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Preston Bus Ltd’s number 31 service which takes in Lea Road to Blackpool Road, will be expanding onto Thorntree Avenue.

Popular bus service in Preston to add on additional route

New bus routes for Ribble Valley, Burnley, and Colne

New bus routes for Ribble Valley, Burnley, and Pendle

Evening and Sunday bus fares will remain at £1 until the end of the year with participating operators

Lancashire's £1 bus fare 'saved' for now - but will still end soon

Preston residents are joining forces to launch a new passenger led group aimed at fixing local bus networks.

Preston bus users call for public ownership

The service previously provided by West Lancashire Dial-a-Ride will resume in September

'I've not left home for weeks': delight as bus for vulnerable residents returns

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Preston Bus announce new service linking Penwortham to Longridge

A trip on the bus could be the start of a cheaper day out for families this summer

Free summer bus travel begins for Lancashire kids

£1 evening and Sunday bus travel is set to end in Lancashire in September - but could it yet continue?

Could Lancashire’s £1 evening and Sunday bus fares be saved?

The bike is a white cube CMS full suspension and has further upgrades. It was locked up behind a keypad secured gate, but thieves cut through a bike lock to steal it from from Theatre Street around 9.30am on Saturday, July 25.

My son saved up months for his bike which has been stolen

Plus ça change..? An artist impression of a 2005 plan for new flats at the Miller Arcade in 2005

Victorian Miller Arcade revival in Preston

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Question mark over Andy Burnham's £2 fare cap on Preston Bus services

Holy Cross Catholic High School in Chorley will shut its doors at 1.15pm due to “extreme weather and high temperatures”.

Pupils to be sent home early from school with buses on stand by

West Lancashire Dial-a-Ride says it has not got the funding it needs to continue providing its services

'Vital' transport service for vulnerable residents announces sudden closure

The annual Longton Live music event at various locations in the village organised by South Ribble Borough Council. Picture by Paul Heyes, Saturday June 28, 2025.

Longton Live back this weekend with 130 live performances

Preston Bus has announced a Big Summer Fare Cut with lower fares from Sunday, June 14

Everything you need to know as Preston Bus announces huge fare changes

This stretch of Campion Drive will see parking banned on the side opposite the bus stop so the number 31 service can once again pass through

Parking bans coming to these Preston roads so buses can get through
The restrictions will be in place 24 hours a day.
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Road users may wish to plan their journeys in advance with roadworks programmes taking place in the Larne area this week. Photo: NI World

Breaking Preston 'gridlocked' as drivers face two weeks of Garstang Road works

Preston Bus is backing out of a Lancashire-run £1 fare cap scheme

Preston Bus fares to rise on these services after firm withdraws from £1 cap

Signage 'tampered with' at Preston bus gate that makes most money in the country

The bus gate on Corporation Street raised more money than any other in the country last year

Preston bus gate 'makes the most money in the country' - with £1.5m in fines

Corporation Street and (inset) New Hall Lane, Preston

'Maybe something we can do': council hints at changes to Preston bus-only rules

Celebrating Mohmed Panchbhaya who has been at Stagecoach in Preston for 50 years.

I started my remarkable career as parcel lad at Preston Bus Station

The bus gate on Corporation Street has been a big source of income for Lancashire County Council - but where was the money spent?

This is the one thing we think should happen to Preston bus gate fines

The cost of travelling by Preston Bus went up at the start of the year - but the firm said it had no choice but increase fares

'We're not making any money': Preston Bus defends 50p fare hike

Preston in 1960

15 evocative pictures of Preston just as it was in 1960

Preston Station has reopened after major signalling upgrades were carried out to improve future journeys.

Back on track - railway station reopens after four day closure

Commuters have been warned that Preston Railway Station will be closed for four days from New Year’s Day and to expect travel disruption.

Preston Railway Station to close for four days - this is when
Commuters have been warned that Preston Railway Station will be closed for four days and to expect travel disruption.
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Transport responsibilities in Lancashire are changing - but the public shouldn't be able to tell

The huge change Lancashire transport bosses 'hope nobody notices'

The Blackburn Bus Company, The Burnley Bus Company and Rosso are releasing details of seasonal bus services to help customers plan their journeys over the holiday period.

Lancs bus firms confirm festive timetable with reduced fares

Hotel Villa Angela

I visited Jim Kerr's Sicilian boutique hotel in the hills of Taormina

The stretch of High Street where parked vehicles have been blocking the passage of buses (image: Google)

Town centre road changes planned after ‘bus boycott’ threat

It's been buses only along this stretch of Corporation Street since May - but the message isn't quite getting through

Update on Preston bus gate that has raised £2.6m in fines

29 nostalgic photos transporting you back to Preston in 1965 and 1966

The bus lane cameras are in position on New Hall Lane - but are not yet catching any drivers breaking the rules

This is why drivers are not yet being fined for using new bus lane

Mathematician Bobby Seagull used data from a sample of 1,000 18-30-year-olds who were in a long-distance relationship while at University

Formula for perfect long-distance relationship for students revealed

Stagecoach drivers will stay behind the wheel in Preston and Chorley next week

Major announcement about Preston and Chorley bus strike this week

The real-time digital displays being trialled on Lancaster Road

Train-style travel info coming to Lancs buses - starting in Preston

Stagecoach services will be hit by strike action from Preston and Chorley depot drivers next week

Stagecoach claims striking local drivers rejected 'generous' pay rise

How do Lancashire's transport networks need to change?

The 26 ways travelling around Lancashire is set to be transformed in new vision

A bus driver at the wheel, wearing a checked bow tie, in around 1965

26 photos transporting you back to golden era of bus travel

A scene from 1964 showing people walking past shops and buildings in Preston

I asked AI for its favourite retro photos through the years

(Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Free bus pass age to rise with State Pension change – eligibility

Families should utilise England's £3 bus fare cap to "get out and enjoy everything their area has to offer", a minister said.

Families should use the £3 bus fare cap to 'get out and enjoy' area

Passengers squeeze onto a red London bus outside Victoria Station London, in August 2022 (Photo: HOLLIE ADAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

Major change could make bus passes free for thousands more people

Bus lane and one-way changes planned for Preston city centre

Parking restrictions are planned for narrow routes in Lea - including this section of Thorntrees Avenue

Parking bans planned for these Preston streets to help buses get past

36 amazing retro pictures to take you back to Preston in the late 90s

Numerous improvements to Lancashire bus services will be introduced this month.

Improvements to bus services across Lancashire to be introduced

Land off Longsight Road Langho bounded by the railway Northcote Park and Wildmans Farm

Developer gets verdict on controversial plan for 300 homes near you

TK Maxx presents Lytham Festival has an on site car park and a a Park & Ride system.

All your transport & travel needs for TK Maxx presents Lytham Festival

A scene from Longton Live 2024

Longton Live is back - here's where to go & which roads will be closed

(Photo: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Major update on free bus passes for over 60s in England

Dan and Roy with the converted bus.

Iconic red bus transformed into quirky £50k two-bed apartment

Transdev training bus

Increased pay and £1,000 hello as bus company looks for more drivers

The aim is for AI to cut queues that could catch out buses

How AI could cut traffic jams and reduce bus hold-ups in Preston

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