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Preston council election results: Recap updates and reaction

Prestonians are going to the polls to decide another raft of councillors to represent them in wards across the city. The Labour group currently holds a majority at the Town […]

8 years ago
Should Ashton-on-Ribble keep its conservation area?

Victoria Parade is within the conservation area A swathe of Ashton-on-Ribble is to have its historic status reviewed. Preston City Council is looking at its conservation area which covers around 30 hectares of part of the western […]

8 years ago
Brown bin tax voted through by Preston City Council as council tax rises

Three types of recycling are currently collected in Preston Households in Preston with a brown bin face a £30-a-year charge to have their garden waste collected from July. Preston City Council has approved a 2 per cent rise in council […]

8 years ago
Council tax to rise a further two per cent in Preston

Households in Preston are to see their council tax bill rise once more as the city council looks to plug a growing financial black hole. A two per cent rise […]

8 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Opinion: Explaining the financial situation at Preston City Council

The sky is anything but blue at the Town Hall right now... Pic: Jason Connolly You’ve probably heard this one before, Preston Council’s grants from central government from 2019 onwards will be nil, zero, zilch, but I’m afraid it’s no joke. The grants, reduced from […]

8 years ago
Fishergate Shopping Centre says cinema plan could be worth £600k a year to Preston Council

Artist impression of how the Vue Cinema may look at the Fishergate complex Major retailers have pledged a further £15 million to a major redevelopment in Preston city centre. Primark, TK Maxx and Vue Cinema have said they will put the money on […]

8 years ago
Leading campaigner for social change to host event at UCLan

A leading national campaigner for social change will host an event at the University of Central Lancashire today. Neil Jameson, from Citizens UK, was recently awarded a CBE in the […]

8 years ago
Preston Markets: Council to be asked to approve funding to enable new plans

The new Market would be within the outdoor Covered Market The next step in the redevelopment of Preston’s Markets is due to be approved next week. Councillors are to be briefed on where the multi-million pound vision for the Indoor […]

8 years ago
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