Ed Walker

1 month ago | blogpreston.co.uk | Ed Walker

Work has started on the restoration of Moor Park with tree felling raising eyebrows amongst concerned park users. A multi-million pound project is due to enlarge and enhance the Serpentine Lake area of the grade-II listed park. Dozens of trees are being felled to make way for the main construction work and desilting of the current lake taking place in the summer.

1 month ago | blogpreston.co.uk | Ed Walker

Police have recovered a stolen car on the motorway near Preston. Preston Police said an Audi SQ8 was taken from Scotland overnight into Wednesday (26 March). It was spotted on the M6 southbound between junction 33 and junction 32 where it was stopped. Read more: Preston’s constant M6 gridlock and whether there is any solutionTwo people have been arrested and the car is being returned to its owner. No details have been given for those arrested. Police say the car was taken ‘without keys’.

1 month ago | blogpreston.co.uk | Ed Walker

‘Life costs more for disabled people’ is the message being given to the Chancellor ahead of the Spring Statement mini-budget. Chief executive of Preston-based charity Disability Equality North West has written to Rachel Reeves warning of the impact of the proposed cuts to the Personal Independent Payment (PIP).

1 month ago | blogpreston.co.uk | Ed Walker

As the search for a missing pensioner enters its fourth day a new picture has been realised by police. Lancashire Police are searching for Brian Fletcher after he was last seen going walking in the Tockholes area – a popular beauty spot in the county. The 80-year-old has been missing from his home in Bury since Saturday 22 March.

1 month ago | blogpreston.co.uk | Ed Walker

Bus services in and around Preston are seeing timetable and route changes from the end of March – as well as the ending of some services and new operators taking on routes. Preston Bus, Stagecoach and independently operated services will be amended in a host of ranges unveiled by Lancashire County Council. As Blog Preston reported back in December last year, Preston Bus has lost the 45 and 46 route serving Broughton, Whittingham, Woodplumpton, Longridge, Blackburn and Royal Preston Hospital.