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 independents lifestyle store opens in lost cottages off FriargateA new lifestyle store supporting independent makers has opened off Friargate. Once Was Lost is located in the hidden and forgotten cottages of Market Street Social. The store is the […]
2 years ago Man in hospital after fall on Great Shaw StreetA man was last weekend hospitalised following an injury caused by a fall on Great Shaw Street. At 20.09 on Saturday 11 December, North West Ambulance Service responded to the […]
2 years ago Council responds to concerns over Corporation Street bus gateLancashire County Council has responded to concerns about the impact of closing part of Corporation Street to traffic other than buses, taxis and cycles. The plans form part of the […]
2 years ago Corporation Street roadworks and closures planned as part of Ringway schemeLancashire County Council has released the final designs for a scheme to revamp the Friargate and Ringway areas of Preston city centre. The council said the scheme will make the […]
2 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Preston City Council reports ‘potentially damaging’ Sun Hotel fake news postPreston City Council yesterday reported a Facebook post claiming that The Sun Hotel had closed due to a ‘Loravirus’ outbreak. The post, made by the page Social Distancing Enforcement England, […]
3 years ago Arrests made after break-in at Preston city centre discount storeTwo people have been arrested after a discount beauty shop was burgled in Preston city centre last night (Sunday 5 September). Preston Neighbourhood Task Force took to social media to […]
3 years ago Preston’s lost leper hospital and friaryOnce lepers were shunned as cursed by God, often the only help they received came from the Church! Religion dominated the lives of medieval people in Preston. For example, the […]
3 years ago Preston man wanted by police in connection with serious assault in FriargatePolice are appealing for information to locate a Preston man in connection with a serious assault that occurred in Friargate. Detectives want to speak to 21-year-old Liam Higginson about an […]
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