Paul Faulkner

1 week ago | lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | Paul Faulkner

The service was used during busy periods to help discharged hospital patients in need of transport bypass delays and get back home quicker than would otherwise be the case. The discretionary facility was used by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust during busy periods to supplement the main patient transport operation run by the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) for patients mainly in Preston and Chorley boroughs.

1 week ago | lep.co.uk | Paul Faulkner

Lancashire could find out this week whether the government will agree to the county holding referendums on the creation of an elected mayor and a radical revamp of its councils. Stephen Atkinson, the new Reform UK leader of Lancashire County Council, has called for “legally binding” public votes on both of the politically contentious issues. He will meet local government minister Jim McMahon on Thursday to discuss the demand, which he has already formally set out in a letter to Whitehall.

1 week ago | blogpreston.co.uk | Paul Faulkner

The owner of a bungalow in suburban Chorley has been told they can demolish and replace their home with a wider and taller version – in spite of objections from neighbours. Chorley Council’s planning committee gave the go-ahead to the redevelopment of the dwelling on Woodhart Lane in Eccleston. The decision means the current ‘dormer’ bungalow – with living space in the roof – can be flattened and a new one, in the same style, built in its place.

1 week ago | lancs.live | Paul Faulkner

Senior Preston councillors are being urged to delay plans to demolish an historic pub – and instead consider whether it could be turned to a heritage centre for the city. Preston City Council’s cabinet has been sent a proposal for the conversion of derelict hostelry ‘The Tithebarn’ – which campaigners claim could save the authority up to £350,000.

1 week ago | blogpreston.co.uk | Paul Faulkner

The developer of a huge apartment complex in Preston will have to help build affordable housing elsewhere in the city – if their scheme proves profitable enough. Plans to create 469 flats on the former site of Dryden Mill, off Queen Street on the outskirts of the city centre, were approved just over two years ago – but are yet to get off the ground.