Menu

University campus

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.

Preston’s last windmill set for either Airbnb or bedsits plan

Cragg's Row windmill The future of Preston’s only remaining windmill could spin in one of two directions after planning officials gave the go-ahead for different visions of how to bring it back into […]

2 months ago
The Ferret hoping to see ‘For Sale’ sign brought down soon

The Ferret Pic: Cutting Edge The future of one of Preston’s most iconic, influential and important nightspots could be secured soon, it is hoped. The Ferret, on Fylde Road, is Preston’s most prominent provider of […]

3 months ago
Parking, empty units, shopping habits and impact discussed as readers consider Friargate South plans

Aerial view of planned improvements to Friargate South from the Harris to Ringway One of Preston’s main shopping areas is set for a significant transformation with the hope it can help attract new retailers and solve the area’s empty unit issue. Plans were […]

3 months ago
Firefighters tackle Plungington Road commercial building fire

Plungington Road at its junction with Blackpool Road Pic: Google Firefighters were tackling a fire in Plungington for two hours during Saturday (30 December) afternoon. Four fire crews from Preston, Fulwood and Penwortham were called to Plungington Road at 1.24pm. […]

3 months ago
Advertisement Advertisement Friargate South plans unveiled in full with hope it can help solve empty unit problem

What Friargate South could look like post-revamp One of Preston’s main shopping streets is set for a facelift with the hope it can help attract new retailers and solve the area’s empty unit issue. Plans have been […]

3 months ago
Preston to host international premiere of Greek mythology jukebox musical

The Olympians cast Preston is set to host the international premiere of a brand new jukebox musical. The Olympians, which follows Greek mythology, features hit songs from the 1970s onwards. A group of […]

3 months ago
Have your say on planned redevelopment of Friargate South

Aerial view of planned improvements to Friargate South from the Harris to Ringway A public consultation has been launched for the redevelopment of Friargate between the Flag Market and Ringway. Business owners, landlords and the general public are being invited to ‘Have Your […]

3 months ago
Preston dance, movement and social inclusion class supporting people living with Parkinson’s

Parkinson's dance class A programme of dance, movement and social inclusion is supporting people in Preston living with Parkinson’s disease. The Neuro Moves initiative, led by LPM Dance in partnership with UCLan, is […]

3 months ago
Most Discussed Most Read
Advertisements
caritas fostering advert
Preston in pictures Avenham ParkAutumn reflectionsUnder the bridgePreston 2023Unit [Northern] 331102 240216 PrestonUnit [Northern] 195126 240216 PrestonUnit [TransPennine] 397007 240216 PrestonUnit [TransPennine] 397002 240216 Preston View more Advertisement Subscribe to the newsletter

Sign up below to receive Blog Preston's email newsletter. It wings its way into inboxes every Sunday and Wednesday rounding up our top stories and more.

Advertisement News by location

Find news by location, select an area of your choice to be kept up to date with the latest goings on.

The Preston Guide

Discover local businesses and services near you.

    Advertisements
Advertisement Categories

Find news by category, select an category of your choice to be kept up to date with the latest goings on.

Blog Preston email updates

Receive our digest of the biggest and best stories every Sunday to your email inbox

We respect your privacy and you can unsubscribe at any time from our emails