Politics
Facelift lined up for Harris Library to the tune of £500,000
The library in the centre of Preston that should be the jewel in the city’s reading crown is due for a facelift. Harris Library will receive £500,000 of a £3.2m pot to upgrade libraries across Lancashire. The library, which forms part of the historic Harris Museum, has been targeted as part of a scheme to improve the libraries in Preston and beyond. Lancashire County Council [...]
308 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Councillors lobby for new bus service to Brockholes Nature Reserve
Local councillors in Fishwick are calling for a bus service to be diverted to take in the Brockholes Nature Reserve. The Reserve, just off Junction 31 of the M6, is currently 45 minutes walk from the nearest bus stop. Fishwick and St Matthews councillors Martyn Rawlinson and Veronica Afrin are among those who put on a free bus once a month to help local residents [...]
343 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Council leader pledges to “kick-start” city centre redevelopment
The leader of Preston City Council has pledged to try and “kick-start development” in the centre of the city. Cllr Peter Rankin, answering questions on a live Q&A session with Blog Preston readers, said redeveloping Preston’s markets and getting more retailers into the city were the key to economic recovery. Cllr Rankin, in response to a question from Keeley Lund asking whether any parts of [...]
360 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Ask the leader: Put your questions to Preston City Council leader Peter Rankin
This is your chance to put your questions about the city direct to the leader of Preston City Council. Having recently increased his majority in the council chamber, Labour leader Peter Rankin, will be live online for an hour from 7pm on Thursday 24 May to answer your queries about Preston. From the future of the bus station, bin collections to all the preparation on [...]
361 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Mapped: How local is your local councillor?
An investigation for Blog Preston has shown over half of the city’s councillors do not live in the wards they represent. Following the local elections earlier in May the addresses of all successful candidates and current councillors were mapped against ward boundaries. Local council elections are a chance for communities to elect a direct representative who will bring their issues to the attention of the [...]
368 days ago by Daniel Bentley Share
Reflection and relief at Preston City Council election results
It was the climax of a long and tiring campaign for all the candidates at Preston City Council’s election count on Thursday. For some it was a chance to celebrate, but for all, it was an opportunity to reflect on the past twelve months and experience a peculiar sense of relief. Local election counts are strange events. This is partly due to the time at [...]
381 days ago by Ryan Owen Gibson Share