Man arrested after schoolgirl attacked near Ripon Street

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 21-year-old man has been arrested following an assault on a schoolgirl in Preston. Preston Police were called to an alleyway between College Court and Ripon Street in the Plungington […]

9 years ago Preston lecturer is the Queen of Russian Poetry

A UCLan lecturer has been dubbed the “Queen of Russian Poetry” by an international writing festival. Dr Olga Tabachnikova received the Pushkin in Britain 2015 prize after winning a competition […]

9 years ago Former Post Office must be maintained if Preston City Council want a new use says heritage expert

Lover of Preston heritage Aidan Turner-Bishop has called on Preston City Council to maintain the old Post Office better. The building is being marketed by the city council as a […]

9 years ago Preston Armed Forces Day concert to be headlined by Collabro

A concert to raise money for injured armed servicemen and women is to take place in Preston. As part of Armed Forces Day the Tribute to Heroes night is to […]

9 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Teenagers arrested as police seek witnesses to Preston city centre fight

A CCTV picture of two men who may be witnesses following a fight in the centre of Preston on Saturday 6 June has been released by the police. Two teenage boys […]

9 years ago Preston It Smiles Better Awards: Margaret Mason recognised as city centre stalwart

A mainstay of Preston city centre has been recognised during an awards night. Margaret Mason has been running her florist on Friargate for 52 years. During the Preston It Smiles […]

9 years ago A brief History of the former Post Office in Preston’s Market Place

In the early 19th century and up to around 1854 Preston’s only Post Office operated from a small building at the southern end of a terrace of butchers shops, known […]

9 years ago Police release CCTV of three men wanted after woman robbed and assaulted

Pictures of three men have been released in connection with the assault and robbery of a woman in Preston city centre. The 45-year-old victim was sat at a bench at […]

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