Petition handed in as Preston Cemetery rules row continues

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Pressure on Preston Council to take a different approach to policing rules about graves in Preston is growing. A petition of more than 4,500 names has been presented at the […]

7 years ago Road closures in Preston for Remembrance Sunday parade

Preston Police have announced a number of road closures ahead of this weekend’s Remembrance Sunday parade. The map above shows the routes affected. Closures are in place from 9am until […]

7 years ago Costa Coffee work begins on new cafe in Fulwood

Work has started on a new Costa Coffee in Fulwood. The coffee chain is taking on what used to be the HSBC bank on the corner of Garstang Road and […]

7 years ago UCLan appears in global university league table for first time

Preston’s university has seen itself move upwards in yet another global ranking system. The worldwide top 1,000 universities league table now sees the University of Central Lancashire listed for the […]

7 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Future of Farringdon Park Community Centre looks safe for another year

A report has been submitted to the Preston Council‘s cabinet about the future of Farringdon Park Community Centre. The centre was threatened with a closure in 2013 when the group […]

7 years ago Preston author’s second major crime novel based in the city is released

A teacher from Preston is revealing the grittier side to the city in his latest crime novel. Mark Tierney’s detective DI Michael Traynor returns for a second story set in […]

7 years ago Fulwood Barracks is to close and be sold off

Preston is no longer to be home to British troops in six years time. The city’s grade-II listed barracks in Fulwood is to be decommissioned. A report from the Ministry […]

7 years ago Church Street lamps now in place as work ends

Work on Church Street is coming to an end with the finishing off the extension of the Fishergate scheme. New lamps have been placed down the centre of the road […]

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