Empty shops were voted one of the biggest issues for Prestonians in the recent Big Blog Preston Survey. With more than 20 per cent of our city’s high street shops […]

Two drivers have received payouts after striking the Fishergate Bollard and its structure. Lancashire County Council has revealed it paid out a total of £5,029.96 in two claims. Eight drivers […]

Preston goes to the polls in an all-out local election during May. All seats are up for election in the first vote since new boundaries came into force across the […]

What began as an April Fool’s joke from a Preston architect has begun gathering momentum as an idea for restoring one of the city’s bridges. The Old Tram Bridge remains […]

Ambitious proposals to change the use of Preston’s most iconic building have been revealed. Preston Bus Station, now a grade-II listed building, could soon become a major kids attraction. The […]

New homes being potentially built just off the new Broughton Bypass look set to be blocked. Gladman Homes had applied to build 95 properties on land between Pinewood Avenue on […]

A Lancashire folk musician has penned a ballad to Preston’s Old Tram Bridge after finding it closed on his walk through Avenham Park. Graham Dixon, 65, has been crossing the […]

Preston’s number of empty shops in its city centre is running higher than the national average. A new report commissioned by Preston City Council shows the impact out-of-town shopping centres […]