The motor assembly team, circa 1999 Former employees at one of Preston’s biggest employers are mourning the loss of the company from the city. Alstom, maker of train parts, was […]

Some of these items may bring back memories from the last few decades Memories of Preston Polytechnic are amongst items to be displayed in a new exhibition in the city. […]

St Joseph’s Orphanage stands empty in Mount Street Pic: Gill Lawson Guided tours of St Joseph’s Orphanage have been postponed. It was originally planned that tours of the abandoned orphanage […]

Fishergate Baptist Church clock has not ticked for a long time Pic: George D Thompson Time is to start ticking once again on one of the city’s most iconic clocks. […]

1960’s buses mark Preston Bus Station reopening Following a £19m redevelopment project, Preston Bus Station has officially reopened. To mark the momentous occasion, three vintage 1960’s buses visited the Grade […]

The Lightnings at BAE Samlesbury You know you’re at BAE when you see the ‘gate guardians’. As part of the Royal Air Force’s 100th year celebrations the aerospace firm has […]

The Miley Tunnel Pic: David Wright-Kahn The tunnels under Preston are the setting for a new book by New York Times bestselling author A.J. Hartley. Cold Bath Street is a […]

Workers lay tarmac in Church Street in 1938 Preston is no stranger to hard graft and it’s explored in this look back at firms and jobs which have come and […]