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The In-Between Places: A chance to shape overlooked parts of Preston city centre

In-Between Places identities some buildings scattered in and around the city centre for potential new uses Pic: Studio John Bridge Away from the big redevelopment schemes and plans for new tower blocks and more in Preston city centre sit many buildings often overlooked. Some are listed, some are not, but […]

2 weeks ago
Preston Grasshoppers chief on expanding the appeal of rugby and future of the Fulwood-based club

Hoppers in action in a recent sell-out fixture against Fylde Pic: Mick Craig/Preston Grashoppers Sitting in the entrance hall at Preston Grasshoppers is a piece of rugby history, a yellowing manuscript which notes the founding of one of the country – and the world’s […]

1 month ago
Preston’s iconic row of red telephone boxes removed for restoration works

The red phone boxes being hoisted onto a flat-bed truck Pic: Preston City Council More than a decade in the making the city’s grade-II listed row of red telephone boxes are being restored. Located in Market Street the cast iron kiosks are the longest […]

2 months ago
Preston’s Animate cinema ‘fit out’ beginning ahead of Spring 2025 opening

The new Animate cinema building in the heart of Preston Pic: Blog Preston It has been rising out of the ground on one of the most prominent plots in the city centre for the past two years – having been in the pipeline […]

4 months ago
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Preston city centre side-streets to get new pavements, lighting and trees

Work starting in Old Vicarage Works on a side street running between Preston Bus Station and Preston Markets have begun. Preston City Council is beginning the first stage of the ‘Illuminate and Integrate’ scheme which […]

6 months ago
‘Preston in 2035’ strategy launches – with focus on ‘Station Quarter’ scheme

Station Quarter - Fishergate Shopping Centre redevelopment How Preston could look in just over a decades time has been outlined – with more apartment blocks in the city centre and the ‘Station Quarter’ scheme leading to new […]

7 months ago
Opinion: 2024 marks a foundational year for Preston city centre’s redevelopment

Preparation work on the new Youth Zone building site in Preston city centre Pic: Blog Preston This year appears to be a foundational year for the city. The regeneration of Preston and primarily the city centre has been a hot topic ever since we began Blog […]

12 months ago
TV presenter AJ Odudu to receive UCLan honorary award

The TV presenter AJ Odudu is set to receive an honorary award from the University of Central Lancashire. She is among five people who are being given an Honorary Fellowship […]

1 year ago
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