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Calls for Preston to be included in HIV screening programme

Preston Town Hall in Lancaster Road Pic: Blog Preston Preston councillors have called for the city to be included in a screening programme which sees A&E patients automatically tested for HIV if they have blood taken during their visit. […]

3 months ago
Over 400 residents initially turned away from Preston polling stations over voter ID confusion

Preston Council Town Hall Pic: Tony Worrall More than 400 Preston residents were initially turned away from polling stations when they tried to vote in last year’s local elections because they had not brought an acceptable form […]

3 months ago
Disused Preston pub will be turned into bedsits because it’s not financially viable

The former Charnock Hotel A disused Preston pub which served punters for more than 150 years is to be converted into bedsits – because it is not financially viable to reopen it. The Charnock […]

3 months ago
Park Hotel plans for over 400 apartments set for green light

CGI of revised Park Hotel plans (mage: DAY Architectural Ltd.) Plans to develop more than 400 apartments within Preston’s former Park Hotel and its grounds are set to be approved after changes were made to address concerns over how they […]

3 months ago
Advertisement Advertisement Drive-thru Burger King to fill former Chiquito restaurant site at Preston Docks

The former Chiquitos site at Preston A drive-thru Burger King is on the way to Preston Marina. The fast food outlet will take over the former Chiquito restaurant building on Port Way.  The Tex-Mex chain’s longstanding […]

3 months ago
Three ideas to be put to Preston public for Old Tram Bridge designs

The closed Old Tram Bridge Pic: Ashley Warren Preston Three potential designs for the structure that will replace Preston’s Old Tram Bridge are to be put to the public in the coming weeks, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) […]

3 months ago
Mobile phone ‘lattice tower’ could be installed at Beacon Fell Country Park

A view of Beacon Fell Pic: Chris Mocha A mobile phone mast could be installed in a beauty spot on the outskirts of Preston as part of a nationwide scheme to improve mobile reception and 4G broadband coverage […]

3 months ago
Households in Preston urged to check for climate change letter

The River Ribble in flood at the Tickled Trout on Friday Pic: Angie Worrall Over 6000 households in Preston have until Monday to register for the ‘Preston People’s Climate Jury’. The randomly selected households across Preston will have received letters inviting them to register. […]

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