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Preston City Centre

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.

Preston netball team wins national competition

Newman netball team as Sisters n Sport winners Cardinal Newman Netball Academy has won the Sisters n Sport U19 National Netball Shield Competition. Sisters n Sport is an organisation that aims to inspire and empower girls through sport. The […]

4 weeks ago
“Unacceptable” and “must do better” as Preston records highest rough sleeper count since records began

Sleeping bags in the rain on Fishergate, Preston. Pic: Blog Preston New figures have shown that Preston had the highest amount of rough sleepers in Lancashire last year. The data, published by the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities, provided […]

4 weeks ago
Preston Girl Guides to mark 100 years with family fun day

Fulwood Girl Guides celebrate 100 years with their leaders. Pic: Jessica Gillibrand Preston’s Fulwood Guide Group unit is celebrating 100 years of service this April. The group plans to celebrate by hosting a family fun day on Sunday 14 April at St […]

1 month ago
Preston Animate cinema reaches highest point in construction

The Animate site looking from Orchard Street Pic: Blog Preston A key moment in the development of the new cinema and leisure complex in Preston city centre has been reached. Known as ‘topping out’ the £45million scheme along Ringway and […]

1 month ago
Advertisement Advertisement Working a lunchtime shift with Preston’s famous Spud Brothers

Charlotte Jones serving customers on the Hot Potato Tram. Pic: Emilie Mwanza/Blog Preston We visited the TikTok viral Spudbros on Preston’s Flag Market, home to the famous jacket potatoes, boiled new potatoes and parched peas, and became Spudgirls for the day. We were […]

1 month ago
Broadgate Gardens reopens with new seating, planting and viewing platform

Broadgate Gardens paths resurfaced Pic: Environment Agency Broadgate Gardens has reopened with new seating, fresh planting and a restored viewing platform overlooking the River Ribble. The work at the junction of Broadgate at the bottom of Fishergate […]

1 month ago
Fishergate Hill and Broadgate junction gets ‘bee-friendly’ bus shelter

Jennifer Richards, Clear Channel estate manager, County Councillor Scott Smith, cabinet member for highways and active travel, Emma Lloyd, Clear Channel portfolio partnership manager Pic: Lancashire County Council A new bee-friendly bus shelter has been introduced into Fishergate Hill to ‘help contribute to climate change and nature recovery in the city’. It features a mix of 13 native […]

1 month ago
Preston Basketball Club celebrates huge growth since the pandemic

Preston Basketball Club playing a match and shooting through the hoop. Preston Basketball Club are celebrating a massive growth since re-opening after the pandemic. The group, run by Shaun Hoyle, Andrew Thrower and Sam Fitzpatrick, have gone from 70 members to […]

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