lancashire county council

Preston set for superfast broadband speeds as £30m upgrade is confirmed

28th, January 2012 by Ed Walker

Broadband in Preston is set to hit superfast speeds as Lancashire County Council announced a mult-million pound round of investment. The county council will pump £4.7 million in to see speeds in excess of 30 Mbps made available to the majority of the county. The public subsidy will be paid to BT to ensure where there are no providers or superfast broadband or no commercial [...]

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St Ignatius Square set for tree replanting

19th, January 2012 by Ed Walker

One of Preston’s protected areas is set to see trees felled to make it safer for pedestrians. St Ignatius Square in the St Georges ward will be revamped after concerns about the pavements becoming unsafe due to wayward tree roots. 19 trees are due to be felled and 16 new trees planted to ensure the square maintains its character, which has been protected since 1982 [...]

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Weather forecasters predict end of the week snow showers for Preston

6th, December 2011 by Ed Walker

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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A Harley Davidson-riding vicar, young carers, and Preston in the 80s (Video)

13th, July 2011 by Joseph Stashko

Just browsed some YouTube footage over the last day and found some interesting and amusing clips that have been posted about Preston. The first is this Harley Davidson-riding vicar, who speaks about his new ‘Fat Bob’ motorcycle. One for bike enthusiasts and for those of us who find the sight of a religious figure going all ‘Easy Rider’ quite amusing. The second clip is old [...]

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Disability support group sues County Council over care cuts

1st, April 2011 by Andrew Smith

A disability support group is so unhappy with Lancashire County Council’s cuts they are planning to sue them. Last month the council announced their budget which included £179m worth of ‘savings’. Council leader Geoff Driver promised to protect services but the cuts have now provoked outrage in the care sector. Members of Disability Equality North West (DENW) are so enraged they have starting legal proceedings [...]

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Opinion: Why I want Preston Council to be more open and accountable

11th, February 2011 by John Potter

John Potter was elected as councillor of the Cadley ward in the 2010 election. He is a Liberal Democrat. Thursday 3rd February saw Preston City Council (PCC) take the first steps towards becoming more open and accountable to it’s citizens. At the full council meeting I put forward my first notice of motion (NOM) since I was elected as a Liberal Democrat Councillor on September [...]

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Preston Against Cuts protest planned this weekend

12th, January 2011 by Joseph Stashko

Preston is set to host another protest opposed to Government cuts this Saturday. The protest will begin on the Flag Market at 12 noon and continue for one hour, with several local speakers attending to explain the impact of cuts on various organisations. The event has been organised by the Preston Against Cuts organising committee for the Preston Trades Council, seeking to highlight cuts and how they [...]

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

30th, December 2010 by Cara Woodley

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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Preston Vision to make all staff redundant

15th, November 2010 by Andy Halls

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 special

15th, November 2010 by Andy Halls

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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News from They Eat Culture: Opportunities for young people

24th, October 2010 by Joseph Stashko

The Continental still has a few places left on their two day ‘No Drama’ workshop, starting tomorrow. It gives 11-16 year olds the chance to create their own piece of theatre from concept to performance, with the help of an experienced performer and director, Sam Buist.

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Give community business a go

16th, November 2009 by Ed Walker

Lancashire County Council are floating big green light bulbs around, a bit gimmicky, but there’s £5,000 in it if you’ve got a business idea that has legs.

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Lancashire County Council elections 2009: Preston candidates

23rd, May 2009 by Ed Walker

On June 4th 2009 the people of Preston will go to the polls to elect the people who will represent them at Lancashire County Council. The list of candidates standing in Preston covers the following County Council wards: Preston Central North, Preston Central South, Preston City, Preston East, Preston North, Preston North East, Preston North West, Preston Rural, Preston South East, Preston West.

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