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Preston City Centre

The city centre includes the administrative and main shopping areas of the city. The city’s law courts are found here, police station, town hall and of course Preston Bus Station. The electoral ward is known as Town Centre despite the change to city status.

A new masterplan for how Preston’s city centre could develop includes a focus on St Joseph’s Orphanage. The former orphanage and what was Mount Street Hospital has stood empty for […]

11 years ago Full line-up confirmed for Preston Christmas Lights Switch-On

This is the 2013 lineup, you can find the Preston Christmas Lights Switch On 2014 line up here The line-up for Preston’s Christmas Lights switch-on has been confirmed. From 5.30pm […]

11 years ago Lancashire Christmas Market returns to Preston in December

The Lancashire Market is to return for a Christmas special. Christmas stalls offering gifts, food and drink are to be on offer during the Flag Market event. Last year’s Christmas […]

11 years ago In pictures: Parade to celebrate Preston Bus Station

Campaigners marched from the Corn Exchange to the Flag Market on Saturday to celebrate the city’s grade-II listed Bus Station. Bernie Blackburn was down there to snap a few photos […]

11 years ago

Advertisement Preston Remembrance Day service to be held at newly restored Cenotaph

The city is set to pay its annual respects to those who lost their lives in conflict. The Remembrance Day parade takes place on Sunday 10 November. It starts from […]

11 years ago Preston Bus Station: Campaigners march through Preston city centre to celebrate building

Campaigners marched through the centre of Preston to hold Preston City Council to account over refurbishing the Bus Station. Led by John Wilson, who has been a vocal supporter of […]

11 years ago Preston Ice Rink to take over Flag Market from mid-December

An outdoor ice rink will return to Preston this Christmas. Running from Saturday 14 December for three weeks the ice rink is to be positioned on the Flag Market. The […]

11 years ago Celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who, the Lancashire Science Festival presents: The Science Behind the Scenes

Doctor Who is 50 years old in November (not the person of course, as he is nearer 900 years old!). To celebrate the fact Lancashire Science Festival are presenting Doctor […]

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