- Sun shines over Preston shoppers as non-essential shops, pubs and more re-open
- Watch how Friargate and Ringway in Preston city centre to look after £14.7m revamp
- The Harry Potter train will travel through Preston Station between May and September
- New mosque could be built by Broughton roundabout
- Lockdown 3 is easing- what’s happening and when
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.
Preston bar PLAU wins national award
PLAU Gin and Beer House has won the Best Conversion to Pub Use award by CAMRA and Historic England. The building, which is situated at 115 Friargate, dates back to […]
A Preston accountancy firm has donated 350 Easter eggs to the Salvation Army to be given to struggling families this Easter. MHA Moore and Smalley delivered the Easter eggs to […]
Preston booksellers Halewood and Sons are – like most businesses – currently in coronavirus lockdown. Despite the shop being closed to browsers they are delivering online and phone orders. Halewood […]
A Preston bar will celebrate International Women’s Day 2020 by championing a selection of drinks from female brewers. PLAU in Friargate has already featured over 600 different beers during its […]
A recently opened Preston electronic music venue will be bringing international artists to the city over the coming months. In:Libra opened its doors in Friargate at the end of 2019. […]
A gin tasting event is coming to Preston. Taking place in the Vaults at PLAU in Friargate, the event will be hosted by Black Powder Gin from nearby Weeton. The […]
A new monthly dub night is coming to Preston. Preston Dub Club is being run by Preston/Blackburn outfit Operation Sound System. Each month two sound system will play the event […]
The public has been met with confusion today when bus stops have been closed unexpectedly amid the start of the next phase of the University of Central Lancashire’s masterplan. Some […]
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