Police target five ‘pop-up brothels’ across Preston

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.

Inside a brothel in Deepdale where two 18-year-old girls were forced to work Police have visited five properties in the city suspected of housing ‘pop-up brothels’. It comes as a […]

6 years ago Preston artist’s drawing of Avenham murder scene up for national prize

The drawing, titled Joan Harrison, has been shortlisted for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize A Preston artist’s depiction of an Avenham murder scene has been shortlisted for a national drawing […]

6 years ago North by North West Festival already planning return to Preston

The Sherlocks played a packed out Preston Minster From The Sherlocks rocking the Minster to Karen Harding headlining Blitz it was a day of live music across the city. North […]

6 years ago New pub to open in what was O’Neills in Friargate

The Northern Way will be next door to Tesco in Friargate Pic: Blog Preston A new pub is opening in a Preston city centre street as what used to be […]

6 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Picture released after handbag theft from Preston restaurant

Police have released this CCTV picture Police have released a CCTV picture of a man following a theft from a restaurant in Preston city centre. Preston Police say a handbag […]

6 years ago How Preston students have helped build for the city’s most vulnerable

Three students taking on the Flatpack Challenge Preston students have been putting their DIY skills to good use to help those in need in the city. As part of an […]

6 years ago Jonah’s Coffee opens in Preston Box Market

Jonah’s has taken up one of the spots in the Box Market A new coffee shop has opened in Preston city centre. Part of the Box Market within Preston Market […]

6 years ago Life-saving equipment installed in Winckley Square

Winckley Square is now home to a defibrillator Pic: Tony Worrall A potentially life-saving piece of kit has been installed in Winckley Square. Business around the grade-II listed Georgian square […]

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