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Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Automotive
- Daily Mirror
Council tries to stop people 'parking outside their homes' due to busy bus route
Locals could be banned from parking outside their homes under new council plans to stop buses being blocked on tight bends and narrow roads in one neighbourhood Locals could soon be banned from parking outside their homes after blocking roads for buses. People living on a quiet estate in Preston could be stopped from parking outside their own homes after complaints that buses are constantly getting blocked. Reform UK-run Lancashire County Council has drawn up new plans to roll out parking restrictions across several residential roads in the Lea area, aiming to keep key bus routes moving. If approved, double yellow lines will be painted along parts of six side streets just off the busy A5085 Blackpool Road – including Thorntrees Avenue, Thornpark Drive, Hawthorn Crescent, Parkthorn Road, Campion Drive and The Campions. The council wants to bring in 24/7 waiting bans on tight bends, near junctions and along narrow stretches where parked cars make it tricky for buses to squeeze through. A public consultation was running on the proposal and closed on Friday, July 25. Explaining the decision, Lancashire County Council said the scheme aims to 'prevent vehicles from parking obstructively and creating problems with bus manoeuvres'. They added the suggested ban is part of the wider Bus Services Improvement Plan (BSIP), which is designed to support public transport and ensure 'the safe passage and manoeuvring' of local buses. The proposed changes haven't gone down well with everyone with some residents worried they'll be left with nowhere to park. But council bosses insist the move is necessary to improve bus reliability and cut delays caused by inconsiderate parking. Full details of the plans are available on the Lancashire County Council website. Anyone wanting to respond to the consultation must email tro-consultation@ quoting LSG4\894.20589\AFR by the deadline.
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Guardian
Down in the dumps? These ones spark joy with order and peacocks
My local dump, in Wandsworth, out-Kondos Marie Kondo in its organisational systems and obsessive tidiness – the whole dump process sparks joy (Why I absolutely love a visit to the dump, 24 July). But nothing beats my late Mum's dump in Clitheroe, run by Lancashire county council. It has peacocks! Compelling. Watching the peacocks strut the skips gave dignified beauty to our poignant task of the final house clearance. Sarah JacksonLondon How typical that the Blair government was worried about losing office in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq (Britain told US that invading Iraq could cost Blair his premiership, papers reveal, 22 July). I wonder if they were so bothered about how many people would lose their MaitlandYork For more than 30 years I have been blackberrying in the last week of August or the first week of September, when blackberries are generally at their most plentiful. This week, locally, at least a month earlier, there are easy pickings of ripe blackberries on some BoalerCalne, Wiltshire Israel claims its critics are 'disconnected from reality' (UK condemns Israel for depriving Palestinians of 'human dignity', 21 July). Is it not more the case that Israel is disconnected from morality?Austen LynchGarstang, Lancashire
BBC News
6 days ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
Preston crackdown on bus-blocking parking on six streets
Highways chiefs are to crackdown on residents whose parking blocks buses from getting down streets. Round-the-clock bans on waiting will be brought in parts of Preston, with double-yellow lines expected to follow. Thorntrees Avenue, Thornpark Drive, Hawthorn Crescent, Parkthorn Road, Campion Drive and The Campions - all off the A5085 Blackpool Road in Lea - will be included in the scheme. The restrictions will cover tight bends, areas close to junctions and other narrow sections of roads. Lancashire County Council said the move was planned "to prevent vehicles from parking obstructively and creating problems with bus manoeuvres". A consultation on the plans ends on Friday. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
BBC News
18-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
A582: One of Central Lancashire's busiest roads set for upgrade
Major improvements to one of Lancashire's busiest roads are set to go ahead thanks to the approval of government junctions on the A582 in South Ribble will be redesigned as a way of boosting the flow of traffic on a route that is routinely at a crawl during peak Department for Transport has committed £57.9m towards the project, which is a scaled-down version of previous plans to turn the stretch between Lostock Hall and Penwortham into a dual carriageway. That decade-old blueprint was effectively abandoned by Lancashire County Council last year following years of funding challenges and rising costs. 'Discourage rat-running' Three roundabouts will be replaced with traffic light-controlled interchanges that will use the latest technology to help minimise twin roundabouts where the A582 meets Croston Road and Centurion Way will make way for the new the roundabout at the junction of Lostock Lane, Farington Road, Stanifield Lane and Watkin Lane – which is already controlled by traffic lights – will become a plans also involve traffic-calming measures along Leyland Road and Watkin Lane designed to discourage rat-running and promote cycling and roundabout at the northern end of Leyland Road will also be road improvements - some of which will require planning permission - are dependent on ministers approving a full business case which will now be submitted by the county estimated cost of the entire project stood at £70.7m at the time of last summer's public consultation into the County Council had already earmarked £19m in "match funding" to add to the nearly £60m from Local Democracy Reporting Service understands a revised cost estimate is now being calculated, which could see the ultimate bill exceed £77m. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
BBC News
15-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Preston Bus station parking charges to increase by 20%
The cost of parking at Preston bus station is to increase by 20%, councillors have will be the first price rise in nine years at the 600-space multi-storey County Council's cabinet approved the move, which will apply for both pay-and-display tickets and pre-paid permits, to fully cover the car park's running Local Democracy Reporting Service said the new £1.90 charge for a two-hour stay – up from £1.60 – would still respectively be 10p and 30p cheaper than parking in the multi-storeys at St. George's Shopping Centre and on Syke Street in Avenham. It said parking at the bus station would also be less expensive than doing so either at the Fishergate Shopping Centre or on Hill the 2024-25 financial year, the bus station car park was used 129,000 times, with revenues of nearly £436,000 generated. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
