This area is home to the main campus of the University of Central Lancashire and includes news about Friargate, one of the major shopping areas in the city and Plungington an area inhabited by thousands of students.
St Mary’s GP surgery in Penwortham sending Covid vaccine text remindersSt Mary’s GP practice, Penwortham is sending out vaccine reminders via text to encourage those who have not yet been vaccinated to book a jab. St Mary’s is also connected […]
3 years ago £33m Urban Hub set to welcome Preston’s students in 2022A new £33 million student residence is on schedule to open in the middle of 2022. Work began at the Urban Hub site in Moor Lane near UCLan in January. The […]
3 years ago Highly prestigious veterinary school set to open in Preston thanks to UCLanThe University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is joining an elite list of UK universities by creating a prestigious Veterinary School in Preston. UCLan is opening the 11th Veterinary School in […]
3 years ago Man wanted in connection with baseball bat attack in PlungingtonPolice are appealing for information about Kingsley Cairns, 22, from Preston. They want to trace him in connection with an incident on Cambridge Street, Plungington, in the early hours of […]
3 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Mobile Covid vaccine clinic at Preston locations this weekA mobile vaccination clinic is in Preston this week and it started Monday 14 June. Members of the public who are eligible for the vaccine are able to receive their […]
3 years ago Extra police patrols after disorder involving machetes in Deepdale and PlungingtonPolice are stepping up patrols in response to disorder in Deepdale and Plungington since Saturday (12 June). Additional stop and search powers are in place under Section 60 of the […]
3 years ago Preston University ‘explorer’ follows in famous footstepsThe work of an academic researcher at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has been recognised through a prestigious fellowship, previously awarded to luminaries such as Sir David Attenborough, Sir […]
3 years ago Outrageously funny five-star hit one-woman show comes to PrestonHit one-woman-show The Indecent Musings of Miss Doncaster 2007 is coming to Preston. The performance marks the return of contemporary theatre to the city after an enforced break due to […]
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