South Ribble

The problem lighting at the Holiday Inn Express at Walton Summit (image: SHD Lighting Consultancy Limited, via South Ribble Borough Councilk planning portal)

Hotel apologises after car park floodlights ‘lit up homes like a football pitch’

Some of the planning highlights from this week.

6 planning applications registered in South Ribble this week

The Willow, Marklands, Stanifield Lane, PR5 5XR (Credit: Home Truths)

Ultra modern 3 storey home with space age open plan design up for sale

Whittingham Lane, Whittingham, Preston (Credit: Go Estate Agency)

Hidden gem 5 bed home with fitted kitchen & modern landscaped garden for sale

Whinfell Close, Leyland, PR25 5AL (Credit: eXp UK)

Detached 4 bed home with open plan dining kitchen and huge garden for sale

Colleagues from South Ribble and Chorley Women’s refuge attend SRBC Mayor's White Ribbon event. Photo: Progress Housing Group

Progress Housing Group supports campaign to end domestic abuse against women and...

The future of a large part of the Cuerden site, which was earmarked for an IKEA store until 2018, could be decided by county councillors this week

Axed IKEA site at the centre of legal row as development decision looms

All the schools who had reports issued in November

Schools and nurseries who had Ofsted reports published in November

Underage test purchasers were able to buy knives at one in five shops tested during a week-long sting operation across Lancashire

One in five shops sold knives to underage testers

Funeral director Geoff Whalley has applied for permission to demolish the derelict Much Hoole Methodist Church in Moss House Lane and build seven houses in its place, with a car park to one side.
The land is in Green Belt and abuts the Woodland Burial site.

Church demolition and hotel expansion : 7 planning applications in South Ribble

A section of Fishergate Hill was closed as engineers repaired a burst water pipe, causing traffic to build on surrounding roads.

Burst water main emergency repairs shut section of Fishergate Hill

Katherine with Professor Nihal Gurusinghe and his wife Vicky

Penwortham consultant neurosurgeon given surprise tour of Parliament by Katherin...

Gas and electricity standing charges have doubled over the last two years

MP Katherine Fletcher urging people to take part in gas and electricity standing...

Thousands of homes and businesses are without water in South Ribble due to a burst water main this morning (Tuesday, November 21). (Picture by Sasikan Ulevik)

Burst water pipe forces schools to close and leaves thousands without water

What can be done to bring empty homes back into use?

This is how many homes in Preston, South Ribble and Chorley are empty

James Eager, Tom Bailey, County Councillor Aidy Riggott, Phoebe Graham and Lancashire County Cricket Club's Mark Chilton as building work began on the club's new ground in Farington (main image: BDP via Lancashire County Council's planning portal; inset: Lancashire County Council)

New Lancashire Cricket Club ground could be hosting games within two years
Top-class cricket has come a step closer to finding a new home at the heart of Lancashire after work got under way on a long-planned new ground in South Ribble.

The Old Tram Bridge received a multi-coloured makeover in September 2021 when a light show was used to highlight growing calls for its reinstatement (image: CDS events)

This is when final designs for the new Preston Tram Bridge will be revealed

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

Damian and Katherine Fletcher MP. Photo: Cavity Extraction

Cavity Extraction Ltd gets visit from local MP

The 25 plumbers and water contractors closest to the PR1 postcode, mainly covering Preston and South Ribble.

25 WaterSafe accredited plumbers in Preston and South Ribble

33 pictures from Remembrance day in South Ribble

33 photos of the Remembrance Parade and Service in South Ribble

A selection of images submitted by readers

People of Preston, Chorley and South Ribble commemorate Remembrance Weekend

Golden Hill Lane in Leyland is closed from the junction with School Lane due to a fire on Saturday afternoon (November 11).

Road closed due to commercial building fire

Remembrance Day service at Preston war memorial 2021.

Remembrance weekend ceremonies across Preston, Chorley and South Ribble

The plan is to replace the rarely-used tennis courts with a new multi-use games area (image via South Ribble Borough Council)

Village's sports plans put on hold over tennis-versus-football wrangle

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

A takeaway in Leyland was handed a new two-out-of-five food hygiene rating

Takeaway handed new two-out-of-five food hygiene rating
A takeaway in Leyland was handed a new two-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Figures show more than 1,300 people died of Covid-19 in Preston, Chorley and South Ribble (Credit: CDC)

More than 1,300 people died of Covid-19 in Preston, Chorley and South Ribble

These are some of the organised firework displays in our area this year.

8 of the best places to go for firework displays tonight and this weekend

Yopa

Spectacular four-bed woodland home on peaceful cul-de-sac up for sale

20 super cute pictures of reception pupils across Preston

Black Bull Lane, Preston, PR2 (Credit: Kingswood)

Luxury mega home with natural light and huge private garden on the market

Green energy

This is the Lancashire area set to offer the most 'green' jobs in the UK

Angela Burnett & Co

Idyllic three-bed countryside family home with stunning garden hits the market

Clovelly Avenue, Ashton, Preston, PR2 (Credit: Purple Bricks)

Massive detached 3 bed home with front and rear gardens up for sale

Withnell Fold, Withnell, PR6 8BA (Credit: Home Truths)

Historic 5 bed 1800s mansion with original features and huge garden up for sale

Hamilton Road, Ribbleton, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 (Credit: Entwistle Green)

Modern 4 bed family home with landscaped front and back gardens up for sale

Ben Rose Estate Agents

Peaceful 3 bed cul-de-sac family home with gorgeous sun-trap garden up for sale

Dorchester Avenue, Preston, PR5 (Credit: Strike)

Uber modern 3 bed, 3 storey detached property with gym yours for bargain price

Manor Road, Clayton-Le-Woods (Credit: Arnold & Phillips)

Chain free 4 bed bungalow with open plan lounge and huge garden up for sale

Sunningdale Drive, Buckshaw Village, Chorley (Credit: Ben Rose Estate Agents)

Bargain 3 bed family home with fitted kitchen and landscaped garden for sale

Find out how many witches, satanists and pagans are living in Preston, Chorley and South Ribble. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

No. of witches and satanists living in Preston, Chorley & South Ribble has risen

Here's some of the more interesting applications registered this week.

South Ribble planning applications: 5 proposals near you

Leisure centres across Central Lancashire - like Chorley's All Seasons facility - are under financial pressure, particularly from energy costs

Preston gets leisure centre cash, but Chorley and South Ribble lose out

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

Royal Preston staff received a memo about Covid testing

Hospitals ridiculed for memo to staff about 'inadvertently' taking a Covid test

Bliss

From Cadbury's Snowflakes to Marathons: 26 retro chocolate bars you want back

Thousands of people are being affected by dangerously high air pollution in Lancashire neighbourhoods according to analysis from Friends of the Earth study

Thousands of people affected by dangerously high air pollution

Flood wall construction

£54.7m flood defence scheme: See how work is progressing

Police closed Penwortham Way for several hours on Thursday night after an accident caused by mud on the road

Driver skids and crashes on 60mph road caked in mud

The design for the replacement main attraction at Withy Grove playground has been chosen (image: Kompan, via South Ribble Borough Council planning portal)

Huge slide unveiled for fire-damaged playground - complete with ‘megaphone’

Some of the new applications registered near you.

South Ribble planning applications this week

Councillors decided that parking would be too much of a problem to put a takeaway at the junction of Watkin Lane and Hoghton Street in Lostock Hall (image: Google)

Takeaway plan rejected in area where there are '10 others nearby'

The A582 would become a dual carriageway for its full length under the plans

New South Ribble to Preston dual carriageway 'to be funded with former HS2 cash’