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News and information for the area of Preston, Lancashire known as Fishwick. An area to the South-East of the city it is what you’ll see as you come up the hill from Walton-le-Dale and includes the area known as St Matthews.

Preston paving stones: Man arrested on suspicion of Fishwick thefts

The patched up pavement A man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing paving stones in Fishwick. The 34-year-old Preston man was apprehended by officers on Friday night. It followed a number of reports […]

8 years ago
Hindu community centre planned for Preston corner shop

The current Best Buy in Fletcher Road Pic: Google A corner shop in the St Matthews area of the city could become home to a new Hindu education centre. Best Buy in Fletcher Road has been bought by Mandhata Samaj & […]

8 years ago
Thorn Street affordable homes close to Morrisons given go ahead

The current wasteland on Thorn Street A small-scale development of affordable homes in Ribbleton has been approved. Councillors voted for a swathe of derelict land in Thorn Street, near Morrisons off Blackpool Road, to be redeveloped. […]

8 years ago
Fishwick car fire put out by fire crews in early hours of Saturday morning

Firefighters have put out a car fire in Fishwick on Saturday morning. The crews from Preston Fire Station were called out to Nevett Street during the early hours of the […]

8 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Jamie Carragher Football Academy could open in Preston

The site in Fishwick where Jamie Carragher's football academy may open A football academy run by a former Liverpool FC legend could be opening in Preston. The Jamie Carragher Football Academy has applied to convert a former self storage firm’s site […]

8 years ago
Want to help shape the future of Fishwick and St Matthews?

The nature reserve in Fishwick Pic: Tony Worrall Fishwick and St Matthews residents are being urged to have their say on how the area can develop. Four projects have been announced so far in the Big Local project […]

8 years ago
Watch as Preston wakes up to snow on Sunday morning

Brockholes Nature Reserve in the snow Pic: Stephen Melling Preston has been waking up to further snow settled on the ground overnight into Sunday morning. A weather warning for further snow has now been lifted by the Met Office. […]

8 years ago
Preston snow: Photographers capture the beauty of the snow falling

Snow on the Ribble The beauty of snow falling has been captured by Preston photographers out and about on Saturday afternoon. As Preston was sprinkled with up to 2cm of snow in places we’ve […]

8 years ago
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