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  Ambitious plans to build almost 400 new homes on the outskirts of Preston City Centre appear to have been put on long-term hold.

• Bamber Bridge industrial estate revamp approved

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• Manual control to ease Tarleton traffic delays

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• 20mph zone planned for Chorley housing estate

  The speed limit along every road on a Chorley housing estate is set to be cut.

• Convenience store and petrol station approved

  A former car showroom on the outskirts of Preston is to be converted into a convenience store and petrol station – in spite of objections from dozens of locals.

• Fall in serious collisions across Lancashire

  Lancashire Police say training more officers to drive on the county’s motorways has helped cut the number of people killed or seriously injured on the roads to its lowest level in years.