News and information about the Broadgate area of Preston, Lancashire. Although part of the Riversway electoral ward, Broadgate is very close to the city centre and is an area of housing that spills down Fishergate Hill towards the River Ribble.
Fishergate Hill holiday apartment plans approvedThree new holiday aprtments are set to give disused office buildings on Fishergate Hill a new lease of life. The trio of what were originally terrace houses – two of […]
9 months ago Cycling on pavement crackdown during Broadgate flood defence worksPatrols are being stepped up due to incidents between cyclists and pedestrians on a busy section of the Guild Wheel. While flood defence works are happening along the Riverside in […]
9 months ago Cannabis grow with over 200 plants discovered in BroadgateA cannabis grow with over 200 plants has been discovered in Broadgate. Preston Police officers found the grow, which spanned across five rooms, thanks to information from the community. Evidence […]
9 months ago Broadgate CYCLOPS junction opening event being heldPreston’s ‘first of its kind’ CYCLOPS junction is being officially opened this Sunday. Where Broadgate meets Fishergate Hill and Strand Road the ‘Cycle Optimised Protected Signals’ junction has been under […]
10 months ago Advertisement Advertisement The Nightingales make long-awaited return to the ContiComedian Stewart Lee’s favourite group is coming to Preston. The Nightingales are playing at The Continental on Friday 4 August. The gig is the alternative rock legends’ only UK headline show […]
10 months ago Strand Road and Fishergate Hill overnight road closures plannedA busy Preston route linking Penwortham to the Docks is due to be shut overnight for three weeks. Strand Road and a section of Fishergate Hill are being closed as […]
11 months ago World’s first door-to-door poet coming to the Conti in BroadgateRowan McCabe’s latest show, Door-to-Door Poetry: Nationwide, charts his adventures around the country as a loveable eccentric. McCabe is touring to 16 venues across the UK and is coming to […]
11 months ago Preston Jazz and Improvisation Festival returns with free music for the cityA free music festival in Preston will see nearly 100 performers taking to the stage at a wide variety of venues throughout Preston. The Preston Jazz and Improvisation Festival will welcome 99 […]
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