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Winckley Square is a Georgian Square in the heart of Preston city centre, in recent years it has seen a major regeneration and upkeep scheme

Preston council says new development ‘won’t overwhelm infrastructure’, despite residents’ concerns after homes flooded with sewage

Knee-high water in one cottage cellar Preston City Council says a new city centre development won’t “overwhelm local sewage infrastructure”, despite further recent flooding at nearby properties. The Council made the statement after residents in Garden […]

3 years ago
National women’s history award for Friends of Winckley Square

The Steamboat Ladies at their graduation Pic: Somerville College Friends of Winckley Square (FoWS) has been recognised by the Women’s History Network (WHN), a national association and charity for the promotion of women’s history. The FoWS project The Extraordinary Women of […]

3 years ago
Hard Times in Preston in 1861: squalor, poverty and disease

Engraving c.1862 from The Illustrated London News detailing the construction of Moor Park - Preston was said to be the inspiration for Dickens 'Hard Times' Pic: Preston Digital Archive Gaslights stutter in the early morning gloom as a thousand clogs rattle on the cobbled street. Smokeswirls and another grim 14-hour day begins in the factories of the North. The […]

3 years ago
Preston man jailed for the grooming, exploitation and rape of vulnerable young women

Two men have been jailed today (Friday 14 May) following a complex investigation into the grooming, exploitation and rape of vulnerable young women. Operation Command was launched in 2019 following […]

3 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Footage shows man attacking people with chair in Winckley Street

The man is seen holding the chair before charging at people sat at a table outside Forum bar in Winckley Street Pic: Blog Preston A man was attacked by a chair-wielding man in Preston city centre on Thursday 29 April. The incident took place outside Forum Bar in Winckley Street at approximately 5pm. The […]

3 years ago
Busy housing market leads Preston law firm specialist team to move in at Penwortham

The new team at Vincents’ Penwortham office A team from law firm Vincents Solicitors’ Winckley Square head office has moved to create a residential property hub in Penwortham. The change is due to a ‘huge increase’ in […]

3 years ago
Longton man goes from trainee to managing director of recruitment firm in just 14 years

Richard Freye with son Arthur and Chris Musgrove with son Harry A Longton man has been appointed as Managing Director of a Preston-based recruitment firm, just 14 years after joining the company as a trainee. Chris Musgrove started at Service Care […]

3 years ago
Winckley Square lit up by new lampposts

Removal of old lamppost. Pic: Pat Harrison Contractors have replaced temporary lampposts in Winckley Square this week. Modern temporary lamps were placed there after old heritage lampposts were removed after failing safety checks in September 2019. This […]

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