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.
Adelphi Street mural artist becomes kids’ authorOne of the Adelphi Street mural artists has turned his creative hand to children’s books. Prestonian Chris Dorning has written and illustrated Sleep Bear, a short story aimed at children […]
5 years ago Northern Young Adult Literary Festival returning to UCLanThe Northern Young Adult Literary Festival is returning to UCLan after the success of last year’s inaugural event. NYALitFest prides itself on getting bestselling authors, agents and publishers out of […]
5 years ago See new drone images of UCLan’s new engineering centreDevelopers have released birds eye images of UCLan’s new £35million Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC) as the project nears completion. The building, which dominates the skyline, forms a key part of […]
5 years ago Martial arts dojo opens in Fylde RoadA martial arts studio has a new dojo in the city. Nippon UK Martial Arts has settled in a permanent home in Fylde Road. The industrial unit, a former NHS […]
5 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Concert featuring 269-year-old violin coming to PrestonA free concert at UCLan will mark the opening of the Russian-British Year of Music 2019. Three internationally-renowned musicians will play works by the likes of Sergei Prokofiev, Anton Hoffmeister, […]
5 years ago UPDATE: Police looking for driver after crash in Brook StreetPolice are looking for the driver of a vehicle which burst into flames after hitting a wall in Brook Street. At around 6am this morning (Tuesday January 15) the vehicle, […]
5 years ago Plungington man who wielded a meat cleaver is jailedA Preston man has been jailed for two years after running through the street wielding a meat cleaver. Jamie Killeen of Ripon Street triggered a police call-out to Plungington after […]
5 years ago St Walburge’s spire tours extended by popular demandA new series of tours up Preston’s tallest spire has been extended due to popular demand. After Blog Preston wrote about the St Walburge’s spire tours, the grade-I listed church […]
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