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Mayor of Preston leads city’s tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II Pic: Julian Calder The Mayor of Preston has led the city’s tributes after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Councillor Neil Darby said: “Today we join with people throughout the United Kingdom, the […]

2 years ago
Fuel poverty charity begins work on damp homes in Fishwick

A national fuel poverty charity has started work on Fishwick houses that have suffered from dampness and mould for the last nine years. National Energy Action has launched the project […]

2 years ago
‘Difficult’ and ‘inconvenient’ bus services in Preston set to be tackled

A 23 service in operation by Preston Bus during lockdown Pic: Colin Ward Preston City Council is set to take action to improve what it describes as ‘difficult’ and ‘inconvenient’ bus services. A Notice of Motion on the topic was submitted by Councillor […]

2 years ago
Preston MP vows to protect abused shopworkers under ‘Freedom from Fear’ campaign

A Preston MP has backed a campaign that seeks to protect shopworkers from violence and abuse. Sir Mark Hendrick has backed retail trade union Usdaw’s ‘Freedom from Fear’ campaign after […]

3 years ago
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How MPs in and around Preston voted on dumping sewage into rivers

Railway Bridge over River Ribble Pic: David Toase Conservative MPs are facing criticism for voting down an amendment that would have stopped raw sewage being dumped into rivers. An image being shared on social media shows how Lancashire […]

3 years ago
Preston MP joins calls for Covid Memorial Wall to be made permanent

Preston MP Sir Mark Hendrick has joined MPs, peers and mayors to write to the Prime Minister urging him to support the campaign for the Covid Memorial Wall outside Parliament […]

3 years ago
Huge crowd attends Preston for Palestine rally

The Preston for Palestine march in Lancaster Road Pic: Sonia Bashir A huge crowd attended the Preston for Palestine rally in the city centre yesterday (Saturday 22 May). The peaceful protest on the Flag Market and surrounding streets – one of many […]

3 years ago
Preston for Palestine march and rally to take place in city centre this weekend

A Preston for Palestine rally and march will take place to acknowledge the current conflict between Israel and Palestine. The meeting point will be the Flag Market at 2pm on […]

3 years ago
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