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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.

Preston Bus Station: City centre plans hint Preston City Council might be ready to invest

bus station inside A draft strategy for the centre of Preston has hinted the city council will support splashing the cash on the Bus Station. Since the building achieved grade II listing in […]

11 years ago
Dan Nightingale to headline Halloween special events at Korova

Dan Nightingale will headline an evening of comedy A city centre arts venue and cafe bar is preparing to welcome all things Halloween. Korova Arts Cafe & Bar on St Wilfrid Street started the spooky fun with Zombies […]

11 years ago
Free Preston city centre car parking announced for run-up to Christmas

Free parking in the run up to Christmas has been announced by Preston City Council. Shoppers will be able to park for free on certain days and evenings at city […]

11 years ago
Council forced to bail out Wooden Spoons Theatre ghost tours

A spooky theatre show has been bailed out by Preston City Council. Wooden Spoons Theatre who run family ghost tours over Halloween have been forced to apply for emergency funding […]

11 years ago
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Big Draw Events in Preston

It’s Big Draw Time! Running from 1 October to 3 November The Big Draw 2013 brings together more than 200,000 people of all ages in an historic art project. Since […]

11 years ago
New city centre strategy in call to arms for new stores as one in four Preston shops stand empty

The city centre holds the key to Preston's economic future according to the council report A manifesto for how to revitalise Preston City Centre has been published. The 69-page dossier replaces the previous Tithebarn proposal for redevelopment of the city centre. Preston City Council has […]

11 years ago
European Gift Market visits Preston

Today speciality food and gifts from across Europe were on sale as a Continental market set up its stalls on historic Preston Flag Market. Following on from the Italian Market […]

11 years ago
New Cock Yard weavers cottages demolished after safety scare

Tony Worrall snapped the demolished cottages Former weavers cottages on New Cock Yard have been demolished due to safety concerns. Preston Council’s planning department gave emergency permission to developer Ged Connor to knock it down after […]

11 years ago
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Preston in pictures REFLECTIONS .... Whilst most sleep, this is what Preston Dock Marina looks like at 06.30 on a still summers morning. 6-7-13 (lens at 18mm) ©Preston. Junction of Powis Road - Watery Lane 1981 with the Docks in the background. ©Prestons Iconic 1960's Bus Station pictured in 1981, 12 years after opening, looking at the Ribble Bus Co. side from Ringway. ©St Pauls Church, Preston transforms into Red Rose Radio Preston in 1981. ©Preston Guild Hall, Lancaster Rd Dull summer day 1981. ©Ringway Preston on a dull summer day in 1981. ©Class 390 Avenham Park, PrestonM6 Motorway Preston looking south summer 1984 © View more
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