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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.

Final beam swung into place as UCLan building moves to next stage

Timelapse footage has been released showing the building going up Timelapse footage has been released showing the building going up The last steel beam has been put in place as the latest University of Central Lancashire building reaches the next […]

6 years ago
UCLan’s Adelphi Square will have to include ‘controlled crossings’

How the new Adelphi roundabout would look, with the new student centre in the background How the new Adelphi roundabout would look, with the new student centre in the background Pressure from sight-loss charities has seen part of a new shared space scheme for Preston […]

6 years ago
Tale of how Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines escaped the Nazis to be told

Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines An adopted Prestonian who made the city her home after escaping the Holocaust will share her life story. Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines MBE takes part in a question […]

6 years ago
UCLan secures three more years of funding for its grassroots sports initiatives

  UCLan’s Cian McEvoy and Sarah Berry (centre) with the Sir Tom Finney Preston Soccer Centre team. Additional funding has been granted to UCLan to support its University Grassroots Hub […]

6 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston astronomer among team working with NASA on new telescope

Pictures from the NASA telescope Pictures from the NASA telescope A Preston lecturer has been working with NASA on highlighting the importance of magnetic fields for star formation. Professor Derek Ward-Thompson, who teaches at the […]

6 years ago
Adelphi Square plan approved for UCLan and work to start in 2019

An aerial view of the proposed Adelphi Square and new student centre An aerial view of the proposed Adelphi Square and new student centre Preston’s university has been given approval to redrawn the Adelphi roundabout and create its flagship building. The £60million […]

6 years ago
Police discover man’s body in house in Plungington area

Moor Hall Street in the Plungington area Pic: Google Moor Hall Street in the Plungington area Pic: Google A man was found dead at a house in Preston during Monday evening. Preston Police have confirmed they were called to […]

6 years ago
Dog and Partridge pub is reopening under new landlord

The Dog and Partridge had closed temporarily while a new owner was found Pic: 70023venus2009 The Dog and Partridge had closed temporarily while a new owner was found Pic: 70023venus2009 An iconic Friargate pub is to reopen its doors as a new landlord has taken […]

6 years ago
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