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Preston Past: Avenham & Miller Parks (Part 2)
Avenham and Miller parks were both opened in 1867, however, Miller Park was created on land extending from the East Lancashire Railway to the North Union Railway embankments and was laid out on eleven acres of land which was donated to Preston Corporation by Alderman Thomas Miller, a principal partner in the firm of cotton manufacturers, Horrocks, Miller & Co. As with Avenham Park, Miller Park [...]
408 days ago by Paul D. Swarbrick Share
Opening times over Easter: Council offices, leisure centres, markets and rubbish collections
The Easter Holidays are nearly upon us and below is information about when council services will be open. The Town Hall will be closed on Good Friday, 6th April and will not re-open until Tuesday 10th April. Lancastria House and Birley Street will also be closed. The general emergency contact number is 01772 906916 and the Housing Advice emergency contact number is 01772 251076. Fulwood [...]
416 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Adopt a Preston pet: Mindy
Some of you might be familiar with the Pet of the Week feature we used to run on Blog Preston, in light of the recent financial troubles at the RSPCA we’ve decided to change Pet of the Week to a far more worthy feature. Every week we’ll be feature an animal from the Preston RSPCA centre in Ribbleton who is up for re-homing. This will [...]
440 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Met Office issue severe weather warning for North West
The Met Office have issued a severe weather warning based on high winds for the North West. Strong gusts up to 93 miles an hour were recorded across the region late on Wednesday evening and the public are being advised to take extra care after yesterday saw incidents of property damage caused by high gusts of wind. West or northwesterly winds are likely to continue [...]
505 days ago by Joseph Stashko Share
Preston council services Christmas and New Year opening times
Preston City Council begin their shutdown for the Christmas holidays from 2pm tomorrow. All council offices close at 2pm on Friday 23rd December and will not re-open until Tuesday 3rd January. Here we have a run down of what is open and what isn’t over the holiday period. Fulwood and West View Leisure Centres Fulwood Christmas Eve – 8am to 12noon Christmas Day – Closed [...]
518 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Christmas opening hours of supermarkets near Preston
As we head towards Christmas we’ve collected together the opening hours over the festive season of the major supermarkets near Preston. See below to find your local big supermarket and their opening times. We’re unable to get hold of the Morrisons Christmas opening times at the moment. Asda Fulwood Friday 23rd December – 24 hours Christmas Eve – 6am to 7pm Christmas Day – closed [...]
528 days ago by Ed Walker Share