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Blackpool Air Show, crash and warm weather means heavy traffic on M6 and M61 around Preston

Queueing traffic on the M6 this afternoon There is heavy traffic on the motorway network around Preston this afternoon. Blackpool Air Show taking place this weekend, coupled with hot weather and a collision, means that a high […]

1 month ago
Brockholes Brow reopens after major roadworks

Two councils have reopened the A59 at Brockholes Brow this morning following six weeks of work combating a small landslide. At 5am (Thursday, 1 September), Lancashire County Council reopened Brockholes […]

2 years ago
Update given on Preston Western Distributor works

The Preston Western Distributor road. Pic: Costain Work on a major new road linking Preston and Fylde to the M55 motorway has moved to its ‘busiest’ period. Lancashire County Council has today posted an update on the […]

2 years ago
M6 delays at Junction 31 northbound due to overturned car and trailer

An overturned car and trailer on the M6 at Junction 31 near Preston has delayed traffic after the closure of two lanes and the northbound exit sliproad. The closures will […]

2 years ago
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Police close A6 in both directions after two Garstang crashes

The A6 near the Bellflower pub where the collision took place Pic: Google Police closed the A6 this morning following two traffic collisions near the Bellflower pub. They received a report of a collision between two cars on the A6 at Garstang at […]

2 years ago
The day Preston ground to a halt

Delays were experienced across all Preston and South Ribble routes due to the M6 closure Pic: Rob Randall/BlogPreston Friday became a day of road chaos and traffic on the M6 and Preston’s roads. The M6 between junction J32-33 had been shut around 3am on Friday 17 June, 2022 […]

2 years ago
Penwortham crash sees car plough into wall

A Penwortham road accident last night saw a car mount a kerb and smash into a wall. On Wednesday, 8 June, around 7.15pm, a black Audi mounted a kerb on […]

2 years ago
‘Slow down’ posters, banners and stickers for Preston communities to halt speeding

Lancashire County Council has launched a resource pack with banners, bin stickers and hi-vis jackets to help encourage drivers to slow down. The packs urge drivers to ‘slow down, save […]

2 years ago
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