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Council appoints heritage guru to help win Winckley Square funding

winckley square A heritage project has a new man to lead it after Preston City Council appointed Paul Crowther. The city council are attempting to secure almost £1 million to put towards […]

11 years ago
Lightfoot Lane residents group vow to fight Redrow Homes development

The residents of Lightfoot Lane have been battling against numerous planning applications in the area A residents group fighting to stop developments in the North of the city have criticised a planning inspector’s decision. Redrow Homes have been granted outline planning permission to build 330 […]

11 years ago
Preston City Council to introduce social media policy for all staff

Council staff could be given new guidelines about using social media Preston City Council are to introduce a social media and blogging policy for all staff. The move follows a number of disciplinaries coming about because of usage of the likes […]

11 years ago
Fuwood mosque extension plans approved by councillors

Masjid-E-Salaam in Fulwood is currently being redeveloped A plan to add a single storey extension to the rebuilt Fulwood mosque has been approved. Councillors debated for an hour whether the Masjid- E-Salaam mosque, which is currently being […]

11 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston Guild Hall: Council looks for new future to save city’s main venue

The council hopes there is a brighter future for the Guild Hall Preston City Council have begun a campaign to find a buyer or supporter for Preston’s Guild Hall which costs the taxpayer more than £1million a year to subsidise. A ‘soft market […]

11 years ago
Five year Preston City Council draft plan for supporting the arts in Preston released

A plan to make Preston recognised as a cultural centre in Lancashire by 2018 has been released. The draft proposal of the Cultural Framework for Preston, commissioned by Preston City […]

11 years ago
Pasha shisha cafe fined for not following smokefree laws

Pasha took over what used to be The Mill A Preston shisha bar has been fined for not sticking to anti-smoking laws. Pasha, on Aqueduct Street, was raided by city council officers and fire safety officers in December 2012. […]

11 years ago
Residents invited to have their say on Preston City Council’s masterplan for new homes

Cottam is one of the areas identified to potentially build new homes A plan to build up to 4,000 new homes on Preston’s north-western edge are to be consulted on. Preston City Council is currently drawing together a “masterplan” for how the […]

11 years ago
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