This week’s local elections digest includes some geographical hypocrisy, some election admin from the city council and confirmation on the first gig at the Guild Hall since the city’s Labour […]

Preston’s Guild Hall could be partially reopened this year, it has emerged. The immediate future of the venue has been uncertain since it was confirmed back in January that the […]

Both Preston Guild Hall’s Grand Hall and Charter Theatre contain RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete), Blog Preston can reveal. Specialist RAAC engineers – Curtins Consulting Engineers – have now completed […]

The construction material dubbed “crumbly concrete” – which caused a chaotic start to the new academic year at dozens of schools across the country – is now suspected to be […]

Preston’s Guild Hall and Charter Theatre are to see further inspections after concerns ‘crumbly concrete’ is within the roof of the buildings. The venues, which are currently closed to the […]

Preparations for the eventual reopening of Preston’s Guild Hall have stepped up, with the removal of the signage that adorned the building before its shock closure four years ago – […]

As Preston prepares to go to the polls on Thursday (4 May) for the local elections then the city’s big issues were debated by party leaders. The Local Democracy Reporting […]

Business groups have welcomed the long-awaited news that plans can now be made for the future of the Guild Hall – and what that will mean for the local economy. […]