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Woman dies after fall from bridge on M6 near Preston

Traffic being diverted off the M6 at Junction 32 around 5pm on Tuesday (23 April) Pic: Blog Preston A 50-year-old woman died after falling from a bridge onto the M6. The five-hour closure of the motorway was put in place from Junction 32 northbound on Tuesday 23 April. […]

2 hours ago
M6 Junction 32 northbound re-opens after crash involving pedestrian

The police diverting traffic off the M6 at Junction 32 during Tuesday afternoon Pic: Blog Preston All lanes have been reopened on the M6 northbound after a crash involving a pedestrian and a car near Preston. National Highways North West confirmed the motorway was reopened between […]

17 hours ago
Pedestrian and vehicle involved in M6 crash which has shut Junction 32

Police have confirmed the M6 is shut at Junction 32 northbound after a person was hit by a car. The closure, which began shortly before 4pm on Tuesday (23 April), […]

19 hours ago
M6 closed northbound near Preston due to crash with warnings of long delays

Traffic being diverted off the M6 at Junction 32 around 5pm on Tuesday (23 April) Pic: Blog Preston The M6 is closed in one direction due to a crash. Police reported at 3.55pm today (23 April) that the northbound carriageway between junction 32 and 33 was closed while […]

21 hours ago
Advertisement Advertisement Annual beer festival returns to Preston for early May bank holiday weekend

The artisan spirits and Prosecco bar at the 2023 Fulwood and Broughton Cricket Club Beer Festival An annual beer festival is returning to Preston this early May bank holiday weekend. Fulwood and Broughton Cricket Club will host the free event for the 11th time at its […]

3 days ago
M6 crash between Junction 32 and Junction 33 sees one person in hospital

An aerial view of one of the bridges just north of Junction 32 on the M6 Pic: Google One person is being treated in hospital after a crash on the M6 just north of Preston. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service sent crews from Preston and Fulwood to the […]

1 week ago
Review: Broughton’s new Indian fusion restaurant proves spicy doesn’t have to mean hot  

The Pepper Bistro prawn and mango curry This week my mother Yvonne and my father Dry Tony joined me on a visit to The Pepper Bistro in Broughton. A sister restaurant to Fulwood’s The Ginger Bistro, its […]

2 weeks ago
Decisions against ‘cynical’ Broughton housing estate overturned at appeal

Garstang Road appeal site A proposed housing development in the Preston countryside has been given the go-ahead – at the third time of asking. Preston City Council had twice refused a bid by Hollins […]

2 weeks ago
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