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 investA 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 KorovaA 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 ChristmasFree 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 toursA 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 agoIt’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 emptyA 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 PrestonToday 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 scareFormer 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 […]
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