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Preston Locations

Covering the North, South, East, West and Centre of the city of Preston we aim to bring you news and information for the area near you in Preston. These areas do not follow the electoral boundaries of Preston City Council, which differ, especially since they were re-drawn.

Lancashire Encounter weekend comes to the Flag Market in the city centre next weekend, with a host of activities designed to inspire, discover and experience all through performance and creative […]

9 years ago Rare film footage of two favourite former Preston buildings made publicly available

It is always wonderful to discover old film footage of your hometown or city. When the Preston Historical Society were given the opportunity to be able to remaster film footage […]

9 years ago Meet the new business developments manager of the Guild Hall

A new appointment of Janet Walker as Business Development Manager for the Guild Hall has been made, bringing her vast experience of the entertainment industry and a personal background in the entertainment […]

9 years ago Preston ranked in top ten luckiest cities

Preston has made it into the top ten list of the UK’s luckiest cities, coming in at number seven. Portsmouth topped the list as being the luckiest, while other North […]

9 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Poetry Workshop with Pascale Petit: The Wild and Rural Lives of Poems

Come and join multi-award-winning poet, Pascale Petit, for this special National Poetry Day workshop. We’ll be exploring how to write poetry about animals, the countryside and all things wild. Thursday […]

9 years ago Tech fan Maggie Philbin to open new Preston College science building

Preston College’s new technology centre is to be officially opened by technology presenter Maggie Philbin. The BBC Bang Goes the Theory host is to unveil the iSTEM building at the […]

9 years ago Reality TV Stars join Student Shop-In at St. George’s Shopping Centre

Fans of The Only Way Is Essex, Ex On The Beach and Love Island are in for a treat as two well-known faces are set to join the student shop-in […]

9 years ago Calais Action in Preston: Friargate cafe becomes drop off centre to help refugees

Volunteers in Preston have banded together to set up an action group to help refugees in camps across Europe. More than 20 people attended the first meeting of the Preston […]

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