This category relates to all things to do with food and drink in Preston, from food festivals to the latest news on restaurants, bars and pubs in the city
Duk Pond owner gets closest to setting new parched pea eating world recordA Preston city centre restaurant owner came closest to breaking a parched pea eating world record at the weekend. Andrea Mellon, who runs Duk Pond in Cross Street, was the […]
9 years ago Tang restaurant late licence: Public meeting hears how environmental health will object to later opening hours bidMore than 30 residents living close to a Chinese restaurant wanting to open until 5am have vowed to fight its plan. University ward councillors called the public meeting to discuss […]
9 years ago Prestonians fail to reclaim parched pea eating world recordWe tried, and we failed. The parched pea eating record, once held by Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, is not returning to Preston. Many consider Preston the home of the parched pea […]
9 years ago Second Double Tree Indian restaurant faces objectionsCurry fans in Fulwood may not get a new place to try as two councillors have objected to a Garstang Road conversion. Owners of the Double Tree are proposing to […]
9 years ago Advertisement Advertisement UCLan Freshers returns with new partnershipUCLan’s Freshers fortnight returns this September with new events, and a new partnership. UCLan’s Student Union and Future UNI’s Preston Freshers Wristband have teamed up to bring a total of […]
9 years ago Tang restaurant late licence: University area residents prepare to campaign against later openingA Chinese restaurant’s plan to open until 5am every day of the week has created a fierce backlash from nearby residents. Those living in Steeple View and The Cloisters near […]
9 years ago Cookery school in Fishergate Shopping Centre extended until mid-AugustTasty treats will be cooked up in a Preston shopping centre for a little while longer. The ESSE pop-up cookery school in the Fishergate Centre is to be extended until […]
9 years ago Chinese restaurant Tang in late-night opening hours bidA Chinese restaurant is seeking permission to open until the early hours of the morning. Tang restaurant in Fylde Road can currently open until 2.30am on Friday and Saturdays, with […]
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