Preston City Council has said they have “no timescales” for replacing the cemetery gates after a crash in 2021. Temporary security fencing is in place after a grey BMW 1 […]

Preston is going to need a new cemetery within the next ten years, as burial space at its existing facilities begins to run out. It is estimated that there is […]

An appeal has been launched after the ashes of a 12-year-old Holme Slack girl who died 46 years ago were found in a Southport park. An oak casket bearing the […]

Preston City Council have issued a reminder for Covid funeral guidance to funeral directors and the Preston Muslim Burial Society. The current restrictions means that up to 30 people can […]

Two Christmas trees have been delivered and planted in the baby memorial area at Preston Cemetery. Families who have sadly lost babies and young children are invited to leave a […]

Preston Cemetery looks set to get more space for the city to bury its loved ones. A report to Preston City Council’s cabinet identified the city is beginning to run […]

Preston Cemetery which borders Fishwick and Ribbleton Pic: spudfrawley Campaigners have called for Jeremy Corbyn to intervene in rules around decorating graves in Preston and the rest of the UK. […]

The monument to abstinence is in Preston Cemetery Pic: Tony Worrall You wouldn’t think it during a Saturday night in Church Street but Preston is the place where teetotalism began. […]