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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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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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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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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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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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Lewis Balyckyi - a promising cyclist - who tragically died after a crash in Bretherton

20 mph road plans are ‘ludicrous’, says councillor

20th, March 2011 by

Plans to reduce Lancashire’s residential roads to 20mph have been branded ‘ludicrous’ by a city councillor. Councillor Drew Gale made the comment after deaths and serious injuries in the county hit a 30 year low. Last year was the fifth consecutive year casualties numbers have fallen with 798 people killed or seriously injured compared to 1,139 in 2006 and down from an average of 1,704 [...]

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County council struggling to fix Preston’s pothole-ridden roads

30th, December 2010 by

Lancashire County Council has been named as one of the poorest authorities to deal with potholes. A list has been compiled by the National Cycling Organisation CTC of authorities across the UK dealing with roads and highways. They have been rated on success of repairing damages to roads, mainly potholes. Lancashire comes in at number 39 on a list of 211. Preston is one of [...]

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