33 things everyone who grew up in Preston knows to be true

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Preston is a proud city, but we know not everything is fantastic. So this takes a tongue-in-cheek look at everything born and bred Prestonians know to be true. 1. Holiday […]

8 years ago Supermoon to turn moon blood red over Preston

A full moon will glow brightly across Preston during Sunday evening and it will turn red. The blood moon, or supermoon, is the first supermoon lunar eclipse since 1982. The […]

9 years ago New movable benches on Preston Flag Market

New benches on Preston Flag Market have been proving popular. Preston City Council has bought a number of the movable benches. Large blue wheels allow the benches to be moved […]

9 years ago Religious procession on Sunday afternoon along New Hall Lane in Preston

On Sunday afternoon 17 May, a religious procession took place along New Hall Lane in Preston. There were stepped road closures as the procession progressed along the length of New Hall […]

9 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Preston Marina – Terns and Algae

Wooden Tern trays were today being established at the nesting site of a colony of terns in Preston Marina. In recent years Preston Council has worked with the RSPB […]

9 years ago Mystery of Prescott’s Court on student apartments construction site in Friargate

As most Prestonians will know, there has been a demolition of properties in an area on lower Friargate, to the north side of Great Shaw Street. The properties concerned in […]

9 years ago School children learn about the history of Preston’s fabulous Winckley Square

The Winckley Square Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) is now underway. A group of 12 children from Grange Primary School visited on Friday 30 January. They carried out research and enjoyed […]

9 years ago Gold Thread Works commemorative bobbin returns following four year absence

A stone bobbin which had been erected in 2008 at the junction of Avenham Road and Avenham Lane and was part of a commemorative memorial to the Stephen Simpson Gold Thread Works […]

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