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Friargate

News and information about the Friargate area of Preston, Lancashire. Friargate is a key corridor between the city centre and the university campus, home to many shops and a growing amount of student flats.

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 […]

3 days ago Cottam creative’s spoken word open mic night is a hit in Preston

A Cottam creative is running a popular spoken word open night mic in Preston. Becca Jaye – who is well known in the city as a founding member of Preston […]

2 weeks ago New Preston food, drink and entertainment venue Chew’s Yard sets opening date

New venue Chew’s Yard will launch next month. From Thursday 2 May, the food and drink hall will be open every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The full opening follows a […]

2 weeks ago New Moor Lane flats given go-ahead as developer agrees to £600k payment

A wrangle over the volume of affordable housing that should be generated by what will be one of the tallest apartment blocks in Preston has been resolved. A deal has […]

4 weeks ago Advertisement Advertisement University square apartment scheme affordable housing wrangle set for approval

Plans for a new apartment block close to the city’s university campus will return to councillors for a decision a third time. Portergate Developments is wanting to build a 19-storey […]

4 weeks ago Preston Peace Garden work to be completed by summer

Preston’s new look Peace Garden is due to re-open this summer. The Peace Garden, which sits next to Ringway on Friargate, has been put in after the major revamp of […]

1 month ago Preston florist legend Margaret Mason opens new store in Warton

Margaret Mason’s Florists has opened a new store in Warton. The new showroom, located at The Barn, Warton, features the usual floral services as well as her company Hire Props […]

2 months ago UCLan historian to host LOST Lecture on Preston’s 19th century newspaper industry

A University of Central Lancashire senior lecturer will be lecturing in a bar as part of a series of free talks in Preston. Journalism historian Dr Andrew Hobbs will be […]

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