News and information for the Avenham area of Preston City Centre which includes Winckley Square, Avenham and Miller Parks and the surrounding streets. Winckley Square is a designated conservation area.
Road closures around Syke Street while police dealt with incidentA number of roads were closed in Preston while police deal with an incident. The closures are around Syke Street car park in Avenham. Police first reported the closures shortly […]
2 months ago Park Hotel plans for over 400 apartments set for green lightPlans to develop more than 400 apartments within Preston’s former Park Hotel and its grounds are set to be approved after changes were made to address concerns over how they […]
2 months ago Three ideas to be put to Preston public for Old Tram Bridge designsThree potential designs for the structure that will replace Preston’s Old Tram Bridge are to be put to the public in the coming weeks, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) […]
2 months ago Churches and mosques targeted in burglaries in Fulwood and Preston city centrePolice have reported a rise in church and mosque burglaries in and around Preston. Releasing a statement on Facebook, the police said that the crimes have included taking cash and […]
2 months ago Advertisement Advertisement Dozens of Avenham Park trees to be removed or cut back for Old Tram Bridge replacement workDozens of trees will either have to be removed or cut back in order to carry out the work needed to replace the Old Tram Bridge between Preston and South […]
3 months ago Frenchwood power cut leaves more than 100 homes without electricityMore than 100 properties in Preston have been left without power on Saturday (23 December) morning. Electricity North West have engineers on site after the power cut in Frenchwood. 136 […]
3 months ago Armed robbery reported in night incident near Newman College in PrestonA man carrying cash and jewellery was reportedly threatened with a gun in an incident on Friday evening (December 8). Officers from Lancashire Constabulary were called to Manchester Road, near […]
4 months ago Hundreds of homes set for mill site among most forgotten parts of Preston city centreHundreds of new homes are set to spring up on the one-time site of a cotton mill on the edge of Preston city centre – almost 60 years after the […]
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