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.
Army helps transform UCLan sports centre into a coronavirus recovery siteThe army has helped convert UCLan’s Sir Tom Finney Sports Centre in Marsh Lane into a coronavirus patient recovery facility. The extra bed capacity is a contingency to support the […]
4 years ago Calls for Preston student flats to scrap final term rent feesPreston’s university has written to many private halls of residence and landlords in the city urging them for leniency for students stuck in lockdown. A joint letter from the vice-chancellor […]
4 years ago Preston Caribbean Carnival postponed due to coronavirus pandemicOne of Preston’s longest-running cultural events has been postponed due to coronavirus. Preston Caribbean Carnival was due to take place during the weekend of Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June. […]
4 years ago Group of 19 men playing cricket in Moor Park spoken to by policeA group of men were spoken to in a Preston park during Bank Holiday Monday after playing a game of cricket. Paul Winstanley was out walking in Moor Park when […]
4 years ago Advertisement Advertisement CCTV released after sex attack in PlungingtonPolice have released CCTV of a man they want to speak to after a sex attack in Plungington. Officers want to speak to the man in the picture after they […]
4 years ago UCLan donates scientific kit to help in battle against coronavirusLab kit from Preston’s university has been shipped out to help in the fight against coronavirus. The University of Central Lancashire has donated the scientific equipment. It will go to […]
4 years ago Medical and nursing students from UCLan join the NHS frontline at Royal Preston HospitalHundreds of final year nursing and medical students at Preston’s university are heading to the front-line in the fight against coronavirus. The University of Central Lancashire says the students are […]
4 years ago Preston firm donates 350 Easter eggs to help struggling familiesA 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 […]
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