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Preston City Council leader Matthew Brown on sepsis, two week hospital stay and paramedics breaking down the door
Preston’s Docks, red buses and old pubs in latest 1980s memories
Review: A visit to the Preston restaurant that’s Thai-ing up Lane Ends
Dozens of people answered turnout call for Navy veteran’s funeral in Preston – I was one of them
Aven celebrates glowing review from Giles Coren at The Times

New advice centre opens to help young people into work

Preston College has opened a new advice centre in the city centre which aims to provide advice and guidance to young people who are not in employment, education or training. The […]

13 years ago Something for Halloween: Evil Dead II at The Continental

Gearing up for Halloween? If you fancy scaring yourself silly the Continental have a special screening of a horror classic. Evil Dead II will be on the big screen at […]

13 years ago Ribble Valley MP brands idea to move Fishwick out of Preston as a “glaring anomaly”

The proposition to move Fishwick out of the Preston constituency and into the Ribble Valley is a “glaring anomaly”, according to Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans. Speaking at today’s Boundary […]

13 years ago Opinion: The city of Preston could be divided into two halves, say Lib Dems

This is a guest post by Liam Pennington, on behalf of the North West Liberal Democrats. At the beginning of September, the Boundary Commission for England published its proposals to […]

13 years ago

Advertisement BAE job losses at Warton and Samlesbury to be debated in Parliament

The loss of 3,000 jobs at BAE Systems is set to be discussed in the House of Commons this week. The company is one of the city’s biggest employers and […]

13 years ago Funding on offer for green-fingered residents and groups

Community groups who help improve the environment could be in with a chance of winning some funding. Preston council is calling on green-fingered organisations and individuals to apply for money […]

13 years ago Public asked for views on new housing plan for Central Lancashire

A plan to build swathes of new homes in and around Preston goes on public display this week. The strategy proposed by Preston, South Ribble and Chorley council could see […]

13 years ago Drug dealers get more than 55 years behind bars

These are the faces of drug dealers put behind bars by a huge police operation to tackle drugs in the city. Lancashire Police swooped on addresses across Preston in November […]

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