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The winning dessert.

The £15 Lancashire "showstopper" dessert everyone should get for Christmas

The Spar in Plungington.

Spar's 24-hour alcohol licence application opposed by police and council leader

Aldi pay deal.

Aldi to give all Lancashire staff a January pay rise - here's how much

How it will look from Tenterfield Street

New images show how £45m cinema centre will look

The Capitol Centre fitted dozens of new signs around its car park off London Way enforcing a new three hour time parking limit. But the new restrictions have been scapped and the previous five hour limit has been restored

Capitol Centre issues update on new parking limits

The building has shot up since summer.

See how work is progressing on new Aldi - and what it means for traffic

A warm welcome for shoppers.

New Tesco Extra opens in Preston - here's 5 pictures from its first day

The new Tesco Extra will open its doors at the former Morrisons in Blackpool Road, Preston on Thursday, November 23.

Opening date confirmed for new Tesco superstore

Booths said its decision to axe self-service was in response to feedback from customers who expressed a preference for being served by staff when paying for their shopping

Booths axes self-service checkouts

An image of how the signs would look.

Latest on new Tesco supermarket opening in city

The Co-Op store in Plungington Road, Preston, was robbed shortly after 8am on Sunday (October 22)

Armed robberies at Co-op and Bargain Booze

Police and fire crews were called to the Shell petrol station at the junction of Brownedge Road and Todd Lane South in Lostock Hall after a car collided with the SPAR shop front at around 9.30am on Wednesday, October 10

Car crashes into shopfront at petrol station

The former Woolworths department store now occupied by Next

Two of city's most prominent shops are put on the market

A new discount store, One Beyond, will open at the former Topshop in Fishergate, Preston on Friday, October 6

New store to open at former Topshop in Preston

The Santa’s Christmas Journey experience at Barton Grange Garden Centre gives children the chance to meet to meet Santa and have their picture taken. It costs £23 per child and £16 per adult. (Picture by Barton Grange)

Tickets on sale for Barton Grange Christmas experiences

Here's some of the best loved bakeries near you, in alphabetical order.

14 of the most delicious bakeries in and around Preston
It’s that time of year again where we get cosy and check out soggy bottoms.

Morrisons permanently closed its store in Blackpool Road, Preston on Sunday, September 10. The store is set to reopen as a Tesco store later this year. (Picture by Google)

Morrisons Preston store permanently closed as Tesco takes over

Wholesale supermarket Costco is looking to open 14 more sites across the UK - including one in Preston

Lancashire on shortlist for new Costco stores

This is an artist's impression of the new store

Aldi: Update on when city's new supermarket will open

The shape of the building is becoming clear

New Aldi taking shape just 500 yards away from it's rival Lidl

Tesco to take over Preston Morrisons superstore

New store opening. IKEA Preston - Kitchens.

Pictured, Ribbon Cutting. David Borrow, Exc Member for Development and David Holland, interior designer for the new store.

© Victor De Jesus/UNP

IKEA opens first Lancashire store

First peek inside new Lancashire IKEA store

What the new Lancashire IKEA store will look like

The bag designed by Hex

The Aldi Specialbuy designed by Preston cancer survivor

Andrew Finlayson has opened the new Refresh shop on London road.

Gym owner has opens new health and wellness shop

When IKEA will open its new Preston store
IKEA will open its brand new store in Preston later this month.

This is what I bought for just under £22 in Lidl

The surprising food item that's gone up 118% in 18 months

Family-run for three generations. this working nursery can be found in Newgate Lane, Whitestake.
They have recently overhauled their site, and grow a lot of produce from seed.
They score 4.6 out of 5 on Google Reviews.

10 of the best-rated garden centres and nurseries to visit this weekend

A new 'RaveTone' class is launching on May 23 ay New Longton Village Hall.
Labelled as an 'anti-aging' class, it's focused on having fun while members maintain or even build muscle mass.
The lights will be off and the music will be up while the class takes place.
Visit www.up-fit.uk for information.

9 top things for retirees to do in and around Preston

Lidl in Strand Road, Preston is closed after a fire at the store on Friday morning (May 5)

Preston fire crews battle supermarket blaze

Lidl has announced major expansion plans which includes building stores across Lancashire

Lidl announces where it wants to build 9 new stores in and around Preston

How the apartments/shops block could look (Image: RPS Design Group).

Shops and cafe plan for booming city neighbourhood

More money will be available to help Preston's poorest to deal with cost of living crisis.

Cash on offer to help with cost of living crisis

The site is now hardstanding for parking.

New use revealed for old ambulance station site

Hollywood Exports was based in a ground-floor unit within the Premier Inn building, which has been clad in scaffolding for the past 12 months

Hollywood Exports in Preston city centre forced to close store

Matalan's store in Bamber Bridge was opened in 1985 - the company's first in the UK.

Will Matalan store sale affect shoppers?

The Capitol Centre was sold last week for just over £51m.

Our debt to Capitol Centre's £50m new owners

The Capitol Centre was one of three retail sites snapped up by British Land.

Capitol Centre sold in whirlwind shopping spree

The illicit haul – worth around £7,000 if sold as genuine – included counterfeit cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco and illegal vapes

Shops in Preston raided as police seize Illegal vapes and cigarettes

Photo Neil Cross; The character at Preston Market Hall that is celebrating its 5th anniversary

Preston traders celebrate the Market Hall's five year anniversary

corned beef/cooked sandwich meat. Image: Getty Images

Beef fraud: Booths 'NOT under investigation' as they assist food crime agency

One of the four remaining original Mr Blobby costumes appeared on eBay last week with a starting price of just £39. It went on to attract 178 bids before selling for a total of £62,501 on Thursday (January 26, 2023). Pic credit: eBay/mrwifey01

Preston eBay seller auctions off original Mr Blobby costume

The pay and display sign in Pitt Street in Preston. County Hall is in the background

Readers slam council as “out of touch” over proposed Pay and Display changes

parking meter pay and display pic 1

Free Sunday parking to be scrapped as part of Pay and Display overhaul

Betfred will close its branch in Leyland Road – next to the Wishing Well pub – on Sunday, February 19. Pic credit: Shutterstock

Betfred announces branch closure

More than 1,400 packs of illegal cigarettes and tobacco - worth over £18,000 - were found inside a shop in Preston on Tuesday, January 17

Preston shop raided by police and trading standards

The branch at Preston's Deepdale Retail Park has been shut since December and Greggs has confirmed it has now closed permanently

Greggs shuts one of its Preston branches

Asda is planning to build a Starbucks drive-thru at its Fulwood store.

Another drive-thru on the cards as major chain eyes spot in supermarket car park

File photo dated 20/04/21 of an Amazon warehouse. Photo credit: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Amazon: Lancashire jobs escape cull by retail giant

Many will need to stock up today

Which supermarkets are open on New Year's Day and what the opening times are

Customers were only allowed to buy three Prime bottles at a time in Aldi stores today (Thursday, December 29)

Aldi shoppers queue from 6am to buy Prime energy drink

Boho Kisses will close after Christmas

Women’s fashion boutique to close due to cost of living crisis

Police say the pair have allegedly stolen large quantities of champagne and whisky from Booths stores in Preston, Garstang, Longridge, Lancaster, Carnforth, Chorley and Clitheroe

Thieves steal thousands of pounds worth of booze from Booth stores

Wagamama opened on March 21, 2022 and closed just 8 months later in November 2022

Wagamama suddenly closes its Preston branch just 8 months after opening