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Latest news for Preston, Lancashire. Covering the city and surrounding area this has the latest crime, traffic and travel, politics and other big news affecting the city of Preston.

MAPS Festival: Nicola Smith is latest addition to line-up

nicola smith The latest act to be announced for contemporary arts festival MAPS is visual artist Nicola Smith. MAPS is a day-long celebration of arts, music, poetry and performance at venues across […]

13 years ago
Crackdown on underage boozing in Ingol, Tanterton and Savick

police tape Police in the West of the city have claimed a blitz on underage drinking will keep the area safer. Fity-five young people were spoken to by police in Ingol, Tanterton […]

13 years ago
Avenham and Miller Park could be set for further £500,000 facelift

avenham park A further revamp of a historic Victorian park in the centre of Preston could go ahead if the city council can find the cash. Avenham and Miller Park has seen […]

13 years ago
Diamond Jubilee flower display vandalised in Preston park

diamond jubilee display Vandals have struck a flower display commemorating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The flower crown in Avenham and Miller Park was targeted on Sunday and the white balls from the top […]

13 years ago
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Architecture event to debate future of Preston Bus Station

bus station outside A day-long event will explore the future of Preston Bus Station and the role its brutalist architecture has played in the city. Organised by Preston arts organisation In Certain Places […]

13 years ago
Angry traders to confront council bosses over Preston Indoor Market plans

Candid view of a pie counter in Preston's Indoor Market   A campaign to stop proposals to move Preston’s Indoor Market goes before the city council this Thursday. Market traders are unhappy with plans by Preston City Council to re-locate […]

13 years ago
Police hunt joyriders who trashed Preston Sea Cadets minibus

Preston Sea Cadets minibus Joyriders who stole the Preston Sea Cadets minibus for three nights are being hunted by police. The bright blue minibus was taken from the Sea Cadets HQ on Strand Road […]

13 years ago
Police release CCTV after man assaulted in Ashton hotel

blackpool road cctv This is the man police believe punched a man repeatedly in the head at a Preston hotel before running off. The CCTV images show the man near the Lane Ends Hotel on […]

13 years ago
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