 days ago
Preston and South Ribble unimpressed with ‘lukewarm’ devolution deal

Lancashire Devolution deal Two Lancashire district council leaders say their residents will be unimpressed with the county’s proposed devolution deal once it is implemented – in spite of the results of a consultation […]

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