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Campaigners delighted by Ashton Park row back but ask: “How much money has been wasted?”

Ashton Park Campaigners who have spent the last year trying to block a revamp they say would have ruined their local park have reacted with delight to the news the contentious project […]

3 months ago
Football facility plans for Ashton Park dropped amid rising costs and voter revolt

Ashton Park Controversial plans to build new football facilities on a Preston park have been kicked into touch by councillors as the city grapples with the rising costs of a raft of […]

3 months ago
Archaeologists call for more Ashton Park checks after new findings on proposed sports pitch site

An artist impressions of the proposed Ashton Park sports hub/community building Archaeologists working for Lancashire County Council and the University of Salford have recommended more investigations take place at the site of a controversial sports hub development. Under planning permission granted […]

3 months ago
Preston Digital Cooperative launches to promote digital inclusion across city

Preston City Council are set to become a founding member of Preston Digital Cooperative (PDC), an initiative to promote digital inclusion across the city. The PDC aims to deploy digital […]

3 months ago
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New year-round homeless shelter plans for Preston city centre

Preston Town Hall in Lancaster Road Pic: Blog Preston A new all-year-round homeless shelter could be set to open in Preston city centre. Planning permission is being sought for the facility – which would be operated by Preston City […]

3 months ago
Tulketh Tap Room licence suspended with former landlord ordered to stay away despite living upstairs

Tulketh Tap Room. Credit: Blog Preston A micro-pub with a history of violence and anti-social behaviour will be forced to shut for three weeks but councillors decided against a permanent closure. Preston City Council’s licensing subcommittee […]

3 months ago
More than 100 flats for site of burned down Preston mill

Fylde Road apartment plans More than a hundred flats are set to spring up on the one-time site of a Preston mill which burned down in the 1960s. Preston City Council’s planning committee unanimously […]

3 months ago
Preston City Council backs ‘Little Van of Warm’ – a free energy-saving initiative 

Staff from CHiL and Preston City Council with 'Little Van of Warm' Preston City Council is backing the ‘Little Van of Warm’ initiative in partnership with Cosy Homes in Lancashire. The scheme aims to assist hundreds of households by providing free installations […]

3 months ago
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