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Transforming Friargate North and Ringway

Preston’s Peace Garden is unveiled and Friargate is finally finished

Salina Somalya is the artist behind the Peace Garden mural Pic: LCC Preston’s Peace Garden has been formally opened and marks the end of the long-running Friargate North and Ringway roadworks. The area on the corner of the Ringway has been relandscaped […]

5 months ago
Friargate safety bollards are final piece of work needed

Friargate has screens up where work is taking place to install the bollards Pic: seethelizards A final piece of the much-delayed Friargate North scheme is being hammered into place. Pictures showed sections of the street cordoned off and paving being taken up – and Lancashire […]

8 months ago
Preston Peace Garden work to be completed by summer

Construction work on the Peace Garden as part of the Friargate North scheme Pic: Blog Preston Preston’s new look Peace Garden is due to re-open this summer. The Peace Garden, which sits next to Ringway on Friargate, has been put in after the major revamp of […]

11 months ago
Preston property management firm claims Friargate roadworks have damaged business and buildings

Friargate Court Local business Portergate Property Management has spoken out about the alleged impact of the Friargate roadworks. The firm says the pedestrianisation of the street has led to a drop off […]

1 year ago
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Lancashire County Council issues Friargate development update

Friargate Pic: Lancashire County Council Lancashire County Council has issued an update on the Transforming Friargate North and Ringway scheme. Work to pedestrianise Friargate began in May 2022, and was originally scheduled to finish in March […]

1 year ago
Friargate frustration as promised autumn reopening date slips to ‘in time for Christmas’

Roadworks in Friargate Pic: Blog Preston A Friargate business has expressed frustration after the street’s reopening date slipped yet again. Work to pedestrianise the street as part of the Transforming Friargate North and Ringway scheme began […]

1 year ago
Adult store in Friargate to close blaming roadworks and ‘anti-car’ policy

Softys has decided to close in Friargate Pic: Alan Essex An adult and sex shop in Preston city centre has decided to close blaming long-running roadworks. Softys which has traded for two-decades in Friargate is in the process of shutting. […]

1 year ago
Friargate businesses consider legal action as council says roadworks will run until autumn

Friargate roadworks Pic: Blog Preston Independent businesses in Friargate are considering legal action against Lancashire County Council due to the ongoing impact of roadworks in the area. The Transforming Friargate North and Ringway scheme has […]

2 years ago
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