The former Alstom factory in Strand Road is set to be full of life once more. Lancashire-based stone work surface fabrication company Granite House is expanding its operations to the […]

The motor assembly team, circa 1999 Former employees at one of Preston’s biggest employers are mourning the loss of the company from the city. Alstom, maker of train parts, was […]

Alstom is based in Strand Road near the Docks Pic: Paul Melling A major employer in Preston with links to the city for decades is preparing to leave. Alstom has […]

Darren and Clare have taken on the sandwich shop A new sandwich shop has opened near a busy Ashton-on-Ribble junction. What was The Lunchbox in Strand Road, near the Water […]

Strand Road is seeing delays due to the crash Pic: Google A major route is shut for commuters in Preston due to a crash. Preston Police are dealing with a […]

Preston Sea Cadets will be hosting a table top sale on Sunday 7 June 2015 to raise funds for general upkeep of the building plus replacement guttering and for some maintenance painting. There […]

On Wednesday 5 November 2014, the headquarters of the Sea Cadets in Strand Road, Preston was a hive of industry as several organisations came together to give the building a […]

As Preston prepares to honour those who fought in the First World War the lid has been lifted on how the city supplied shells to the front line. The Dick, […]