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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.

Preston Bus Station: Local architects brought in to work alongside John Puttick on his winning design

Harriet Bourne and Jenia Kalugina both from BBUK, John Puttick from John Puttick Associates, Mark Maidment from Skelly and Couch, and Alban Cassidy from Cassidy and Ashton The man who came up with the winning design for Preston’s new Youth Zone and revamped Bus Station has chaired a first meeting of those involved in the scheme. The […]

8 years ago
Preston Fish Market restoration works to begin in January with some disruption to traders

Scaffolding in a corner of the Fish Market as canopy investigations begin Full restoration of Preston’s historic Fish Market is to begin from January. The grade II listed canopy is the first step in the multi-million pound Preston Markets project. More than […]

8 years ago
The UCLan Jeremiah Horrocks Winter Lecture to be given in December

This year’s Jeremiah Horrocks Winter Lecture is about three North Country astronomers: Jeremiah Horrocks, William Crabtree & William Gascoigne, Britain’s first great research astronomers. Three private individuals, fully informed of the European […]

8 years ago
PCC planning committee to consider removal of trees in Winckley Square Gardens

  A meeting will be held on 3 December 2015 to report to the planning committee of Preston City Council who will decide on the matter of tree removal in […]

8 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Review bar finished and ready to open to the public in Preston Guild Hall

The Review bar faces into Lancaster Road A new cocktail bar for Preston opens its doors from Thursday night. Review bar on the ground floor of Preston Guild Hall is readying to entertain the city. Simon Rigby, […]

8 years ago
Jubilee Court student flats work begins as colour scheme toned down

Work has begun on a new large block of student flats near to the University of Central Lancashire campus. Jubilee Court in Fylde Road in the University area is to […]

8 years ago
Closing the Museum of Lancashire could COST Lancashire County Council additional £900,000

Closing the Museum of Lancashire could see Lancashire County Council handed a large bill by a heritage charity. The museum recently had £919,400 invested into it by the Heritage Lottery […]

8 years ago
Christmas Tree Festival to be held at Preston Minster

Preston Minster invites you to their Christmas Tree Festival to be held from Friday 4th to Thursday 10th December,  11am to 4pm each day. Wander around the decorated trees and […]

8 years ago
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