Preston

The problem lighting at the Holiday Inn Express at Walton Summit (image: SHD Lighting Consultancy Limited, via South Ribble Borough Councilk planning portal)

Hotel apologises after car park floodlights ‘lit up homes like a football pitch’

The forthcoming Preston Youth Zone, as viewed from the bus station opposite (image: Elephant Visual)

Search for 'patrons' to help with the running costs of Preston's new Youth Zone

Children signing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" for their concert at Ashcroft Day Nursery, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, 2002

31 adorable pics of Xmas Nativities at '90s & '00s Preston and Blackpool schools

Bounce By The Ounce Guy Shaun Jackson (left) and Danny.

Fish and Rice Cakes guy on reclaiming his ‘hated’ title

County Hall in Preston has scaffolding placed on the back and sides of the building for roof repair work. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

Scaffolding up at County Hall in Preston - this is why

Preston need to create more chances if they want to start climbing the Championship table again

Championship's most creative talents as Preston struggle to keep pace

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Martin Pilling, delivery driver at Wiltshire Farm Foods, wearing his knitted hat from a customer.

Hats off to dedicated delivery drivers: elderly customers spread festive joy wi...

Back of the old Town Hall, Preston 1860. This property was built in 1781 and served the town until early 1862 when all was swept away in preparation for the new Town Hall which opened in 1867. This view is from Cheapside looking towards Fishergate

31 amazing pics of Preston's oldest historic landmarks down the decades

The Willow, Marklands, Stanifield Lane, PR5 5XR (Credit: Home Truths)

Ultra modern 3 storey home with space age open plan design up for sale

Storyteller Fran O'Boyle works on his book review with (from left) Claudia Fisher-Godwin, Heather Skachill, Marguerite Ralphs and Samantha Bentley from Penwortham Girls High School, near Preston, during book week in 1999

25 retro pics of '90s high schools, from Tulketh and Broughton to Our Lady's

Timothy Whites & Taylors Dispensing Chemists was a pharmacy company that had a branch in Preston. In 1968 it was taken over by Boots Pure Drug Company. As a result of this takeover, Boots rebranded and absorbed the pharmaceutical side of things, leaving Timothy Whites selling only housewares. The name Timothy Whites eventually disappeared from the high streets in 1985

Old school Xmas shopping: 31 retro pics of long lost Preston shops

Woodcock Close, Preston, PR5 (Credit: Purplebricks)

Full package: modern home with conservatory and landscaped garden for sale

The winning dessert.

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

A rousing sing-song by a group of about 25 mothers and their children gave a helping hand to the starving millions in Ethiopia. The fund raising venture at Longton, near Preston, toddler group raised a total of £220 which will go towards the Ethiopian appeal

21 mind blowing retro images of 1984 Preston, from schools to Fishergate

Chapel Lane, Longton, Preston, PR4 (Credit: Lawrence Rooney Estate Agents)

Classic countryside cottage with modern design & huge garden up for sale
This home has it all.

Amanda Waring, Master of the Furniture Makers’ Company, with some of the winners of the Furniture Ma. Photo: Appeal PR

Six winners in the North West named among furniture industry’s national rising s...

A team of gymnasts proved they had the right balance to win a string of awards in the North West Individual Championships. Five members of the Garstang School of Gymnastics competed in Liverpool against hundreds of other hopefuls. Pictured: Lisa Pendlebury, 10, gets a lift from fellow gymnasts (left to right) Francesca Cookson, from Lea, Preston; Emma Nichlson, 15, from Blackpool; and Amy Burke, 12, from St Michaels

31 retro pics of 1995 Preston, from St George's Centre to Comic Relief

Westwater, Saunders Lane, Hutton (Credit: Roberts & Co.)

Gorgeous 3 bed bungalow with breakfast kitchen and landscaped garden up for sale

Ratten Lane, Hutton, Preston (Credit: Farrell Heyworth)

Detached open plan mansion with games room, landscaped garden & annexe for sale

Some highlights from this week's planning portal.

8 Preston planning applications registered this week

1967 - Miss Teen Queen and runner up with Miss Preston North End 1967 - 1968 at Top Rank nightclub, in Preston, from- Vin Sumner collection

27 retro pics of 1968 Preston, from the railway station and Fishergate to pubs

Pogues singer Shane MacGowan in full flow.

9 photos of when the Pogues played at a 1980s Preston nightclub

This group are gathered on Preston's Flag Market - but why? Let us know.

51 retro pics of Preston in 1983, from schools to North End and Fishergate

Keith and Rosemary Redman of Preston.

