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.
Lancashire Encounter festival attracts 30,000 visitors to Preston city centre
An explosion of lights, colour and culture hit Preston as a three-day festival brought an estimated 30,000 people to the county. Lancashire Encounter celebrated life through dance, music, theatre and […]
A dance school that prides itself on giving students individual attention is celebrating 40 years in Preston. Carol May’s Academy says it offers students of all ages and abilities dance […]
Preston Guild Hall has played an important role in the city by providing a home for the arts and culture sector for nearly five decades. However, in recent years the […]
The Preston City Council local elections took place yesterday (Thursday 5 May) with Labour holding 11 out of the 17 seats available. There was no change elsewhere as the Conservative […]
The Mayor of Preston has presented an award to local Masons after members donated £5,500 in cash and groceries to local food banks. Preston Guild Lodge said they were ‘humbled […]
The future for Preston Guild Hall looks in doubt as legal wrangles continue over this now closed venue. Once a revolutionary building, has the Guild Hall had its day? The […]
The Harris library has opened a temporary site in the Guild Hall while renovation works begin on the museum building. The library has moved across the road from the Grade […]
Prestonians are set to be treated to a night of illusion and magic at the Charter Theatre on 30 June during ‘Hey Presto-n.’ Hey Presto-n is part of Preston Live […]