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		<title>Council plots masterplan to examine how thousands of new homes can be built in North West Preston</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/05/council-plots-masterplan-to-examine-how-thousands-of-new-homes-can-be-built-in-north-west-preston/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 10:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Central Lancashire Development Plan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consultants have been called in to help the city council figure out how the North West of Preston can grow. A &#8220;masterplan&#8221; will be produced for how the area around the M6/M55 taking in Broughton, Cottam, Woodplumpton and Bartle can support new homes. Preston City Council has expressed its desire to see up to 4,000 new homes built in the area. A planning war between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Councillor Veronica Afrin prepares to take up Mayor role</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/05/councillor-veronica-afrin-prepares-to-take-up-mayor-role/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 18:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new Mayor will be sworn in tomorrow at the Town Hall. Councillor Veronica Afrin will take on the role for the year ahead as Carl Crompton&#8217;s time as Guild Mayor comes to an end. Cllr Afrin has represented the St Matthews ward since 1990 and has been Deputy Mayor during the Guild Year. She said: &#8220;It’s a great honour to be chosen as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consultants Quarterbridge deliver their recommendations for future of Preston Market</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/05/consultants-quarterbridge-deliver-their-recommendations-for-future-of-preston-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 06:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new report has outlined how the council wants to see the markets of Preston develop. Experts Quarterbridge have been called in to suggest a smaller market hall is needed, a new shoppers car park should be built and the covered market should continue. The city council wants to demolish the Market Hall and Car Park, built in the 1970s, because of the repair and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Work begins on restoring Preston&#8217;s Cenotaph</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 06:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Restoration work on Preston&#8217;s Cenotaph started this week to ensure it&#8217;s ready for this year&#8217;s Remembrance Day. North West restoration experts Maysand have been awarded the contract by Preston City Council. The landmark is being revamped as part of a £835,600 award from the Heritage Lottery Fund. An inscription commemorating the 114 men from the city who have lost their lives in 47 conflicts around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preston Bus Station: Architects and artists appeal to Lancashire County Council to save the building</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/04/preston-bus-station-architects-and-artists-appeal-to-lancashire-county-council-to-save-the-building/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leading figures from Preston&#8217;s arts and architecture scene have made a direct appeal to Lancashire County Council to save Preston&#8217;s Bus Station. A letter sent to every county councillor says how &#8220;the future of Lancashire&#8217;s greatest civil building of the 20th Century is in grave peril.&#8221; The building, regarded by many as an architectural masterpiece, is facing demolition under current plans by the city council. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New World Festival due to take place in Preston during summer of 2014</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/04/new-world-festival-due-to-take-place-in-preston-during-summer-of-2014/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 10:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new summer festival is set to be one of the legacies left by Preston Guild 2012. The city council&#8217;s cabinet met on Thursday to agree the city needs more events to keep the Guild feeling going. Now councillors want to see a weekend long multi cultural World Festival starting from summer 2014. A report to the council said: &#8220;A multi cultural ‘World Festival’ &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virgin Media stump up to help Preston City Council crackdown on graffiti</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/04/virgin-media-stump-up-to-help-preston-city-council-crackdown-on-graffiti/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virgin Media have agreed to contribute towards the cost of cleaning up graffiti on street cabinets. The broadband company will pay £2,500 a year to Preston City Council to paint over graffiti on cabinets or apply a layer of anti-defacement coating which helps stop vandalism. The bill for the city council of cleaning up graffiti stands at £40,000 a year. Neal Walshe, spokesman for Virgin Media said: &#8220;We are delighted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Thin Green Line: Councillors set to reject three housing developments for the North of Preston</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/04/the-thin-green-line-councillors-set-to-reject-three-housing-developments-for-the-north-of-preston/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/04/the-thin-green-line-councillors-set-to-reject-three-housing-developments-for-the-north-of-preston/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Central Lancashire Development Plan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The battle lines between housing developers, communities and politicians look set to intensify this month as three big planning applications face rejection. Proposals for just over 700 new homes in the North and North West of the city have drawn objections from local residents, parish councils and community groups. House builders and landowners including Redrow, Hollins Strategic Land and CEG have submitted plans to build [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preston Bus Station: Councillors nod through rejection of Simon Rigby bid</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/03/preston-bus-station-councillors-nod-through-rejection-of-simon-rigby-bid/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/03/preston-bus-station-councillors-nod-through-rejection-of-simon-rigby-bid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Preston Bus Station]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The future of Preston Bus Station still hangs on a knife-edge after councillors voted to reject a bid to keep it from local businessmen. Simon Rigby&#8217;s offer to buy the Bus Station building and redevelop it was deemed not to be a sustainable option by the Preston City Council cabinet. In a unanimous decision the cabinet rejected the Rigby offer as there was no guarantee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Council Tax bills arrive in Preston</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/03/council-tax-bills-arrive-in-preston/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/03/council-tax-bills-arrive-in-preston/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Worrall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Council tax bills for the 2013/14 tax year have been dropping through Preston letterboxes this week. Although it is never good to receive demands for money this year there is good news and bad news. The bad news is Preston council have increased their portion of the council tax receipts. While Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles accused English councils of &#8220;cheating their taxpayers&#8221; by increasing local [...]]]></description>
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