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 bar Market Street Social confirms opening dateNew bar and social space Market Street Social is due to open Friday 16 April just off Friargate. Owned by the same people as Plau bar, there will be a […]
3 years ago Watch how Friargate and Ringway in Preston city centre to look after £14.7m revampPrestonians and visitors are being invited to give their views on designs for a new scheme which will reconnect Preston city centre to create a better leisure and shopping experience […]
3 years ago The best places to get vegan food in PrestonThis is a guest post by Rory from @vegan.preston. If you’d like to write a guest post for Blog Preston, email contactus@blogpreston.co.uk. Vegans, eh? With their bloody organic roasted coquina squash, […]
3 years ago Preston lab manager smashes targets for active fundraiserA lab manager at Specsavers Preston recently completed a 150km November fundraiser for the Royal British Legion, finishing the challenge with 64km and £285 more than initially planned. Andy Wright signed […]
3 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Meet the woman selflessly helping homeless people across PrestonA Preston woman has been cooking food in her home to distribute to the homeless for years. Lo Parsons delivers hot meals, along with essentials such as masks, sanitisers and […]
3 years ago Preston shops prepare to re-open for Christmas shoppingPreston city centre’s retailers are gearing up to safely re-open their doors from tomorrow (December 2). All retailers, with approproate safety measures in place, are looking forward to welcoming customers […]
3 years ago Friargate to reopen as Corporation Street closes in phase four of UCLan Masterplan roadworksHighways work on the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) £200m Masterplan development is entering its next phase. Friargate, Moor Lane and a new road replacing the Adelphi roundabout will fully reopen […]
3 years ago In case you missed it: Five stories from Preston this week, September 19 to September 25Lots has happened in Preston in the past week. One of Preston’s most famous products returned home when Freddie Flintoff brought Jamie Redknapp on a visit to Moor Park. There […]
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