Winckley Square in Preston is one of those places that is ubiquitous to most Prestonian’s. However,  in general people take it for granted in one way or another. I […]

An event to celebrate those who worked at the former Courtaulds factory takes place on Saturday. Celebrating Courtaulds is part of a project delving into the history of what was […]

A recent Facebook discussion raised concern when it was discovered the ornate brass door handles of a Preston building went missing. The marvelous gold looking boat shaped handles, seen above, […]

The Harris Museum & Art Gallery is holding a special event on Wednesday 11th June at 2pm, focusing on the life of suffragette Edith Rigby, as part of it’s project […]

53 Degrees has announced it will be closing its doors to the public after Christmas and not booking any new gigs. We’re taking the opportunity to look back at some […]

As the planning approval application for the Mulbury Homes building project has now been accepted, it spurred us on to looking into the history of the former India Mill which […]

Preston’s restored Cenotaph is to be re-dedicated in a special service. Following work costing £835,600 the war memorial was finished in Autumn last year. Renovation work included the carving oa […]

With the recent announcement of the possible re-use of a section of the former Preston and Longridge railway line as a new tramway for Preston, we thought that it would […]