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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.

Here’s how many motorists have been caught by London Road cameras

Average speed camera in London Road Average speed camera in London Road More than a year on from average speed cameras being introduced along a stretch of road from Preston city centre to Walton-le-Dale more than […]

6 years ago
Preston buzzing with the sound of 300,000 more honeybees

UCLan and Tree Bee Society staff – front l-r Matt Hewitt-Osborne, Clair Engl, Abi Reade and Simon Eaves; back l-r Dave Genther, Richard Allingham, Suzie Giraldi, Andy Reade and Neil […]

6 years ago
UCLan’s newly built garden opens within its campus

Pre-school children and staff with SU President Sana Iqbal, VC Professor Mike Thomas and Chair of the Board David Taylor at the Foster Garden opening A new green space has […]

6 years ago
Man who died after collapsing at Preston hotel is named

Clifton Hotel in Fishergate Hill Pic: Google Clifton Hotel in Fishergate Hill Pic: Google Police have named a man who died after collapsing at a hotel in Preston city centre. A 35-year-old man was taken to hospital […]

6 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Muslim evening school in Preston hands out free meals to neighbours

Pupils at Kashiful pose with one of the homes they visited Pic: Bernice Marie Newton Pupils at Kashiful pose with one of the homes they visited Pic: Bernice Marie Newton A year on from the Manchester Arena attack and a Muslim evening school in Preston […]

6 years ago
Martial arts dojo looks like it has found a new Preston home

Learning some moves with Nippon UK Learning some moves with Nippon UK A martial arts club forced to relocate by the building of a Porsche garage in Preston looks like it has found a new home. […]

6 years ago
Why County Hall in Preston has been turning purple

County Hall turned purple County Hall turned purple County Hall in Preston city centre was turned purple throughout the evenings this weekend. It joined landmarks across the world in marking World Inflammatory Bowel Disease […]

6 years ago
How you could see a Turner Prize winning artist doing their thing

Lubaina Himid Lubaina Himid Preston’s Turner Prize winning artist will be taking up residency in the Harris for a day. Lubaina Himid, whose Hard Times exhibition is on display, is joining the […]

6 years ago
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