Winckley Square guided walks are back for April and May. The free walks, led by the Friends of Winckley Square, uncover the hidden histories of Preston’s Georgian Square. There are […]

Journalist and railway enthusiast Michael Portillo will visit Preston in the next episode of BBC’s Great British Railway Journeys. Returning to the screen for its 10th series, Portillo kicks off […]

Woman on Fire tells the life story of Edith Rigby Preston’s suffragette is to be marked with a performance about her life in the city. The Harris Museum and Art […]

Winckley Square Pic: Tony Worrall A history stroll returns to one of the city’s most historic places. Georgian square Winckley Square sees a guided walk round on Wednesday (4 April. […]

Claire Moore playing Edith Rigby A century on from when women won the right to vote in the UK an international charity has highlighted the work being done by ‘modern […]

Edith Rigby, pictured left, and the blue plaque to her in Winckley Square Pic: Preston Digital Archive/Tony Worrall It might seem strange now, if not outright bizarre, that 100 years […]

Rehearsal shot of Woman on Fire A solo show telling the story of Preston’s suffragette is heading for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Edith Rigby’s fiery storey is being told by […]

Claire Moore who is putting on the Edith Rigby show and Ed Walker, editor and founder of Blog Preston pictured in Winckley Square Taking the story of women’s rights campaigners […]