The city centre includes the administrative and main shopping areas of the city. The city’s law courts are found here, police station, town hall and of course Preston Bus Station. The electoral ward is known as Town Centre despite the change to city status.
Rock and roll cocktail bar Kuckoo wins national awardKuckoo bar has won a national award for best late night operator – 14 years after Preston was the first in the mini-chain to open. The rock and roll cocktail […]
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