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.
Zero timescale for Preston Guild Hall to be open because problems are unknown
It is impossible to estimate when Preston’s Guild Hall will be fully operational again – because the extent of the structural problems facing the venue is still unknown. That was […]
The re-opening of Preston’s Guild Hall foyer as a venue is to kick in from Thursday 3 October. 15 events including tribute acts, Gareth Gates and burlesque shows are confirmed […]
Preston Guild Hall is to see its first live events for more than half-a-decade from early October. Proposals to re-open the foyer area as a make-shift venue branded as The […]
One of Preston’s richest businesspeople claims he was shunned when it came to the future of the Guild Hall. Yousuf Bhailok, who stood in the recent general election, has revealed […]
Preston Guild Hall has cost the city council nearly £4million since they took back control in 2019. And those costs spiralled recently with rising energy, construction, legal and maintenance costs […]
“…in a dire state, with numerous boarded up shops and a general sense of neglect”. So concluded a member of the public speaking to candidates to become the next MP […]
The leader of Preston City Council says the authority remains committed to the future of the Guild Hall, as the fifth anniversary of its closure draws near. Labour’s Matthew Brown […]
The reputational damage to Preston City Council as a result of the long-running Guild Hall saga is ‘pretty serious’. That was the verdict of Matthew Brown, Labour leader of Preston […]