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Proposals for new Preston homes go on public display

1st, November 2011 by

Plans for how Preston and the surrounding area are to cope with a growing demand for new homes will go on display today. The Central Lancashire Core Strategy shows how Preston, South Ribble and Chorley will have to build 22,000 homes by 2026 to meet its exploding population. The previous strategy was dismissed in December 2010 by planning inspector Richard Hollox who felt it was [...]

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Opinion: Bus station debate shows how Preston has fallen behind

18th, October 2011 by

This is a guest post by Steve Ratcliffe. You can find him on Twitter here, and he also blogs here.  To be clear I am neither Pro-Tithebarn nor Pro-Save Preston Bu Station, I am Pro-Preston, I have lived here all my life but have travelled extensively for over 10 years and I continue to do so across many major UK towns and cities. I have seen them [...]

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Preston Bus Station named on world monuments list

7th, October 2011 by

The under-threat Preston Bus Station has been named this week as a worldwide monument in need of protection. The bus station, which is due to be demolished as part of the redevelopment of the city centre, has been branded a ‘historic’ work of architectural beauty. World Monuments Fund named it alongside 60 other buildings across the world – from ancient Greek monuments to libraries in [...]

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North South divide hits shopkeepers where it hurts

24th, February 2011 by

Shopkeepers fear that the current dip in sales could mean the death of the high street as the north south divide grows ever bigger. Figures released by the Local Data Company show the shop vacancy gap between the north and the south rose by 2.5 per cent in the last six months. In Preston there are currently 100 empty shops with the worst areas being [...]

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Environment vs. jobs: Lancashire’s shale gas drilling investigated

12th, February 2011 by

Just outside a leafy village, not far from Preston, the horizon is broken by a chunk of towering white plastic – a façade for one of Europe’s first shale gas drills. With the decline of natural gas reserves, shale has become big business across the Atlantic. It now accounts for nearly 15 per cent of the United States’ annual gas supply. The West Bowland shale [...]

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Preston Market fails in bid to win award

4th, February 2011 by

Traders slammed bosses at Preston market today after it failed to come away with a national award. One furious stallholder, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “It’s not a good market. It’s never full. That’s a big turn-off for the customer.” “A few years ago, it used to be packed with stalls. You couldn’t move. Those in charge need to advertise more and cut the [...]

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Withy Trees pub given ‘dream’ refurbishment

8th, December 2010 by

The Withy Trees pub has been given a fresh lease of life thanks to a new ownership and refurbishment. Situated on Lytham Road, Fulwood, the pub had been in a downward spiral until the last landlord’s licence was revoked. Lisa Gosling, a local nurse in want of change, pitched her business plan for the failing pub. Without any experience in the industry Lisa felt she [...]

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Guest post: Save our club. Jalgos forever.

4th, December 2010 by

In 1963 the Lancashire Evening Post ran a story about a colour bar operating in Preston. An organized pub crawl organized by the Commonwealth Association discovered two bars in the town were openly running a colour bar; those pubs were the Old Britannia and the Old Black Bull situated in and around Friargate. The Old Britannia went as far as having a sign saying ‘No [...]

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Preston MP Mark Hendrick with members of the Jalgos Sports and Social Club

West Indian club Jalgos under threat from Tithebarn

29th, November 2010 by

The campaign to save Preston’s principal West Indian social club is in full swing  following the approval of Tithebarn plans. Preston City Council’s £700m plan for Tithebarn has caused problems for Jalgos, which will be forced to relocate to make way for space for buses to reverse into. The Jalgos Sports and Social club was formed almost 50 years ago and a campaign is ongoing [...]

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Tithebarn development: set to go ahead?

18th, November 2010 by

After years of speculation and planning, the £700m Tithebarn development finally appears to have been given the green light. Or that’s at least what the BBC’s sources are claiming. Arif Ansari, BBC North West political editor, updated his blog at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon informing readers: “I understand that the hugely controversial Tithebarn shopping development in Preston will get the go-ahead from ministers. “The formal [...]

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Preston Vision to make all staff redundant

15th, November 2010 by

Preston Vision is to lose all of its employees after the organisation’s three founding partners said they were unable to secure “a sustainable source of funding” beyond next March. The think-tank has been under review following the cuts to public spending, with its £425,000 of funding from the Northwest Regional Development Agency set to run out on 31 March 2011. Preston Vision’s founders – Preston [...]

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Northern Area Forum – Planning Sites Visualised

15th, November 2010 by

We covered the Northern Area Forum held at St Pius School, Garstang Road last week. It focused on a wide range of sites suggested by developers, land owners and members of the public all across northern Preston, encompassing Cadley, Greyfriars and Sharoe Green. With an overwhelming amount of sites to take in, I thought it’d be good to visualise some of the information rather than [...]

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Northern Area Forum: planning special

15th, November 2010 by

Preston City Council put on a planning extraordinaire on Thursday evening, as they invited local residents to put forward their views on a number of proposed planning sites. 98 sites were put forward to the council by landowners, developers and locals as potential sites for the council to use for development over the next 15 years, and the Northern Area Forum, held at St. Pius [...]

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