In pictures: Singer Gemma Louise Doyle performs in Preston

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.

It perhaps wasn’t the warm, summer homecoming performance that she expected. In fact it was cold, wet and windy but those lucky enough to be on the Flag Market on […]

9 years ago Duk Pond owner gets closest to setting new parched pea eating world record

A Preston city centre restaurant owner came closest to breaking a parched pea eating world record at the weekend. Andrea Mellon, who runs Duk Pond in Cross Street, was the […]

9 years ago Tang restaurant late licence: Public meeting hears how environmental health will object to later opening hours bid

More than 30 residents living close to a Chinese restaurant wanting to open until 5am have vowed to fight its plan. University ward councillors called the public meeting to discuss […]

9 years ago Grimshaw Street arsonist Kathleen Dawson jailed

A woman who started a blaze at a Preston city centre block of flats has been jailed for three years. Several residents of the three storey building in Grimshaw Street […]

9 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Watch: Lostock Hall animator releases short film about bullying

A Preston animation student has released a short film about bullying. Jordan King-McCoy, 21, used his own life experiences and phobias to put together Bitter Reunion. The three minute clip […]

9 years ago In pictures: Preston Flag Market entertainment during the weekend

Fun and games has been the order of the day in the Flag Market throughout the weekend. The damp weather didn’t stop Prestonians having fun with giant games and puzzles. […]

9 years ago Caught on camera: New Preston CCTV cameras may speak to suspected troublemakers

CCTV cameras which talk to potential troublemakers on the streets could be part of further investment in Preston city centre security. Preston Business Improvement District has ring-fenced a further £100,000 […]

9 years ago Prestonians fail to reclaim parched pea eating world record

We tried, and we failed. The parched pea eating record, once held by Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, is not returning to Preston. Many consider Preston the home of the parched pea […]

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