Central Lancashire

The lenghty process of deciding the Central Lancashire sites on which new homes should be built between now and the early 2040s is coming to an end

Next steps to decide where 1,800 homes a year are built in Central Lancashire

The Signs Express Central Lancashire team

Preston-based company named Finalist at the British Franchise Awards

Chorley Childrens Surgery

New children's surgical hub recognised for "huge impact"

Paul Foster has taken up residence at his new constituency office in Leyland

'I've had nearly 2,000 emails already': new South Ribble MP on his first 50 days

The “beautiful environment" for women with complex pregnancy needs to use to give birth

Beautiful birthing environment for women in Lancashire

Services at Preston and Chorley hospitals are still operating after the global IT outage - but patients are being asked to fiollow advice

This is what Preston and Chorley hospital patients should do during IT outage

Radio Leyland accidentally broadcast a song containing highly offensive language (image: Pixabay)

Local radio station rapped for playing ‘F-word' song on a Saturday morning

residents

Dovedale residents visit our city for the 80th Anniversary of the D Day landings...

Some bus services will operate more often than they have been

Better Lancashire buses: special fares and more frequent services on the way

Maeva fought the greatest fight and made her daddy and I so proud

Council tax checker: here's how much you will be paying this year

Council tax checker: here's how much you will be paying this year

The site off Garstang Road where permission has now been granted to build 51 new homes (image: Google)

‘Cynical’ housing estate gets the green light after council decision overturned

Yellow weather warning of wind in place across Lancashire on Saturday, April 6. Photo by Khamkéo Vilaysing on Unsplash

Yellow warning for wind in place for Lancashire this weekend

The narrow track down which the Lewth Farm site is accessed (image: Google)

Controversy over office conversion for Preston 'farm building that never was'

Some of Lancashire's Long Covid patients - [clockwise from left] Melanie, Miriam and Alissa

'Long Covid left me housebound': Lancashire sufferers tell their stories

The pre-planned maintenance for Lancashire's roads is intended to stop them ending up like this

These roads in Preston, Chorley and South Ribble will be resurfaced this year

Lancashire County Council has laid out the 88 road resurfacing schemes it plans to carry out over the next year.

Paul Faulkner

Preston and South Ribble council leaders Matthew Brown (left) and Paul Foster remain unimpressed with Lancashire's devolution agreement

District leaders dismiss 'lukewarm' response to 'underwhelming' devolution deal

Chorley Council leader Alistair Bradley (top right) and his counterpart in South Ribble, Paul Foster (bottom right), are not enamoured with the Lancashire devolution deal negotiated by Lancashire County Council leader Phillippa Williamson and others

Chorley and South Ribble say no to 'bargain basement' Lancashire devolution deal

The Black Horse has become the Central Lancs CAMRA Pub of the Year award for the second year in a row.

Preston pub wins CAMRA award

Junior doctors outside the Royal Preston make their case for better pay at the start of their latest strike on 3rd January

How appointments at Preston and Chorley hospitals have been hit by latest strike

Flood risk has to be assessed as part of the local plan that determines where houses can be built

Houses might have to be built in 'flood risk' areas if not enough land available

The road network around the Lancashire Central site in Cuerden is set for a revamp (image: Lancashire County Council)

Big changes coming to busy road junctions as part of plans for axed IKEA site

One of the access points to the new Lancashire Central development will be from the roundabout at the end of the M65, close to the DVSA enforcement check site (image: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard)

Scrapped IKEA store replaced with industrial, retail and leisure scheme

The magic of Christmas is not guaranteed for all Lancashire children - could you bring some sparkle to the special day?

Plea for Christmas presents for Lancashire children who are not guaranteed any

Scans and other medical tests should be carried out within six weeks - but thousands of patients in Central Lancashire are waiting longer (image: Pixabay)

Thousands waiting longer than they should be for medical tests in Central Lancs

Mediterranean restaurant Cosmopolitan has been recognised with a Good Food Award. The restaurant is run by husband-and-wife duo Vanda and Recep (known as Reggie) Tankut.

Good Food Award 2023/24: Our area's winning restaurants, cafes and takeaways

Here's some of the best bits of life in and around Preston.

Derby day: 12 reasons why Preston is better than Blackburn

Undoubtedly Preston and Blackburn are both jewels in Lancashire’s crown – but we reckon Preston is the best!

