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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.

In pictures: Photos of Preston Bus Station as a listed building

On Monday the Bus Station was confirmed as a grade II listed building, so we sent Paul Melling down to get some new photos of the building. Well, it hasn’t […]

11 years ago
Avenham Park pavilion: Catering firm signs ten year deal to operate The Pavilion Cafe

Avenham Park's pavilion A city centre park cafe ha been given a new name and a re-launch. The Pavilion Cafe at Avenham Park is now run by Tribourne Catering Services who have signed […]

11 years ago
Preston students to shop-til-they-drop at St George’s student lock-in

Crowds at last year's student lock-in One of Preston’s biggest shopping nights of the year is set to take place next week. The Student lock-in night at St Georges Shopping Centre will be held for the […]

11 years ago
Preston newsagent has its opening hours and alcohol sales time cut

Friargate is seen as the second street of the city by many after Fishergate A Preston off-licence’s opening hours have been slashed by councillors. The city council’s licensing sub-committee chose to reduce the time Best One, or Friargate Newsagent, on Friargate, can open and […]

11 years ago
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University Police launch UCLan student safety pages

Lancashire Police recently launched new social media pages on Twitter and Facebook with the aim of improving safety of UCLan students in Preston. As part of Lancashire Police’s 2013 Freshers […]

11 years ago
City centre stabbing CCTV images released as part of police appeal

Images of the man police would like to speak to. He was on Glovers Court before the incident. Police have released CCTV images of a man they wish to speak to in connection with a stabbing in the city centre. Officers were called to an incident on Fishergate […]

11 years ago
Preston girl group launches Christmas single

Girls Of England Official Launch Party ! It’s the Girls of England official star-studded launch party and it takes place on Thursday 3rd October at the Baluga Bar & Club […]

11 years ago
Four Preston off-licences caught selling alcohol to a teenager

Four Preston off-licences have been caught selling alcohol to children. Plain clothes policed used a 16-year-old girl to visit 11 off-licences in the city and attempt to buy booze. The […]

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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