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 flooding: Brockholes centre remains closed due to nature reserve floodingA nature reserve near Preston has seen its visitor centre cut off due to flooding. The reserve itself remains open to visit and spot wildlife in but you can’t grab […]
8 years ago Car fire halts traffic on A59 at PrestonInvestigations are continuing into the cause of a fire which set a car ablaze on the A59 in Preston. Shoppers leaving Preston for the 5pm rush on Bank Holiday Monday […]
8 years ago Explore the Brockholes Nature Reserve in after-dark walkThe after-dark secrets of a Preston nature reserve are to be revealed. Brockholes Nature Reserve is opening its doors late on a Saturday night in January for a special nature […]
8 years ago Nimes Street stabbing: Irvine man Hugh Cushnaghan charged with murderA man has been charged with the murder of 50-year-old Steve Whitney in Fishwick. Hugh Cushnaghan, of Montgomery Street, Irvine, Scotland was arrested on Sunday. Mr Whitney was found with […]
8 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Nimes Street murder: Stab victim named as Steve WhitneyThe victim who died in a stabbing incident in Fishwick has been named. Steve Whitney, 50, has been named locally as the man who died in Royal Preston Hospital in the […]
8 years ago Nimes Street murder: Preston Muslim community express shock at stabbing round the corner from mosquePreston’s Muslim community expressed their sadness at a suspected murder round the corner from their mosque. Mosque leaders called for silence as the procession, to mark Prophet Mohammed’s birthday, passed […]
8 years ago Preston Muslim community procession marks birthday of Prophet MohammedMore than a thousand members of Preston’s Muslim community came out to celebrate the Prophet Mohammed’s birthday. A parade route saw them march from the Madjid-E-Aqsa mosque in Fishwick View […]
8 years ago Nimes Street murder: Police question Scottish man after suspected stabbingA 63-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a suspected stabbing in Fishwick. Preston Police were called to an address in Nimes Street, off Fishwick Parade, at […]
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