A takeaway in Preston city centre has been raided by immigration officers. The Home Office sent a van and an unmarked car to Pepes in Church Street. During Friday (1 […]

Members of the public are being invited to a Craft and Food Fair at UCLan. The fair, which is a student-led volunteering project, will take place in the Students’ Union. […]

Simon Rigby is no longer operating Vittorias at Kirkham. The Guild Hall owner has let the eatery to Ross Wallis, managing director of Leftmove estate agents. The move comes two […]

A hotel on the outskirts of Preston has been saved from standing empty. Mercure, part of the Accor brand of hotels, is the new name for the Samlesbury Hotel. The […]

A Preston city centre restaurant attached to a new hotel has now opened to the public. Flanagans’ in Camden Place is part of the Winckley Square Hotel. With a chessboard-style […]

A city artist is looking for stall holders to help bring arts and crafts to Preston’s pubs. Rachel Joyner of RJArts will be running an arts and crafts market at […]

A new upmarket bar and restaurant is planned for Friargate. Uptown Pony Club is the latest venture from The 85 Group who also run Baluga in the Miller Arcade. With […]

A former wine bar on the outskirts of Preston is to reopen as a micro pub. The Vestry is a family-run venture from Mark Lawson and his wife Toni. Located […]