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Preston City Centre

The city centre includes the administrative and main shopping areas of the city. The city’s law courts are found here, police station, town hall and of course Preston Bus Station. The electoral ward is known as Town Centre despite the change to city status.

Working a lunchtime shift with Preston’s famous Spud Brothers

Charlotte Jones serving customers on the Hot Potato Tram. Pic: Emilie Mwanza/Blog Preston We visited the TikTok viral Spudbros on Preston’s Flag Market, home to the famous jacket potatoes, boiled new potatoes and parched peas, and became Spudgirls for the day. We were […]

19 hours ago
Broadgate Gardens reopens with new seating, planting and viewing platform

Broadgate Gardens paths resurfaced Pic: Environment Agency Broadgate Gardens has reopened with new seating, fresh planting and a restored viewing platform overlooking the River Ribble. The work at the junction of Broadgate at the bottom of Fishergate […]

24 hours ago
Fishergate Hill and Broadgate junction gets ‘bee-friendly’ bus shelter

Jennifer Richards, Clear Channel estate manager, County Councillor Scott Smith, cabinet member for highways and active travel, Emma Lloyd, Clear Channel portfolio partnership manager Pic: Lancashire County Council A new bee-friendly bus shelter has been introduced into Fishergate Hill to ‘help contribute to climate change and nature recovery in the city’. It features a mix of 13 native […]

2 days ago
Preston Basketball Club celebrates huge growth since the pandemic

Preston Basketball Club playing a match and shooting through the hoop. Preston Basketball Club are celebrating a massive growth since re-opening after the pandemic. The group, run by Shaun Hoyle, Andrew Thrower and Sam Fitzpatrick, have gone from 70 members to […]

2 days ago
Advertisement Advertisement Guild Ale House given ‘pub of the season’ award by CAMRA

The Guild Ale House in Lancaster Road Pic: Blog Preston The Guild Ale House, one of Preston’s popular pubs for real ale, live music, and entertainment is celebrating another major award. Campaign for Real Ale – CAMRA- has awarded the […]

3 days ago
Preston city centre bar All Hopes No Promises announce closure

A popular bar in Preston city centre is to close down at the end of this month. All Hopes No Promises in Guildhall Street will open up for a final […]

3 days ago
Emergency services on Ringway after woman hit by car

Emergency services at the scene in Ringway Pic: Blog Preston Ringway in Preston city centre was closed after a woman was hit by a car. Preston Police and emergency services attended the scene around 1pm on Friday (15 March). A […]

4 days ago
Man convicted of killing Jack Jermy-Doyle in Preston

Jack Jermy-Doyle A man has been found guilty of killing Jack Jermy-Doyle in Preston. Jake Parkinson, 22, of Bow Lane, Preston, had denied manslaughter but was found guilty after a trial at […]

4 days ago
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