Proud Leyland lad Jake Ogden has switched on the city’s Christmas lights for 2023. Jake, who has autism, won the Switch On Star competition in recognition of his tireless charity work. Jake […]

In partnership with the organisers of the Christmas Lights Switch On, Preston BID, we are seeking nominations for a Proud Prestonian to switch on the city’s 2023 Christmas lights. The free Switch On […]

Preston’s 2023 High Street Heroes have been crowned at a city centre awards ceremony. The competition, organised by Preston Business Improvement District (BID), and supported by Visit Preston, saw 17 […]

Parking – and whether it should be free – is a topic that is often discussed in the Blog Preston comments. We’ve seen many a negative comparison from readers on […]

The Preston Weekender is set to hit the city’s Flag Market with a host of exciting concerts and events. Kickstarting the Weekender, which takes place from Friday 11 to Sunday […]

At 12.00 noon on Saturday morning 13 December 2014 the Winter Wonderland event was opened on Preston’s Flag Market leading up to Christmas time. For those in the mood for winter […]

This year the Preston Christmas Lights were illuminated during the switch-on extravaganza on the Market Square last Saturday and they are better than ever. With over £60,000  worth of decorative lights, paid for […]

In true Christmas spirit, snow showers down on the crowds at switch-on People were out in their droves last night on the Market Square in Preston to see the now […]