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Traffic light replacements at five Preston junctions will cost over £1m

Garstang Road, Blackbull Lane, Sharoe Green Lane junction It will cost more than £1m to replace the ageing traffic lights at five major junctions in Preston. Details of the budgets for each of the projects have been obtained […]

2 months ago
Moor Lane and North Road junction set for two months of closures and disruption

The junction on the A6 is due to see closures and diversions in place Pic: Lancashire County Council A busy Preston junction on the edge of the city centre and university campus is set for two months of disruption. Lancashire County Council is upgrading traffic signals at the […]

4 months ago
University square apartment scheme affordable housing wrangle set for approval

Artist impressions of how the new Moor Lane and Walker Street tower block will look Plans for a new apartment block close to the city’s university campus will return to councillors for a decision a third time. Portergate Developments is wanting to build a 19-storey […]

1 year ago
Preston’s university skyline to change with new 19-storey tower block

Artist impressions of how the new Moor Lane and Walker Street tower block will look A huge, hexagonal-shaped apartment block will tower over Preston’s university quarter after it was given the go-ahead by councillors – becoming by far the highest point in that corner of […]

2 years ago
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Plans for 120 high-rise flats near Preston’s University Square

CGI - View across University Square There are plans to develop 120 ‘high quality’ flats on land at the junction of Moor Lane and Walker Street, near UCLan‘s University Square. Portergate Developments (Preston) Limited, developed Friargate […]

2 years ago
Pillars £35 million Urban Hub scheme benefits from a ‘Key Workers’ Status

Pillars developers announced that their latest 425-unit Purpose Built project in Preston is expanding its accommodation offering to more than 26,000 local key workers, almost doubling its target audience from […]

4 years ago
In Case You Missed It: Five stories from Preston this week June 26 to July 2

Enjoying the sunshine on the Flag Market on Preston city centre Pic: Tony Worrall We’ve had plenty of news to bring you from Preston over the past week. This week, Rosemere Cancer Foundation received funding for a lung cancer research project, and the former Browns Bar […]

4 years ago
£33m Urban Hub set to welcome Preston’s students in 2022

A new £33 million student residence is on schedule to open in the middle of 2022. Work began at the Urban Hub site in Moor Lane near UCLan in January. The […]

4 years ago
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