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KFC to close Fishergate restaurant which was first to open in the UK

KFC on Fishergate will leave early in 2015 The first KFC in Britain is preparing to spread its wings and leave Preston. Fishergate’s fried chicken outlet opened in 1965 and was the first of the chain restaurants across […]

9 years ago
In Pictures: Muse playing at Action Records 15 years ago

Action Records have marked the 15th anniversary of Muse’s in-store performance by sharing images of the gig. Muse played a low-key performance of tracks to promote the release of their […]

9 years ago
Fulwood pensioner spots herself in Pizza Express archive pictures

A Fulwood pensioner has popped into a Preston city centre restaurant to see herself up on the wall. Joan Cookson visited the new look Pizza Express and spotted herself in […]

9 years ago
Watch: Ed Sheeran performing at The Ferret in 2011

Ed Sheeran will play a huge gig at Wembley Stadium in 2015. The singer-songwriter has come a long way from when he performed at The Ferret in 2011. The show […]

9 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement We’ll Meet Again – Tribute to World War 2 armed forces coming to Preston Charter Theatre on April 27

Preston Charter Theatre will host a tribute to armed forces past, present and future on Monday April 27. We’ll Meet Again will present a show to celebrate 70 years since […]

9 years ago
Armistice Day: Preston will never forget its fallen heroes

At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month the people of Preston came together to remember their heroes. Many people gathered on Preston’s Market Place to […]

9 years ago
Sport themed images to be projected onto the Lancashire Archives building

Last year, Lancashire Archives put on a projected slideshow on to the side of the Archives building in Bow Lane, Preston for the national ‘Explore Your Archive’ campaign. Again, this […]

9 years ago
Preston Remembers: Prestonians urged to come forward with First World War family memories

Fred Sandiford fought in the First World War Prestonians are being asked to help find memories of the First World War. The Preston Remembers project is looking for any stories about your Preston relatives to be part of […]

9 years ago
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