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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.

A first step in Preston Guild Hall’s revival

New signage at the Guild Hall Pic: BBC LDRS The stage has been set for the first entertainment event at Preston’s Guild Hall since the venue was mothballed more than four years ago. The Preston Weekender – which had […]

8 months ago
Preston Weekender moving dates and into the Guild Hall

Preston Guild Hall was closed as a venue and the parent firm placed into administration Pic: Tony Worrall A festival due to take place on Preston’s Flag Market this summer has been pushed back to the Autumn and moved indoors at the Guild Hall. The Preston Weekender – […]

8 months ago
Preston Guild Hall signage to be changed

The Guild Hall, Preston Preparations for the eventual reopening of Preston’s Guild Hall have stepped up, with the removal of the signage that adorned the building before its shock closure four years ago – […]

10 months ago
Preston City Council local elections 2023 full list of results

Local elections 2023 Pic: Preston City Council The Preston City Council local elections took place yesterday (Thursday 4 May) with Labour holding 10 out of the 16 seats available. There was no change elsewhere as the Conservative […]

11 months ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston Guild Hall legal wrangle resolved

Cllr Brown at the Guild Hall Preston City Council has announced that it can now proceed with plans for the future of Preston Guild Hall. Councillor Matthew Brown, Leader of Preston City Council said: “Preston’s iconic Guild […]

1 year ago
Preston to host North West Apprenticeship and Careers Expo

Delegates at the North West Apprenticeship and Career Expo in 2020 Preston is set to host the 2023 North West Apprenticeship and Careers Expo later this month. The expo aims to connect businesses with career-hungry applicants and education and training providers. This event […]

1 year ago
Preston in 1973: Guild Hall opens, Led Zeppelin banned

The junction of Friargate and Ringway in 1973 Pic: Preston Digital Archive Fifty years ago the country was undergoing an upheaval that was worse than today. There was a double energy crisis with an oil embargo from the Arab nations, such as […]

1 year ago
Rigby Estate no longer pursuing Preston City Council in Guild Hall case

Preston Guild Hall in Lancaster Road Pic: Tony Worrall The financial collapse of Preston Guild Hall and Preston City Council’s reclamation of the arts site will be delved into again in May this year. The trial will explore the […]

1 year ago
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