Road closure goes ahead amid fears for festive trade

Work to alter the road layout in Garstang town centre has begun - despite the fact a consultation into related new parking restrictions has yet to conclude.

- by Paul Faulkner

The works are set to finish in time for the annual Garstang Victorian Festival

Lancashire County Council (LCC) is installing a so-called 'build-out' into the road on High Street, near Stoops Weind.

The authority says the aim is to deter "inappropriate parking" on the opposite side of the narrow road which can prevent buses from getting through - and has led to operator Stagecoach threatening to withdraw its services from the route.