One of the earliest inns in Preston was the Castle Inn. It was in Cheapside, off Market Square. Built in 1623, it once stood alone. Gradually new buildings encroached and […]

Cheapside where the ambulance service attended a stabbing Preston police have launched an investigation after a man was stabbed in the city centre. A 17-year-old man was taken to hospital […]

Preston business owners have been left counting the damage after windows were smashed in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police have launched an appeal after the windows of Nandos and […]

A road through Preston city centre is to be shut for more than a month. Fishergate’s new layout is being extended up parts of Church Street and also round into […]

Four men have been arrested after a student was found unconscious in Preston city centre. Preston Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident which left a man with facial […]

 This week we take the final part of our journey along the south side of Fishergate looking at the buildings, shops and alleyways going in a westerly direction. Looking at the […]

 In this weeks Preston Past we continue with the changing views over 100 years along the south side of Fishergate in a westerly direction. In the above splendid image of Fishergate in 1902, we can […]

 In this weeks Preston Past we take a look at the south side of Fishergate from where it meets with Church Street and continues in a westerly direction. At the junction of […]