Memories wanted of couple who spearheaded heart charity

A fast food war broke out between rival stall holders on Preston's Flag Market in 1980

35 incredible retro images of Preston’s historic Flag Market down the decades

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An idea of how the signs could look, according to a report submitted to Preston City Council.

New Chinese tea house and restaurant to open in heart of city

Kittlingbourne Brow, Higher Walton, Preston (Credit: Ben Rose)

First time buyers’ dream: modern home with log burner yours for bargain price

Garstang Road, Barton, Preston (Credit: Ben Rose)

Modern Downton Abbey style Georgian country mansion with huge garden for sale

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Awesome 4 bed home with cosy secluded Love Island villa-style garden up for sale

Deepdale Road, Preston, PR1 (Credit: Kingswood)

Cosy 3 bed city centre home with luxury kitchen & 2 living rooms up for sale

A festive Humpty Dumpty is set to bring the house down and give audiences a cracking good time. He is starring in a home-grown panto performed by Preston Drama Club, and written, directed and musically adapted by John Turner, of Penwortham, near Preston. Pictured: Old King Cole (Ian Smith) is not happy with his fiddlers three, much to the amusement of the cast of Humpty Dumpty at Preston Playhouse

23 retro pics of 1990 Preston, from schools and panto to North End and Christmas

Chew's Yard founders (l-r) Neil Thornton, Christine Cort and Ben Casey

Christmas events programme finalised for Preston’s new pop up bar

Currently, there are only two lanes on Bluebell Way heading towards the roundabout junction, except for a short filter lane for M6 traffic, which starts shorly before the lights

M6 junction revamp and new traffic lights as part of industrial estate plan

The former Krush club on Friargate did not survive the early part of the pandemic

Former Preston nightclub set to become adult gaming arcade

BAE Systems is set to hire more than 1,500 new apprentices and graduates in the North West of England (Credit: Google)

BAE Systems to creates than 500 jobs in Lancashire for apprentices and graduates

Garstang Road was closed by police as emergency services attended a vehicle fire (Credit: Google/ AA)

Garstang Road reopens after emergency services attend vehicle fire

Croston Road, Farington Moss, Leyland, Lancashire, PR26 (Credit: Reeds Rains)

Detached 4 bed bungalow with open plan layout and stunning garden for sale

Cloughfield, Penwortham, PR1 (Credit: Dewhurst Homes)

Uber bargain: 3 bed family semi with spacious modern design for sale

Preston sports clubs were hoping to have raised about £200 from their western-style barbecue, which proved a great success. Some 600 people devoured 1,000 rolls filled with fried egg, sausage and bacon, all cooked on an open fire at South Meadow Lane Sports and Social Club

29 retro pics of early '70s Preston, from Sir Bobby Charlton to old school cars

The Orchard, Spen Lane, Treales, Preston (Credit: Armitstead Barnett)

Extended and renovated family home in tranquil countryside village for sale

Waterloo Terrace, Preston, Lancashire (Credit: Michael Bailey)

Uber bargain chain free 3 bed city family home on the market for cut price

All of the apartments within the striking building were going to be for rent - but not any more (image: Buttress Architects)

Major change to 'hexagonal' Preston apartment block just months after approval

Heavy rain is set to hit Preston this week (Credit: Alexandre Feyfant)

Heavy rain set to hit city this week as cold spell eases

9 businesses in and around Preston given new food hygiene ratings

Larches House, pictured prior to its recent renovation

Housing bid for garden of historic Preston property thrown out by councillors

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19 pics offering at inside peek at new McDonalds in Preston

30 Cornflower Drive, Preston, PR3 2PA (Credit: New Home Agents)

Spacious and modern 4 bed detached family home on the market for appealing price

A picture taken from the back of the main stage at Feel. Probably the biggest and most successful dance club night in Preston’s history, Feel was a ‘super club’ that was based at the University of Central Lancashire venue from January 1994 to 2005 and was renowned across the country

19 retro pictures of classic Preston nightclubs in the 1980s and 1990s

Fairview Close, Walmer Bridge, Preston, PR4 5RF (Credit: eXp UK)

Attractive countryside family home with gym & outdoor BBQ kitchen for sale

Gary and Sheela Harper have traded taking it easy for serving the people of Cottam - along with goldendoogle Bob

Post office's future secured after retired couple step in to keep it going

Ellis Causey in action against Preston Grasshoppers (photo: Mike Craig)

Lymm 46, Preston Grasshoppers 22: Hoppers coach angered by capitulation

The draw for the third round of the FA Cup has taken place

Preston handed mouthwatering trip to Chelsea in FA Cup third round

The Victorian splendour of Preston's Avenham and Miller parks on display at Preston Festive Fire Garden

16 dazzling pictures of Preston's first Festive Fire Garden