The surface of an abandoned runway at the former Samlesbury Aerodrome has taken off on a second life as part of a scheme that will see it recycled for use on Lancashire's roads. Did you know with ...

Thousands of tonnes of material from a runway at the former Samlesbury Aerodrome are being recycled. The huge expanse of asphalt, previously part of BAE Systems Samlesbury site, has been the ...

By 2023, more than 3,000 people will be working at the NCF headquarters, which will be built on land on the former Samlesbury Aerodrome, alongside BAE Systems’ aircraft components site.

“The site at Samlesbury Aerodrome has huge historical importance – it has been central to advances in aeronautical engineering since the 1920s, and this project will cement its future as a centre of ...

REGARDING Perry Gourley's mention (LET, December 20) of aircraft companies which had 'shadow' factories in wartime Lancashire, one of them, Bristol, was the first to have Samlesbury aerodrome.

The four arms factories include Eaton Mission Systems in Bournemouth, BAE Systems at Samlesbury Aerodrome in Lancashire, L3Harris factory in Brighton, and the BAE Systems Govan site in Glasgow.

The craft was built at Samlesbury Engineering, which was situated next to Samlesbury Hall, Preston. Campbell died in 1967, aged 46, on Coniston Water, Cumbria, while trying to increase the world ...

"The site at Samlesbury Aerodrome has huge historical importance – it has been central to advances in aeronautical engineering since the 1920s, and this project will cement its future as a centre of ...

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Located near key business hubs such as Samlesbury Aerodrome, home to BAE Systems, and the University of Central Lancashire, Garner Hotel Preston Samlesbury is well-positioned for both business ...