Square deal to polish city's crowning glory
The Jewel in Preston’s crown is to sparkle again. Winckley Square, once home to the town's richest residents, is to get a makeover costing up to £3m.
[The Lancashire Evening Post, 19th February 2008]
£1.4M Black Hole may hit parks revamp
Two Preston parks under going massive revamps could be left high and dry - because of a £1.4m black hole. Money needs to be found to restore parts of Avenham and Miller Parks by the end of the year or the work will be aborted.
[The Lancashire Evening Post, 24th May 2008]
Expert Slams Square Revamp
A judge on the panel which picked the £3m plan to transform Preston's Winckley Square has broken ranks to say the design has "missed the point."
[The Lancashire Evening Post, 28th May 2008]
City park revamp may never happen
The rebirth of Preston's historic Winckley Square park may never happen because of a legal wrangle with its 30 owners, it was claimed today.
[The Lancashire Evening Post, 29th May 2008]
Bridge idea to link city with parks
Keith Scott, an architect has come up with to create a link path from Preston's city centre to its historic parks.
[The Lancashire Evening Post, 29th May 2008]
Auditors to examine park failings
External auditors will be called in to examine the expensive failings which blighted the revamp of two Preston parks. During a stormy Town Hall debate, the leader of Preston Council suggested a review be carried out into how improvements to Avenham and Miller parks spiralled £500,000 over budget, from £4.5m to £5m.
[The Lancashire Evening Post, 28th June 2008]
