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New June 2008
 
Press Notices
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]

 
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