News and information for the area of Cottam in Preston, Lancashire. Part of what’s known as Ingol the area of Cottam was famous once for Cottam Hall and its brickworks, today it’s an area sought after by developers to build new housing on.
Rotary Club organise Christmas tree collection in Ribble Valley and North Preston for charityThe Rotary Club of Longridge and North Preston have organised their annual charity Christmas tree collection across North Preston and the Ribble Valley. Trees will be collected between the 6 […]
4 months ago Husband and wife abandon retirement to take over Cottam Post OfficeA husband and wife have abandoned their retirement to take over a suburban Preston post office that was thrown a lifeline by the parish council for the area it serves. […]
5 months ago Santos and family came from Cameroon with nothing and now football in Preston has given them hope and safetyThere are currently over 360,000 asylum seekers and refugees in the UK, but what is life like once they have finally obtained permission to stay in this country? We met […]
5 months ago Enormous crowd enjoys Tippings Christmas lights switch on at CottamAn enormous crowd turned out for the switching on of a Preston Christmas tradition. The Tippings family house in Cottam has become a mecca for festive fans over the last […]
5 months ago Advertisement Advertisement New jewellers opens in former George Banks in Preston city centreA new jewellers is open in what was George Banks in Preston city centre. G and M Goldsmiths is run by Gary and Michelle Shaw from Cottam. Gary was formerly […]
5 months ago Housing estate near new dual carriageway fails at first hurdleEmbryonic plans to build a small housing estate in a rural part of Preston have fallen at the first hurdle â despite the wider area becoming rapidly more built up. […]
5 months ago Tippings’ Christmas Lights switch on in Cottam planned for late NovemberThe Tipping's family's Christmas lights have become a festive tradition in the city and they are being turned on during a special switch on ceremony this year.
5 months ago Blueprint for future of rural Preston village will ensure area ‘is not just mass of houses with no soul’A blueprint for the future of a rural part of Preston will help ensure that the area âis not just a mass of houses with no soul to itâ. That […]
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