Victorian towns were grim dirty places and most houses did not have baths, hence public baths became popular. Preston once had a number of wells that were fed from springs. […]

A free play about Windrush is coming to Preston. Streets Paved With Gold follows the journey of Augustus Cleveland Johnson as he disembarks at Tilbury Docks on a grey November […]

A heritage blue plaque that vanished from a former pub in Broughton shortly before the building was demolished has been replaced – after the village group that it commemorates gave […]

The Lancashire Infantry Museum in Fulwood Barracks is urgently seeking enthusiastic local people with interest in history. They are looking for volunteers who can help guide their visitors around their […]

Preston is set to honour the Windrush Generation with a special event on the 75th anniversary of their arrival to the UK.  The Windrush 75 Festival will be held on […]

A trilogy of talks will reveal the secrets of 5 Winckley Square. In the series, named A House Through Time, Susan Douglass will tell the story of the property and […]

High food prices are not a new thing, and this was one of the reasons that co-operatives began to be formed in the mid-19th century. Additionally, food was often adulterated […]

The Goss Printing Press Company was once a large employer in Preston. Up to a thousand people worked there, at the company’s peak. Unfortunately it closed down in 2006, and […]