Preston’s new cinema will complement, rather than harm, those that already operate in the area. That was the message from Cllr Martyn Rawlinson, cabinet member for resources and deputy leader […]

Preston’s new cinema and leisure development Animate will officially launch on 5 February when the first venue throws open its doors. Café/bar Argento Lounge will become the inaugural outlet within […]

Preston’s long-awaited cinema, restaurant and leisure complex will open in phases from the middle of February. The city centre ‘Animate’ development had recently been billed for a spring opening, but […]

Work to upgrade the ‘street scene’ around the city’s new cinema and leisure complex is to see a final set of road closures needed. Work has been taking place across […]

2025 is set to be a big year for Preston – with a raft of long-running regeneration projects set to come to a conclusion and several other schemes poised to […]

A new multi-screen cinema coming to Preston city centre has begun a recruitment drive. Arc Cinema is within the Animate complex currently taking shape close to the city’s Market Hall. […]

The recipe for chains opening in Preston is actually a fairly simple one.  I’m not talking about Colonel’s herbs and spices though, instead a little bit of the predictability when […]

Work is progressing on opening the new 22-lane bowling alley within the new Animate cinema complex. Preston city centre is seeing nearly £3million spent on the new Hollywood Bowl lanes. […]