GALLERY | Preston bus station revamp revealed

Bowker Motor Group has received permission to build a 43,000 sq ft Porsche showroom in Preston, and is planning to start on site in the spring with the building due to open later this year.

Electric trains will not run between Manchester and Bolton until May 2018 at the earliest, according to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, while Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has slammed services on the line as “completely unacceptable”.

Both railway links between Blackpool and Preston are to be closed from 11 November until 28 January while engineering and electrification works are completed.

Electrification of rail lines between Manchester and Preston has been hit by a delay, with works not due to complete until after its original end date of December 2017, according to a Greater Manchester Combined Authority report.

Preston Trampower has resubmitted proposals to create a pilot tram operation in the city, by reinstating a stretch of the former Longridge to Preston train line.

The construction and property sector has seen unprecedented changes in recent years and as we enter a new period we think it’s important to understand the impact of this on industry professionals.

The engineering company has been appointed to deliver four miles of road linking Preston and Southern Fylde to the M55, as well as connecting new and existing housing areas in North West Preston. [VIDEO]

New Hall Lane in Preston will undergo £1.4m of highway improvements as part of the first phase of works funded by the Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal.