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Preston Guild Hall
The Guild Hall was the city’s premiere entertainment venue and was built in the early 1970s. It was sold off to the late businessman Simon Rigby and then went bust, falling back into council ownership in 2019. It remains mothballed as a venue.
Guild Hall repair bill, a city centre re-opening bonanza and five other key Preston talking points for 2025
As we head into 2025 there’s going to be a few stories we think will dominate the headlines in the city. Of course others will also emerge that we can’t […]
Preston City Council says it wants to establish whether the Guild Hall has a future before embarking on any ambitions to build a new arena venue. It comes after the […]
A new arena in Preston is being seriously considered by Preston City Council. The city has been lacking a medium or large sized venue since Preston Guild Hall closed in […]
Inspections on the roof areas of Preston’s Guild Hall have now been completed as work continues to assess a fix for the crumbly concrete blighting the city’s main venues. Both […]
Preston’s Guild Lounge is hosting four events during the course of the October half-term. The foyer venue in the building is running storytime, lantern-making workshops, Diwali decorating and crafting for […]
An officer who caught two serial killers is coming to Preston to host a crime thriller night. Colin Sutton, the senior investigative officer who caught Levi Bellfield in 2004 and […]
Work is nearly finished to bring part of The Guild Hall back into use as a venue. The RAAC-ridden building has been mothballed for half-a-decade but live entertainment is being […]
A Santa show is coming to The Guild Lounge in the run up to Christmas. The venue, inside the foyer of The Guild Hall, is playing host to Santa’s Christmas […]
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