A local history buff has covered Cottam Hall and the Haydock family in two new documentaries. Former Preston teacher Gary Cunliffe, who has produced history films on Courtauld’s factory and Fulwood, recently discovered […]

Who were the earliest Black settlers in Lancashire? An ancient skeleton of African descent was discovered in East Kent in 1953. The body dated from around 250 AD. The Roman […]

The Tornado steam train today visited Preston and Bamber Bridge Railway Stations to the delight of residents. The LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado is a steam locomotive completed in […]

What was life like as a slave in Preston and Lancashire? Little survives of individual records for Black people in Britain during the 18th and 19th centuries. However a few parish records […]

Preston’s Hoghton Tower is this month hosting Halloween ghost tours for adventurous visitors. Hoghton Tower, a 16th-century house near Preston, is known as one of Britain’s most haunted houses, earning […]

Labour shortages are nothing new in Britain. For example, in 1962 there was, you guessed it, an acute shortage of labour for transport and in the health sector. Consequently immigrants […]

This Black History Month, Preston Black History Group (PBHG) will be hosting a series of events at Jalgos Sports and Social Club, Rose Street, Preston. On Tuesday, 5 October, the […]

The Mayor of Preston officially opened Toll Bar Cottage yesterday (Sunday 3 October). He was treated to coffee and a slice of cake and shown the extensive work that has […]