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Preston Guild Hall’s main venues remain in limbo while Guild Lounge to continue

Preston Guild Hall in Lancaster Road Pic: Blog Preston Part of Preston Guild Hall will continue to operate as a venue well into 2026. The Guild Lounge, the temporary venue brought back into use in the foyer of the […]

2 months ago
Harris Museum and Art Gallery work continues as new fit-out deal struck

The Harris Museum and Art Gallery on the Flag Market Pic: Blog Preston The fit-out of the Harris Museum and Art Gallery remains on track for Spring next year despite one of its main contractors going bust. As Blog Preston revealed in September […]

4 months ago
Preston Guild Hall’s main venues RAAC inspection completed as Guild Lounge makes encouraging start

The outside of the Guild Hall which has seen its main venues closed since 2019 Pic: Blog Preston Inspections on the roof areas of Preston’s Guild Hall have now been completed as work continues to assess a fix for the crumbly concrete blighting the city’s main venues. Both […]

5 months ago
Preston Guild Hall’s foyer venue The Guild Lounge confirms first shows

Looking up at the foyer of the Guild Hall venue Pic: Blog Preston The re-opening of Preston’s Guild Hall foyer as a venue is to kick in from Thursday 3 October. 15 events including tribute acts, Gareth Gates and burlesque shows are confirmed […]

8 months ago
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Preston Guild Hall foyer venue The Guild Lounge opening

The exterior of Preston Guild Hall in Lancaster Road - the foyer area, to be known as The Guild Lounge - is on the first floor Pic: Blog Preston Preston Guild Hall is to see its first live events for more than half-a-decade from early October. Proposals to re-open the foyer area as a make-shift venue branded as The […]

9 months ago
Yousuf Bhailok claims he tried to buy Preston Guild Hall for £1m

Looking up at the foyer of the Guild Hall venue Pic: Blog Preston One of Preston’s richest businesspeople claims he was shunned when it came to the future of the Guild Hall. Yousuf Bhailok, who stood in the recent general election, has revealed […]

10 months ago
Revealed: The cost of Preston Guild Hall standing empty and the path to re-opening

The Guild Hall has not seen live events since the early part of 2019 Pic: Blog Preston Preston Guild Hall has cost the city council nearly £4million since they took back control in 2019. And those costs spiralled recently with rising energy, construction, legal and maintenance costs […]

10 months ago
Friday trading returns to Preston Outdoor Market

Preston Market canopy Pic: Blog Preston Outdoor trading on a Friday at the city’s market is to return for the first time since before the Covid lockdown. Taking place under the Victorian canopy there are now […]

12 months ago
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