Short film about Preston Bus Station to be premièred at The Continental

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.

A film celebrating the architecture and people of Preston Bus Station will be premièred later this month. 56,000 – a short film about the grade II listed building – takes […]

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There have been some big changes in recent years to how the centre of Preston was supposed to develop. After the collapse of the Tithebarn development, which would have seen […]

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A city centre pub is set to offer accommodation once more. Nine flats could be added above The Golden Cross Hotel on Lancaster Road. Owners TTS Real Estates Limited have […]

8 years ago St Joseph’s Orphanage to be included in Winckley Square housing plan

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This is the 2013 lineup, you can find the Preston Christmas Lights Switch On 2014 line up here The line-up for Preston’s Christmas Lights switch-on has been confirmed. From 5.30pm […]

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