Parking in Preston: Council-run car parks see rise in hourly rates of up to 33 per cent

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.

The cost of leaving your car in some city centre car parks is to rocket from April. A 24-hour parking ticket for Avenham car park is to rise by 33 […]

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Part of Church Street is to see the new look applied to Fishergate extended, but only as far as the Minster. Lancashire County Council has announced it will resume work […]

8 years ago Preston Youth Theatre to perform adaptation of Great Expectations at New Continental

Preston Youth Theatre will be perform an adaptation of Great Expectations at the New Continental. The adaptation, by Jo Clifford, has toured the UK and hit the West End in […]

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Major refurbishment work has begun on Preston’s historic Fish Market canopy. Traders have been moved away from under the covering as workmen move in. Nearly £500,000 is being spent by […]

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Part of the Guild Way has been closed near Preston city centre. A 37-year-old male pedestrian has been involved in a collision with a blue Citreon DS3. The incident took […]

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8 years ago Revealed: How much Preston Police spent on trying to get Macs bar shut down

Police spent thousands of pounds on trying to get Macs bar closed down in Preston. The Friargate bar, which has now overturned a licensing decision by Preston City Council, was […]

8 years ago Neil Mackenzie missing: Thornton man was seen in Church Street

A man last seen in Preston has gone missing. Preston Police are appealing to find Neil Mackenzie who has not been seen since Monday. Mr Mackenzie, 52, of North Promenade, […]

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