Menu

South Ribble News

Latest news for the borough of South Ribble, which is to the south of Preston and includes areas such as Bamber Bridge, Penwortham and Lostock Hall

Penwortham estate agent predicts 2023 house price fall

Michael Bailey A Penwortham estate agent believes house prices will fall next year. Michael Bailey points to analysis by a financial consultancy called Capital Economics that forecasts the Bank of England base […]

2 years ago
Celebrity football match raises funds for Preston cancer and MND charities

Teams coming out for the celebrity charity football match Pic: Michael Porter Photography A celebrity football match earlier this month has raised £4,400 for Rosemere Cancer Foundation and Len Johnrose Trust. On Sunday 8 May, a team of Coronation Street, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks […]

2 years ago
South Ribble residents invited to have their say on plans to improve Biodiversity

Residents of South Ribble are being given the opportunity to have their say on ambitious plans to conserve and enhance biodiversity in the Borough. South Ribble Borough Council has published […]

2 years ago
Penwortham pub hosting family fun day to support children’s charities

Flying the flag for their first collaborative family fun day are Lucy Clark, of the Children’s Appeal (left), and Ellie Smith, of Derian House Children’s Hospice Two of the area’s best-known children’s charities are uniting to stage the ultimate family fun day fundraiser. The free entry event is a collaboration between Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation […]

2 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Review: The Lostock Hall charity-owned restaurant thats one in a Mill-ion

The Mill Coronation Chicken Sandwich The next venue in Blog Preston’s series of reviews of eateries offering al fresco dining is The Mill Cafe in Lostock Hall, situated in the beautiful grounds of St Catherine’s […]

2 years ago
Bamber Bridge nursery officially reopened following 2021 fire

Busy Bees Bamber Bridge officially re-opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony Busy Bees Bamber Bridge has officially re-opened its doors following a £900,000 refurbishment. Marg Randles, the Co-Founder of Busy Bees and the Mayor of South Ribble, Councillor Jane Bell, officially […]

2 years ago
Meera Puppins teaching Preston’s puppies how to be pub perfect

Meera Puppins with attendees at a Socialisation Sunday Penwortham puppy trainer Meera Puppins has launched Socialisation Sundays to teach young dogs how to behave. Meera has been working with The Golden Ball of Longton, two-time winners of the […]

2 years ago
People asked to avoid Preston city centre as firefighting continues at former nightclub

A drone image shows the fire raging in the bottom floor of the former nightclub Pic: @lfrsdrone / Twitter Firefighting is continuing at a huge building fire in Church Street in Preston city centre. The building – a former nightclub which has housed the likes of Evoque, Lava and […]

2 years ago
Most Discussed Most Read
Advertisements
caritas fostering advert
Preston in pictures Preston Bus 207 PO56 JDX (Scania N94UB / East Lancs Esteem)24.03.24 - Penwortham [Church of St Mary] 240323JPGDSC_7658 - Bus stationDSC_7676 - Miller ArcadeDSC_7681 - former Post Office, cenotaph and Town HallDSC_7682 - Central Methodist church, Lune StreetDSC_7668 - Fish (aka Box) MarketDSC_7672 - Miller Arcade View more Advertisement Subscribe to the newsletter

Sign up below to receive Blog Preston's email newsletter. It wings its way into inboxes every Sunday and Wednesday rounding up our top stories and more.

Advertisement News by location

Find news by location, select an area of your choice to be kept up to date with the latest goings on.

The Preston Guide

Discover local businesses and services near you.

    Advertisements
Advertisement Categories

Find news by category, select an category of your choice to be kept up to date with the latest goings on.

Blog Preston email updates

Receive our digest of the biggest and best stories every Sunday to your email inbox

We respect your privacy and you can unsubscribe at any time from our emails