Politics
No clear winner in Lancashire County Council elections
The votes are all in for the Lancashire County Council elections held on 2 May 2013. Lancashire County Council, which has its headquarters at County Hall in Preston, has ended without any party securing a clear majority. In the first election since 2009, candidates were competing for all 84 seats for the county council. No party achieved the 43 seats required to take control of [...]
18 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Lancashire County Council elections 2013: Full list of candidates
The people of Preston will go to the polls once more to elect their county councillors to serve on Lancashire County Council. Voting takes place on Thursday 2 May 2013 and the count takes place from 10am on Friday 3 May. Below is a full list of candidates standing in Preston. Preston Central North – includes College, Moor Park and Deepdale Frank De Molfetta – [...]
42 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Preston Bus Station: Councillors recommended to reject Simon Rigby offer
The city council look set to reject an offer from a consortium of local businessmen led by Simon Rigby to buy and redevelop the Bus Station. Papers submitted to the cabinet meeting of Preston City Council reveal officers have recommended not to accept the offer from Rigby. Instead the city council could be set to enter into detailed negotiations with Lancashire County Council and eventually [...]
69 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Preston Bus Station makes an appearance on the BBC Politics Show
Preston Bus Station received national media coverage today in a feature on BBC2’s Daily & Sunday Politics Show. The show’s ‘Soapbox’ segment was presented by long-time Preston Bus Station campaigner John Wilson. Joining presenters Andrew Neil and Jo Coburn were Culture Secretary Ed Vaizey, RIBA President Angela Brady and Shadow Environment Secretary Mary Creagh. Despite recent news stories reporting that The 20th Century Society has [...]
77 days ago by Bernie Blackburn Share
Lancashire County Council set to freeze its share of council tax for fourth year in a row
The portion of council tax paid to Lancashire County Council by Preston residents looks set to be frozen for another year. If approved the county council, which takes the largest chunk of the council tax payments, will have not raised its percentage for four years. Explaining why they have recommended no rise, leader of the county council Geoff Driver, said: “It continues to be a [...]
101 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Opinion: Tragic tale of Preston Bus Station is unlikely to result in resurection
When the BBC re-created the crucifixion on Preston Bus Station last Easter, few people realised that the venue was about to become the altar for its own sacrifice a few months later. The concrete monolith may have formed a dramatic backdrop for the re-telling of a 2000 year old story, but the building has its own tragic tale to tell, one which is unlikely to [...]
128 days ago by Martyn Rawlinson Share