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You can win this idyllic £2.5m house in Yorkshire with Omaze

Idyllic £2.5m Yorkshire house up for grabs in latest Omaze giveaway

Bee Lane residents Heather and Peter Hambilton will see houses built in front, behind and at the side of their home

'Trapped on a building site': the locals set to lose their rural surroundings

'We've been stitched up': fight against huge 1,100-home development is over

The rural lanes of Penwortham could one day look very different

Fury as government approves 1,100 new homes - after councillors rejected them

The rural lanes of Penwortham could one day look very different

Fury as government approves 1,100 new homes - after councillors rejected them

Will the Bee Lane area remain rural?

Decision over plans for 1,100 homes in the countryside delayed for a third time

The future of the Bee Lane area of Penwortham lies in the government's hands

Pickering's Farm appeal result delay as residents await decision on 1,100 homes

Would it matter to you if your journey along Farington Road slowed down by just one mile-per-hour?

1,100 homes may hinge on travel time jump of 'less than the length of a song'

Flensburg Way, part of the A582 that has long been earmarked to be widened - but will it ever happen? (image: Google)

Pickering's Farm: New estate should not be built without wider road, leader says

The future of the Bee Lane area of Penwortham will lie in the government's hands once the public inquiry is over

Residents fear 1,100-home plan will leave them on a building site for a decade

The future of the bucolic Bee Lane now lies in the government's hands, with a minister set to decide whether or not to approve plans for 1,100 homes

Government to decide appeal over plans for 1,100 homes in South Ribble

This plot of land off Chain House Lane in Whitestake has been in the sights of a developer for three years - but their ambitions look to have been thwarted by a High Court judgement. Should the site now be given the protection of greenbelt status?

Housebuilding plan rejected as fight goes on against one ten times bigger

The lanes of Penwortham would have looked very different if the plans for Pickering's Farm had been passed

"How dare you?" Plans for 1,100 homes in Penwortham ripped apart by councillors

Bee Lane in Penwortham is currently a countryside setting - but for how much longer?

Plans for 1,100 new homes in Penwortham are set to be thrown out by councillors

(Clockwise from top right): South Ribble Borough Council leader Paul Foster, former chief executive Heather McManus and deputy council leader Mick Titherington

'No witch-hunt' over sacking of South Ribble Council chief, tribunal told

Not surprisingly, 'lockdown' was voted the Collins Dictionary word of the year for 2020, whilst phrases such as Stay at home, flatten the curve, hands face space - or for Zoom users - "You're on mute!..will forever define the strange times we are living in

'You’re on mute!' - This is what you said when we asked you for 3 words to sum u...
Lockdown has led to a new collective vocabulary that has become part of our daily lives and conversations. But which words perfectly sum up lockdown for you?
Matthew Calderbank

Monday February 15, 1971 Decimalisation Day... Shoppers at a Marks and Spencer store try to get their heads around the new prices

How much was 30 bob? Making sense of our old money, 50 years after Decimal Day

The plan is to turn the A582 into a dual carriageway for its entire length - but how much will it cost? (image: Google)

Council told to 'get real' over the cost of South Ribble dual carriageway plan

Requiring the public to wear gloves to combat Covid-19 is being considered by the Government.

The Government is considering requiring the public to wear gloves to combat coro...

Will any developer be willing to build a new bridge over the West Coast Mainline?

Penwortham residents want Pickering's Farm housing derailed by lack of link road...

Artist's impression of The Lanes development

Public meeting to be held over Penwortham's 1,100-home Pickering's Farm developm...

The Fishergate GPO opened in 1870

Preston Post Office clerk jailed for five years for theft of stamps

Would you be brave enough to try this gin? (Photo: Pickering's Gin)

You can now buy brussels sprouts flavoured gin

Paul Foster is the new leader of South Ribble Council

Labour leader takes charge at South Ribble Council - but wrangles with the oppos...

Lib Dem leader David Howarth and Labour leader Paul Foster have come together to do a deal

South Ribble Council: Labour and Lib Dems do a deal, with pledges on parks, Pick...

Map showing the location of the Pickering's Farm site

Have your say on plans for '˜new village' on greenfield site

The Pickering's Farm site

2,000 homes plan is 'blank canvas' for a new community
Planning has begun on a major new development near Preston that is set to be home to up to 2,000 families.
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