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Huge new factory to be built on edge of Preston with 100 jobs created

Kerakoll's new factory at Roman Way is due to be built by spring 2026 A new factory is being built as a city industrial estate expands. Kerakoll Group has announced it will build a 40,000 square metre production plant on land at the Roman […]

1 day ago
Red Scar House, lost stations and a lost mansion

Red Scar House with original thatched cottage Pic: Preston Digital Archive The story of Red Scar Manor is a romantic tale of a lost mansion and a now defunct railway. Once there was a rich lawyer who wanted to be Lord […]

3 years ago
How huge new Longridge Road energy plant is due to look near the M6

A ground level view of the plans for Longridge Road How a new £200million incinerator will look on the edge of Preston has been revealed. Longridge Road Energy Centre would be built on land off Junction 31A of the M6 […]

5 years ago
Red Scar business park looks set for further expansion

Ribble Court has only three units left to be taken since opening in May Ribble Court has only three units left to be taken since opening in May Business workshops out at Junction 31A of the M6 look set to expand. Ribble Court, the […]

7 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Valpack Recycling to run plastic recycling 24 hours a day during weekdays

A plastics recycling bale Pic: recycleharmony A waste processing plant on the outskirts of Preston has been give the go ahead to operate 24-hours-a-day during the week. Valpack Recycling says being able to increase its operating […]

9 years ago
Recycling Lives Preston fire: Investigation continues into major fire at Red Scar

Aerial platform at the scene An investigation is continuing into the cause of a major fire at a recycling plant in Preston. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service still has four fire crews and an aerial […]

9 years ago
New crossing on Longridge Road to help complete Guild Wheel

preston guild wheel Work is due to begin to help complete a 21-mile cycle route around the city in time for the Preston Guild. The Guild Wheel, which goes in a ring around […]

12 years ago
Preston bus routes set to be scrapped

Two city bus routes will be scrapped as part of a plan to cut £300,000 of funding from Preston’s public transport network, a councillor has told Blog Preston. The 88A and […]

13 years ago
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