Preston Bus Station proposal
An offer from a local businessman to buy Preston Bus Station is set to be declined by councillors. They claim they can no longer afford the annual bill of nearly £300,000 to keep it open.
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Councillors to decline Preston Bus Station proposal
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Read the full storyCouncillors vote to bulldoze bus station
Preston bus station could be demolished after councillors in the city voted in principle to tear it down.
But before it is bulldozed, they want another report on the cost of saving it.
It costs the city council around £300,000 a year to keep it running, which it says it can no longer afford.
An initial report by Lancashire County Council found refurbishing it would cost between £17m and £23m.
Now the city council will appoint its own consultants to get another estimate for refurbishment.
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Councillors vote to demolish Preston Bus Station
Preston City Council has voted in principle to demolish the city's bus station.
But it won't be torn down until the council finds out how much it would cost to refurbish it.
Lancashire County Council, which runs transport in the county, says it thinks it would need between £17million and £23million spending on it.
Preston City Council will now appoint its own consultants to get another estimate for refurbishment.
The city council is also going to press the county council to reveal its plans for a new bus station.
The city says it cannot afford the £300,000 annual cost of keeping it open.
Its cabinet met tonight to discuss plans to redevelop the city centre, with the bus station high on the list of areas needing work.
A city council spokesman said cabinet members also talked about a mystery wealthy local businessman who is 'looking at a possible investment' in the bus station.
The bus station was opened in 1969 and is one of the country's finest examples of brutalist architecture.
But critics say it is no longer fit for purpose.
Debate over the future of Preston bus station
Preston city councillors will debate whether to tear the building down today.
They claim they can no longer afford the annual bill of nearly £300,000 to keep it open.
D-day for iconic bus station
It's D-day for Preston bus station as city councillors debate whether to tear the building down. They claim they can no longer afford the annual bill of nearly three hundred thousand pounds to keep it open.