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This area is home to the main campus of the University of Central Lancashire and includes news about Friargate, one of the major shopping areas in the city and Plungington an area inhabited by thousands of students.

Preston’s university to host free Taiwanese culture festival

Presenting at the Spotlight Taiwan Festival 2022. Pic: UCLan The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) is set to hold an event which celebrates Taiwanese culture. The free event, the Spotlight Taiwan Festival, will offer a range of experiences giving […]

13 hours ago
Preston DJ ‘bringing a generation back together’ with new alternative events

DJ Connie Von D Pic: Mambo Photography A Preston DJ is ‘bringing a generation back together’ with a series of new alternative events. DJ Connie Von D – real name Lauren Conroy-Clough – set up Elder Emo […]

2 days ago
Preston food hall to offer grazing boards, vegan kebabs, Detroit pizza and more

A selection of Chamo dishes New Preston venue Chew’s Yard has announced which food and drink traders it will be working with when it opens next month. Set to launch on Thursday 2 May, Chew’s […]

4 days ago
The Ferret launches free live music industry training programme

Sound Check learners doing the sound for a band on stage Pic: Robin Clewley Preston’s legendary grassroots venue The Ferret is launching a live music industry training programme. The Sound Check programme is designed to introduce people to the skills they need to pursue […]

4 days ago
Advertisement Advertisement Corporation Street bus gate cameras appear – but not working yet

The bus gate camera poles appearing in Corporation Street Pic: Blog Preston Cameras have now been installed ahead of Preston city centre’s latest bus-only zone. Corporation Street is due to see a ‘bus gate’ put in place for a stretch from Marsh […]

6 days ago
Preston Health Mela welcomes more than 1,000 visitors

More than 1,000 people visited the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) last weekend for the annual Preston Health Mela. Organised by the National Forum for Health and Wellbeing (NFHW), in […]

1 week ago
Preston Bus plan major evening cutbacks to four services

Number 23 services are one of the four bus routes to see a reduction in evening services Pic: Blog Preston A raft of evening bus services are due to be withdrawn by Preston Bus. Four routes in the city are to see their last bus become much earlier as the […]

1 week ago
St Walburge’s Church spire explored in new YouTube series

Views from the spire. Pic: Elliott & Sue (Explore the UK) A YouTube travel duo have made a video exploring the spire at the top of St Walburge’s Church in Preston. ‘Explore the UK,’ who have previously made videos tracing a […]

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