Silly Billy’s weekly diary: Week 3

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.

Hello again everyone it’s Billy here with my weekly blog thingy all about the fabulous Sleeping Beauty Panto Coming to Preston this December! Last week I told you about some […]

8 years ago Talk on the 200th year anniversary of gas being used in Preston

It is something we all take for granted nowadays, but gas has been used as an energy source in Preston for 200 years. The pioneers of its primary use and the […]

8 years ago Exclusive: The Blackout film trailer released today

The long awaited trailer for Preston’s own feature film has been released today. What looks to be a blockbuster of a film for Preston, The Blackout, will be premiered at […]

8 years ago Preston Christmas Lights switch on: Kavana joins line up and free buses announced

Pop star from the 90s Kavana has been announced as another act to play Preston’s Christmas Lights switch on. He joins headliner Alesha Dixon for the Fishergate lights event on […]

8 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Plungington street robberies see phones stolen by armed men

Two men are being hunted by police after street robberies in the Plungington area. On Sunday at 2am a 49-year-old man was walking along Greenbak Street when two men approached […]

8 years ago A potted history of a local public transport company whose existence spanned over 100 years

Following the closure of John Fishwick and Sons, Leyland, on 24th October, 2015, local historian, Heather Crook, looks into the history of the ubiquitous ‘green bus’ public transport company since […]

8 years ago Tiger sets opening date for St George’s Shopping Centre shop

An opening date has been set for when a Danish design shop opens in Preston. Known as the posh pound shop Tiger is working on renovating units in the St […]

8 years ago Musica Lirica to bring Puccini’s Tosca to Preston Minster in November

Musica Lirica Opera presents Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, sung in English, rather than Italian, with orchestra at 4 North West venues in its short Autumn tour. This evergreen opera will […]

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