The 15 things someone would notice most if they had left Preston in 2000 and returned in 2023

Imagine you had a time machine. Then imagine you used that very same time machine to travel back to the heady days of 2000. The new millennium has dawned, and people are either angry at the seemingly useless Millennium Dome or are still in their bunkers after the Y2K mass panic. England don’t even make it out their group at Euro 2000.

Let’s say you bring someone from the year 2000 back with you to the year 2023. What would be the first thing they’d notice had changed about Preston? We asked you that very same question, and this is what you said…

1. The University of Central Lancashire

"Amazing contemporary University buildings and halls." Photo: Michelle Adamson

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2. Preston Mela at Moor Park

“The people and cultures around. It's so diverse which is great” Photo: Daniel Martino

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3. New build homes

“All the new builds literally everywhere you look.” Photo: Other

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4. Cyclists on the Guild Wheel in Preston

"The Guild Wheel" Photo: Marco Mura

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