This area is home to the main campus of the University of Central Lancashire and includes news about Friargate, one of the major shopping areas in the city and Plungington an area inhabited by thousands of students.
Preston Peace Garden work to be completed by summerPreston’s new look Peace Garden is due to re-open this summer. The Peace Garden, which sits next to Ringway on Friargate, has been put in after the major revamp of […]
4 days ago Free men’s health seminar being hosted at Preston’s universityA free seminar highlighting men’s health issues is being held at the University of Central Lancashire this Wednesday 13 March. The public engagement seminar will cover issues specifically focusing on […]
1 week ago PCW Road to Glory event to bring top wrestlers to PrestonPCW is bringing some of the world’s best wrestlers to compete in Preston. The Road to Glory event is being billed as a mega weekender of wrestling, featuring three shows […]
1 week ago Dublin dreamrock artist KEELEY to play The Ferret in PrestonDublin artist KEELEY is playing in Preston for the first time later this month. KEELEY – fronted by singer, guitarist and songwriter Keeley Moss – appeared in indie-rock website Louder Than War’s ones […]
2 weeks ago Advertisement Advertisement Preston florist legend Margaret Mason opens new store in WartonMargaret Mason’s Florists has opened a new store in Warton. The new showroom, located at The Barn, Warton, features the usual floral services as well as her company Hire Props […]
2 weeks ago Extra level added to plans for long-mooted Preston skyscraperA long-planned skyscraper in Preston could finally be about to get off the ground – seven years after it was first conceived. The Lofthaus development will see a 70-metre tall […]
2 weeks ago UCLan historian to host LOST Lecture on Preston’s 19th century newspaper industryA University of Central Lancashire senior lecturer will be lecturing in a bar as part of a series of free talks in Preston. Journalism historian Dr Andrew Hobbs will be […]
2 weeks ago YouTubers explore derelict section of Lancaster Canal tracing Preston routeA YouTube travel duo have made a video exploring a derelict section of the Lancaster Canal which runs under Preston city centre. ‘Explore the UK’ posted the video last month […]
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