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Election 2012: Where to vote – all of Preston’s polling stations mapped

3rd, May 2012 by Joseph Stashko

Today sees the local elections in Preston, with all wards up for election apart from College, Moor Park and University. You can take a look at your local candidates with our ward map and by checking out the Candidate Focus series we’ve been running on the site. Below you’ll find a map of all the polling stations in Preston. Remember that you don’t need your polling [...]

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‘Open Preston’ project launched to make Preston Council more transparent

30th, April 2012 by Joseph Stashko

A local journalist has started a project designed to make Preston Council more transparent. Daniel Bentley, who is currently studying at the University of Central Lancashire, has created ‘Open Preston‘ – a web application that shows Preston’s food safety ratings, recent planning applications, information about Preston’s councillors and areas of deprivation in the city. Visitors to Open Preston can browse the information in list or [...]

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Preston Council reminds voters in the run up to election

27th, April 2012 by Ryan Owen Gibson

As the local election on Thursday 3rd May gets nearer, Preston Council have provided some last minute advice to voters who wish to have their say. With just under a week to go until the big day, the council offered this checklist as a reminder for people heading down to the polls. – Check where you should vote. Details of your local polling station will [...]

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City centre trees to be chopped due to CCTV fears

11th, March 2012 by Ed Walker

Work starts today to cut back overgrowing trees in the city centre which are blocking the view of CCTV cameras. The council will pull up a tree on the junction of Friargate and Cheapside, outside the William Hill bookies, which is limiting how well Lancashire Police can monitor the area. Councillor Robert Boswell, cabinet member for environment, said: “We have a duty to ensure that [...]

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Celebrate International Women’s Day in Preston

8th, March 2012 by Joseph Stashko

Today is International Women’s Day, a day dedicated to celebrate and raise awareness of women’s rights around the world. Started in the early 1900s and celebrated annually thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate achievements. There are several events happening Preston related to the day: Preston Council are hosting an event which begins at 11am this morning and includes [...]

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Preston’s “progressive” council budget passed, Lib Dem and Tory amendments rejected

24th, February 2012 by Joseph Stashko

Preston Council’s budget proposals have been passed, with both Conservative and Liberal Democrat amendments rejected. The council will see its budget reduced by £5.5m (46%), a figure that Councillor Peter Rankin called an “astronomical” drop in funding. Key plans to save money include a council tax rise of 3.5%, an increase in city parking charges and many council staff redundancies. Described as a “progressive budget”, [...]

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Preston council meet this Thursday to make final budget decisions

20th, February 2012 by Slavka Atanasova

Preston Council officials are meeting this Thursday to make final decisions on budget plans for 2012/2013. 3.5% council tax rise is among the major proposals made by the councillors in a meeting which took place earlier this month. This equals to an increase of £ 9 per annum, from £ 259 to £ 268 per Band D property. In order to justify the tax increase, councillor Peter Rankin, [...]

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City Council cabinet – plans to fill the £2.5 million black hole in budget

3rd, February 2012 by Lewis Nolan

Preston City Council have agreed to plans to increase council tax by 3.5% in Wednesday’s budget meeting. Councillors met at the Town Hall to discuss the draft budget proposals and Labour has put forward its plans to start to fill a £2.5m black hole in its budget over the next five years. The main area agreed upon would see a council tax increase of 3.5% [...]

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Analysis of Preston Council Budget: Where has money been saved?

31st, January 2012 by Joseph Stashko

Preston City Council have released the details of their new budget proposal, including a proposed rise in council tax by 3.5%. Yesterday I took a look at what the council intend to spend money on over the next four years, and today I’m going to look at the areas in which they intend to save money. Click on the graph below to compare figures across [...]

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Analysis of Preston Council Budget: What’s the money going to be spent on, and where?

30th, January 2012 by Joseph Stashko

Preston City Council have released the details of their new budget proposal, including a proposed rise in council tax by 3.5%. Ed Walker has already covered the key points in his story last week, but I’m going to take a look at the specific numbers involved in the council’s savings and spending areas. In the consultation document the council emphasise the importance on Guild year, [...]

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Opinion: This is a Preston council budget aimed at promoting fairness in our city

25th, January 2012 by Martyn Rawlinson

You don’t need me to tell you again just how much government grant Preston City Council has lost since the coalition took control in Westminster – almost half – from £19 million to £11 million. So many people are in the same situation however, that I can understand it when people say ‘get on with it, just cut some of those cushy council jobs and [...]

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Businesses consider post-Tithebarn city development, discuss how to fix “deserted” city centre

11th, January 2012 by Joseph Stashko

Preston’s business leaders last night discussed options and potential development plans for restructuring the city after the collapse of the Tithebarn project. As part of a week of listening to the public and local businesses alike, the Your City, Your Say event held at the Holiday Inn gave businesses a chance to speak to council leader Peter Rankin and chief executive Lorraine Norris. In a [...]

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MAPS Festival: Contemporary arts festival to thrill during Guild celebrations

6th, January 2012 by Ed Walker

An all-day contemporary arts festival has won funding from the council during the Guild year. Preston’s MAPS festival will launch in September and showcase artists and experimental work within the city. Festival organisers want to take over alternative performance spaces, such as shops, offices and parks to capture the public’s attention. Jack Coverdale from FallenWall Arts, a Preston-based arts firm formed in 2010, is behind [...]

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