'Residents were owed an apology'

County Coun Potter told the cabinet gathering that residents in North West Preston were owed an apology, because a scheme designed to ensure new houses in the area were accompanied by the necessary services had failed to deliver one of the most important - a new secondary school.

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The £434m Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal, agreed between the government and the area’s local authorities in 2013, was intended to bring forward the infrastructure needed to support the creation of more than 17,000 homes and 20,000 jobs across Central Lancashire.