The outside of one of Preston city centre’s most prominent shops is getting a facelift. Marks and Spencers have scaffolding and hoardings up as they undertake work on their flagship […]
4 days ago Sign of life at Craggs Row windmill ahead of Airbnb conversionScaffolding has gone up around the city’s last surviving windmill building as it prepares for a new future. Plants can be seen growing out of the Craggs Row windmill windows […]
4 days ago Corporation Street bus gate cameras appear – but not working yetCameras have now been installed ahead of Preston city centre’s latest bus-only zone. Corporation Street is due to see a ‘bus gate’ put in place for a stretch from Marsh […]
5 days ago Fylde MP Mark Menzies suspended by Tories over “bad people” payment claimsAn MP who has part of his constituency covering the western side of Preston has been suspended. Mark Menzies, MP for Fylde, which sees the most eastern edge of his […]
5 days ago Advertisement Advertisement Preston set to see icy overnight temperatures as gritters sent outPreston is set to see a sharp drop in temperatures for the next 48 hours. Lancashire County Council is sending out the gritter fleet. Priority routes are gritted which is […]
6 days ago Rock FM name said on airwaves for a final timeThree decades of Rock FM being said on air came to an end this week. The radio station is one of dozens across the UK to lose its locally recognised […]
6 days ago ‘Disgusting’ Fulwood man who raped woman while brandishing hammer is jailedA man who raped a woman multiple times while threatening her with a hammer has been jailed. Nathan Byrne was found guilty of six offences of rape and one offence […]
6 days ago Illegal vapes seized as three Preston and South Ribble stores fail under-age purchasesTeenagers were able to buy alcohol, vapes and cigarettes across Preston and South Ribble despite being under the legal age. Lancashire Police and Lancashire County Council’s Trading Standards team joined […]
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