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Mihaly Besnyi

Tributes paid to Hungarian teen killed in motorcycle smash

21st, March 2012 by

An emotional tribute has been paid by the mother of a motorcylist who lost his life on Preston’s roads today. Mihaly Besnyi, 17, who lived in Ashton, died in a collision at the junction of Lytham Road and Hardcastle Road in Fulwood. The incident took place at 12.20pm when Mr Besnyi’s 125cc motorcycle collided with a black Ford Fusion. His mother, Mihalyne Besnyi, said she [...]

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Preston in the Picture: The Train now Arriving…

4th, March 2012 by

I have a funny feeling this train was actually leaving Preston Station but that didn’t really work as a title! Having spent about half an hour on the old East Lancs Railway bridge waiting for the sunset, I was happy to finally get a result. A few trains had trundled across the current railway bridge coming in and out of Preston Station while I was [...]

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Where are all Preston’s roadworks? Soon you might be able to find out

19th, February 2012 by

Google maps, travel applications, bus and train alerts – these days we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to planning important journeys. But often drivers aren’t given information about where roadworks are, and how that might disrupt a journey. Roadworks.org is aiming to change all that. Describing itself as “an information service providing details on road closures, roadworks, obstructions, events and other information for road [...]

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Preston’s bus station captured in glorious black and white photos

13th, February 2012 by

The Bus Station has been nothing short of controversial in relation to the future of the city centre, but these new images show its architectural side. It might provoke opinion to knock it down or keep it standing, or somewhere in-between, from nearly every Prestonian – but a professional photographer has attempted to capture the building in black and white. Known only as Ho, he [...]

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Emergency roadworks on A6 in Walton-le-Dale set to cause traffic misery

10th, January 2012 by

Preston’s morning rush-hour commuters are set for misery for the rest of the week as emergency roadworks take place. One lane of the A6 in Walton-le-Dale, by the Yew Tree pub heading into the city, is closed while engineers inspect a broken drain. It was shut this evening and is not expected to be reopened before the weekend. Lancashire County Council’s highways manager, Rachel Crompton, [...]

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Preston rail commuters left frustrated by Northern Rail extra capacity decision

12th, December 2011 by

Rail commuters between Preston and Manchester were dismayed today when Northern Rail decided not to expand the capacity on the city route. Passengers vented their anger on Twitter as the BBC reported the train operator would be adding 50 more carriages to deal with overcrowding, but Preston would not benefit from these. Peak-time commuter routes to Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield will all see [...]

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Weather forecasters predict end of the week snow showers for Preston

6th, December 2011 by

Weather forecasters are expecting snow in Preston and across Lancashire later this week. A severe weather warning has been issued by the Met Office from Thursday evening and continuing into Friday. Snow showers are expected to start from around 6pm on Thursday evening and last throughout Friday and into Saturday. Gale force northwesterly winds will come with the snow showers, leading to an arctic blast [...]

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Plans for Preston tram remain on track despite funding blow

10th, November 2011 by

Preston’s tram plan looks back on track after the group leading the project missed out on government cash for a second time. Trampower, the company proposing the city’s first light rail system, told the Lancashire Evening Post it intended to pursue the full scheme with a demo line planned behind the West View Leisure Centre, in Ribbleton, making way. Earlier this week, the project’s £9m [...]

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Memories of the P5 bus service

9th, November 2011 by

A Preston ex-pat has set up a group online for those who remember the P5 bus route. Richard Crookes, originally from Penwortham, wants to discover more about the “legendary” service run by Preston Bus. The bus service, which apparently appears in the Alan Bates film A Kind of Loving, no longer operates. Mr Crookes said he was inspired to start the Facebook group in memory [...]

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Preston Bus Station captured in arty architecture video

5th, November 2011 by

The video above shows Preston Bus Station in a very arty light as photographer Andy Marshall chose to shoot an ‘urban ballet’ of the building. 46-year-old Andy from Bury posted the video last week on video sharing website Vimeo after a trip to Preston. He said: ” I made the video on the spur of the moment, after travelling up to Preston to take some [...]

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West Coast Main Line: Longer trains for longer franchise

3rd, November 2011 by

The hard-pressed commuter is set to benefit from thousands more standard class seats in a deal struck between Virgin Trains and the Department for Transport. Virgin, who manage Preston station, have been awarded an eight-month franchise extension from April 2012, ending uncertainty over the ownership of the line during next summer’s London Olympics, however, the news has dismayed a leading transport lobby group. Campaign for [...]

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Gridlocked: Preston’s day of motorway misery

1st, November 2011 by

Preston’s motorways the M6 and M65 ground to a halt with three serious incidents and one death causing miles of tailbacks. Two lanes of the M6 northbound between junction 29 and 31 still remain closed after a tanker carrying waste crashed and tipped its load across the carriageway. They are expected to reopen around 10pm this evening. The morning began with the death of a [...]

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Tanker spillage causes M6 closure near Junction 31

1st, November 2011 by

Two lanes of the M6 have reopened after a tanker spillage caused the motorway to be shut for over five hours causing traffic chaos in and around Preston. Lancashire Police confirmed just after 4pm the third and fourth lane between Junction 29-31 had reopened on Lancashire’s main motorway artery. The motorway was closed northbound from Junction 29 just after 10am when a tanker spilt its [...]

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