Catherine Musgrove

There are gender pay gaps across Preston, Chorley and South Ribble. Photo by Arlington Research on Unsplash

Between Preston, Chorley & South Ribble, only one bucks gender pay gap trend

Rhona Nash - Breast Pain Clinic patient

New breast pain clinic to reduce worry around cancer

A Royal Preston patient could have survived an error made by the hopistal or one by made the ambulance service - but not both

39-year-old ‘would not have died’ without hospital and ambulance failings

Preston, Chorley and South Ribble councils have been working on a collective vision for new housing across Central Lancashire for five years

Risk of housebuilding free-for-all if plan for Central Lancs misses deadline

Left: Nigel Dixon and councillor Jasmine Gleave pictured at Uplands Farm, behind them is where Logik Developments proposed site number 2 is set to be. Right: Freddie Flintoff (Getty)

Residents anger at proposals submitted by company owned by Freddie Flintoff

Is Lancashire finally on the cusp of a devolution deal?

Lancashire devolution explained: what does it mean and how will it work?

Local suppliers have been heavily involved in the work on The Harris

Preston's Harris Museum refurb gives helping hand to local businesses

Cllr John Potter says that the NHS requires the money to ensure all cancer sufferers get the treatment they need in a timely way

Call to 'do right' by cancer patients and ensure they are treated quickly

Phil Woodford could not get a thrombectomy, because his stroke happened at the weekend

'Lifesaving' stroke treatment at Royal Preston for the first time of a weekend

Baby massage is amongst the many activities taking place at some of the new family hubs, like the one in Ribbleton

'One-stop-shops' to support children and families opening in Central Lancs

Coastal areas can expect gales this weekend, according to the MET Office

This is when it will stop raining - and gale force winds could begin

Faith Button says that ringfencing elective care capacity has been key to cutting waiting list backlogs

Drop in year-long waits at Preston and Chorley hospitals, but list still long

The A6 roundabout at the junction of London Way and Brownedge Road in Walton-le-Dale is one of those in line for work (image: Google)

All the roundabouts that are due for repair in Preston, Chorley and South Ribble

Energy efficiency is rated from A - the best - to G (image: Adobe)

Lancashire is ‘the least energy efficient county in the country’

Sheila and John Sheasby were delighted to downsize in retirement when they moved to Penwortham

Ageing population needs bungalows option, says retirement homes boss

Paul Butcher, who runs the Stanley Arms on Lancaster Road, says he'll be opening early for the Women's World Cup Final - but will be unable to sell alcohol until after the first half is over

No early drinking bids for World Cup Final in Preston, South Ribble and Chorley

The Royal Preston's newly-unveiled memorial tree and, pictured from left to right, Ros Collins, charity administrator; Dan Hill, head of hospital charities; and Rebecca Arestidou, grant and trust fundraiser, from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Charity (image: LTH)

Covid victims and organ donors at the heart of new hospital memorial gardens

Could some of Friargate's empty shop units be turned into a health hub? Cllr Jennifer Mein says there has never been the NHS cash for the longed-for city centre facility (images: Google and Preston City Council [insert])

Push for 'health hub' in Preston city centre to complement new hospital

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals' chief executive Kevin McGee is leaving the role to head up the health service in Gibraltar. His exact departure date has yet to be decided.

Admission to new Royal Preston should be 'a last resort’, says departing chief

Dancers at the last Encounter Festival Torchlight Procession in Preston

Crowdfunding campaign to make Torchlight Procession better than ever

St Catherine's Hospice Yellow Ribbon Day 2023

St Catherine's Truck Pull and Yellow Ribbon Day attracts hundreds of supporters

Not all green fields are greenbelt, but Chorley's buffer zones between its urban areas could be under threat

Chorley’s greenbelt 'is one of the most threatened in the country'

South Ribble and Preston council leaders Paul Foster and Matthew Brown (top and bottom right) have expressed disappointment over the direction of Lancashire's devolution plans, as unveiled by Lancashire County Counci leader Phillippa Williamson last week

Preston and South Ribble warn county leader: 'Don't freeze us out of devolution'

The current Royal Preston site is in the heart of the city's suburbs, but the facility will be on the move within the next 10 years

New Royal Preston Hospital ‘will be built in South Ribble’

The surface of James Towers Way still looks as smooth as the day it opened - but it's going to need some work to ensure it stays that way (image: Kelvin Stuttard)

Broughton bypass in need of £250K of work less than six years after opening

Development has seen some areas of Central Lancashire transformed in the 11 years since Preston, Chorley and South Ribble began co-operating over housing numbers - like this stretch of Preston's Hoyles Lane, pictured in 2021 (image: Google)

Last chance for public say on where houses should be built in Central Lancs

Clockwise from top left - Cllr Paul Foster (Labour leader of South Ribble Borough Council), Cllr Karen Walton (Conservative opposition leader) and Cllr David Howarth (Liberal Democrat group leader)

South Ribble councillors clash over ‘greenbelt housing’ claim in election debate

Polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm on 4th May

Deadline looms for residents without ID to get voter certificate for elections