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Amounderness House regeneration scheme delayed and costs increase as revised plans go in

Amounderness House in Lancaster Road has stood empty for more than 30 years Pic: Blog Preston One of Preston city centre’s major redevelopment schemes has been delayed amid rising costs. Work was due to begin at Amounderness House in the early part of 2025 but the […]

4 months ago
Part of Lancashire Central land at Cuerden sold off for new housing

An aerial view showing the land acquired by Rowland Homes Pic: Rowland Homes Part of what is due to be a huge new employment, retail and industrial park at the end of the M65 at Bamber Bridge has been sold off for housing. […]

4 months ago
Does Animate project fit with council’s Preston Model vision?

Final stage of building work ahead of 'practical completion' (image: Preston City Council) Around £2m of the money so far spent on building Preston’s new cinema, restaurant and leisure complex has gone to companies within Central Lancashire. The construction phase of Preston City […]

6 months ago
Steelwork being installed at Preston’s Animate leisure scheme

L-R: Nick Hague, John Chesworth, Adrian Phillips, Chris Hayward Steelwork is being installed at Preston’s Animate leisure complex. It’s the latest milestone in the £45 million+ scheme, one of six major projects planned under Preston’s Harris Quarter Towns Fund […]

2 years ago
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Café bar chain Loungers coming to Preston’s Animate leisure complex

Inside a Lounge cafe bar Café bar chain Loungers has signed a 15-year lease at Animate, Preston’s city-owned £45m cinema and leisure complex. The chain has taken a 4,265 sq ft unit at an initial […]

2 years ago
Plans progressing to transform Amounderness House into multi-use workspace hub

L-R: Nik Puttnam, Senior Development Manager, Maple Grove Developments, Julie Palmer, Regeneration Manager, Preston City Council, Councillor David Borrow, Executive Member for Planning and Regulation, Adrian Phillips, Chief Executive, Preston City Council, and Christian Lincoln, Sales Director, W_rkspace Plans to transform the Grade II Listed Amounderness House into serviced offices and managed workspace accommodation have moved a step closer. Preston City Council and its development manager Maple Grove […]

2 years ago
No electric vehicle charging points at the Preston Markets Cinema over safety issues

An artist's impression of how Animate will look Latest plans to remove electric vehicle charging points from Preston’s multi-million pound leisure and entertainment complex have been approved by Preston City Council due to safety issues. After gaining planning […]

2 years ago
Main building phase starts at Preston’s Animate entertainment and leisure complex

L-R: Chris Blackburn PCC, Peter Thomas LCC, Anne-Marie Parkinson LEP, Matthew Friedmann Eric Wright Construction, John Chesworth Preston Partnership, Julie Palmer PCC, Karen Hirst Maple Grove Developments, Chris Hayward PCC, Cllr Matthew Brown PCC, Adrian Philips PCC, Andrew Dewhurst Maple Grove Developments, Nick Hague Maple Grove Developments Key partners behind the £45m Animate leisure and entertainment complex in Preston city centre have met on site to mark the start of the main construction phase. Eric Wright Construction […]

2 years ago
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