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		<title>June start for Broughton roundabout roadworks</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/04/june-start-for-broughton-roundabout-roadworks/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/04/june-start-for-broughton-roundabout-roadworks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Roads]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[June is set to see months of roadworks at one of the city&#8217;s busiest junctions. A £2.6 million scheme to tackle congestion at the Broughton roundabout will finally begin but drivers are being warned to expect disruption. The final plans for the A6 and M55 junction will be given the nod today at the Lancashire County Council cabinet meeting. Currently the roundabout can see peak-time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brockholes Nature Reserve to be signposted from major Preston roads</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/04/brockholes-nature-reserve-to-be-signposted-from-major-preston-roads/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/04/brockholes-nature-reserve-to-be-signposted-from-major-preston-roads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Signs for Brockholes Nature Reserve are due to be added on major routes around the city. Brown tourism signs pointing to the popular haven for wildlife have been given the go ahead by the county council and Highways Agency. The centre, which opened in April 2011, has become one of Preston&#8217;s go-to attractions for families, wildlife enthusiasts and schools. The Wildlife Trust centre upon opening [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Broughton roundabout traffic lights due to be given go-ahead by late April</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/04/broughton-roundabout-traffic-lights-due-to-be-given-go-ahead-by-late-april/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Full traffic light signals around the Broughton roundabout are due to be given the nod later this month. Lancashire County Council has put forward its proposal for the key junction in the North of Preston. The man in charge of highways and transport, County councillor Tim Ashton, is due to make a decision by Friday 26 April. A notice by the council states: &#8220;Approval for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bridge over the River Ribble: New transport masterplan outlines Preston priorities</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/03/bridge-over-the-river-ribble-new-transport-masterplan-outlines-preston-priorities/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/03/bridge-over-the-river-ribble-new-transport-masterplan-outlines-preston-priorities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Roads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broughton bypass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[broughton roundabout]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[penwortham bypass]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new bridge over the River Ribble, completion of the Penwortham bypass and sorting out the Broughton bottleneck are just some of the transport priorities for the county council. Documents submitted to the transport chief show how a new bridge across the Ribble could be considered to ease traffic congestion in the West and South West of the city. The map below shows the key [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preston road junction rebuilt</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/03/preston-road-junction-rebuilt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Worrall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Redevelopment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Powis Road. Tulketh Road. Egerton Road]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Road improvements at the junction of Powis Road with Tulketh Road and Egerton Road have been completed. The three road junction in Ashton-on-Ribble, said be an accident black-spot, has had residents worried for some time about the lack of action taken by Lancashire County Council in coming up with a solution to a traffic problem. Tulketh Councillor Elizabeth Atkins raised the issue with LCC and suggested a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plans to revitalise gateways into Preston on show</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/03/plans-to-revitalise-gateways-into-preston-on-show/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/03/plans-to-revitalise-gateways-into-preston-on-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Worrall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Central Lancashire Development Plan]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Local Data]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preston Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fishergate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[funds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Preston Central Gateway project]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plans to revitalise gateways into Preston are to be revealed to the Preston public in a former shop at the Fishergate Centre. In a change to the previously announced public relations exercise (see here)  local people have again the opportunity to find out more and have their say on plans to alter entrances to the city. The plans go on show in a former hairdressers located [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Broughton roundabout roadworks: Work on widening roundabout to run through summer</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/02/broughton-roundabout-roadworks-work-on-widening-roundabout-to-run-through-summer/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/02/broughton-roundabout-roadworks-work-on-widening-roundabout-to-run-through-summer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[broughton bypass]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of Preston&#8217;s most congested routes looks set to finally be tackled by the county council. Motorists will face disruption throughout the summer at the Broughton roundabout as part of a £2.6 million improvement scheme. The junction where the M55 meets the A6 has long been a bottleneck in the North of the city and now a widening scheme will improve traffic flow. The first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Broughton bypass: Permission sought to scope out new link road</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/02/broughton-bypass-permission-sought-to-scope-out-new-link-road/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/02/broughton-bypass-permission-sought-to-scope-out-new-link-road/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 11:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bypass linking the A6 and M55 to ease congestion at a village just to the north of Preston is back on the table. Plans to carry out a scoping exercise on the Broughton bypass are being put to Preston City Council. The new bypass would create a link to stop the bottle-neck at the Broughton crossroads and allow traffic to get quickly between the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serious road traffic collision on M6 North near Preston: Police appeal for witnesses</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/02/serious-road-traffic-collision-on-m6-north-near-preston-police-appeal-for-witnesses/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/02/serious-road-traffic-collision-on-m6-north-near-preston-police-appeal-for-witnesses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Worrall</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Police]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[appeal. witnesses]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was seriously injured in a road traffic collision on the M6 northbound last night (Monday 4 February). The collision took place at 7.10pm just prior to the exit slip at junction 29 when a 26 year old man from Thornton-Cleveleys was travelling in a silver BMW along lane three. For reasons not known he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Residents win ban on dangerous parking near West Strand Road</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/01/residents-win-ban-on-dangerous-parking-near-west-strand-road/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/01/residents-win-ban-on-dangerous-parking-near-west-strand-road/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2013 08:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ashton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Motorists who park on a busy junction in Ashton are set to be clamped down on by the county council. A report from the council outlines how residents on Beamont Drive, Kerr Place and Kingfisher Court are being obstructed by problem parkers. The roads, which join onto the busy West Strand Road, are being clogged up by cars from neighbouring businesses and limiting the visibility [...]]]></description>
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