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Bus station battle revived on internet
The battle to save Preston's bus station is back on.
Shop worker Andrew Pye has revived the campaign to spare the iconic building from the bulldozers.
The bus station is set to be razed as part of the city's 700m Tithebarn regeneration project.
The 25-year-old, from Blackpool Road, Ashton, has vowed to inject "young blood" into the campaign through website Facebook.
Preston-born Andrew said: "It is part of Preston's identity, people who come here have heard of Preston North End, Nick Park and our bus station.
"I am not against the regeneration of the city but my mission is to get them to 'improve not remove' the bus station."
The Facebook group, called Save Preston Bus Station, has already got 652 members and Andrew is promising "alternative action" with a sit-in protest and "flash-mobbing" where groups of people suddenly appear in a certain place, among the tactics being considered.
Original campaign member Aidan Turner-Bishop, chairman of the Preston and South Ribble Civic Trust, described the youngster's enthusiasm as "a breath of fresh air".
But developers The Preston Tithebarn Partnership says the bus station site is "pivotal" to the Tithebarn project.
A spokesman said: "John Lewis and other retailers will be situated on this site."
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