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The latest news on Preston’s Bus Station. The grade-II listed building was threatened with demolition but after being listed in 2013 it has been undergoing a major renovation project.

Lancashire Encounter Festival confirms 2023 line-up

Timeless is performed inside and around 7m high rotating hourglass and tackled the threat of climate change The line-up for this year’s Lancashire Encounter Festival taking over Preston city centre for three days of arts and culture has been confirmed. Organised by Preston City Council the festival […]

8 months ago
Pop-up creative scrap store coming to Preston Bus Station

Preston Bus Station at night Pic: Tony Worrall A creative scrap store is being launched within Preston Bus Station. As part of the Lancashire Encounter Festival there will be a pop-up shop at unit six next door to […]

9 months ago
Preston’s city streets feature in new music video

The video for Ginnel's Is Real, directed by John Edward Turner, features a girl's journey across Preston to The Ferret. Preston’s city streets provide the backdrop to a new music video released by local band Ginnel. Preston train station, the bus station, Preston Market Hall, Avenham and Miller Parks and […]

1 year ago
Preston Police on how youth anti-social behaviour in city centre is being tackled

The team of police and partners for Op Dragonfish Preston Police have teamed up with partner agencies to continue to challenge youth anti-social behaviour in the City. Officers from the Neighbourhood Policing and Early Intervention teams joined forces with […]

1 year ago
Advertisement Advertisement £20m Levelling Up cash boost for Preston will include Old Tram Bridge replacement

The Old Tram Bridge The Old Tram Bridge will finally be replaced after Preston City Council landed £20m from the Levelling Up fund. Campaign group Friends of the Old Tramroad Bridge celebrated the news […]

1 year ago
Main building phase starts at Preston’s Animate entertainment and leisure complex

L-R: Chris Blackburn PCC, Peter Thomas LCC, Anne-Marie Parkinson LEP, Matthew Friedmann Eric Wright Construction, John Chesworth Preston Partnership, Julie Palmer PCC, Karen Hirst Maple Grove Developments, Chris Hayward PCC, Cllr Matthew Brown PCC, Adrian Philips PCC, Andrew Dewhurst Maple Grove Developments, Nick Hague Maple Grove Developments Key partners behind the £45m Animate leisure and entertainment complex in Preston city centre have met on site to mark the start of the main construction phase. Eric Wright Construction […]

1 year ago
Bus fares in Preston capped at £2 until March

Preston Bus at Preston Bus Station Bus fares in Preston will be capped at £2 for the next three months. All main Lancashire bus operators are taking part in a Department for Transport scheme offering the […]

1 year ago
Preston then and now, aerial images from the 1950s and 60s show massive changes

Preston Docks in 1952 Pic: Preston Digital Archive Over the years many aerial images have been taken of Preston. Here we take at look at the changes wrought by time by comparing modern aerial images with ones from the […]

1 year ago
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