Healthy trees face axe in park
Dozens of healthy trees have been earmarked for felling as part of plans to restore an historic Preston park to its Victorian glory.
[The Lancashire Evening Post, 3rd September 2009]
Square's trees face the axe in revamp
One seventh of the trees in Winckley Square are set to be felled for "design reasons" as part of a £3m revamp.
[The Lancashire Evening Post, 20th October 2009]
Group campaigns against cheap square plans
Conservation campaigners are mounting a protest by bombarding planning bosses with thousands of picture postcards of a threatened city square.
[The Lancashire Evening Post, 11th November 2009]
Square battle on the cards
Conservation campaigners are mounting a protest by bombarding planning bosses with thousands of picture postcards of a threatened city square.
[The Lancashire Evening Post, 20th November 2009]
Vision for square is a 'carbuncle''
Plans to revamp Preston's Winckley Square have been described as a "totem carbuncle on the face" of the city.
Lib Dem Councillor Mark Jewell has submitted objections along with the Lib Dem group to aspects of the plan.
[The Lancashire Evening Post, 1st December 2009]
Hundreds object to square's revamp plans
Conservation campaigners are mounting a protest by bombarding planning bosses with thousands of picture postcards of a threatened city square.
[The Lancashire Evening Post, 2nd December 2009]