Preston City Council

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

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

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

Former Preston nightclub set to become adult gaming arcade

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

Larches House, pictured prior to its recent renovation

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

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

The development will include townhouses and apartments (image: DK-Architects via Preston City Council planning portal)

Almost 400 new homes coming to ex-mill site close to Preston city centre

How it will look from Tenterfield Street

New images show how £45m cinema centre will look

An interesting view of the Plumbs Factory in Ashton, with Tulketh Mill in the background, as seen in 2004 from St Walburge's church spire

Help on offer for firms making goods in Preston to sell world-wide

An idea of what you will be able to see.

Preston parks will be transformed into magical Fire Gardens for one weekend

The former Jubilee Social Club is set to be revamped (image: Google)

Restaurant, takeaway and dessert bar plan for former Preston social club

The new building that will, if approved, re-house the Royal Preston's existing Day-of-Surgery Admissions unit (image: Gilling Dod Architects, via Preston City Council planning portal)

Royal Preston plans new surgical unit to help take pressure off A&E

The proposed housing plot off Avice Pimblett Way is deemed to be an area of open countryside

Plans for Preston 'countryside' estate kicked out by city council

Damaged motors will soon be able to be restored to their former glory at the Morrisons store at the city's docks (image: Google)

Preston supermarket’s car repair workshop gets the green light

Remembrance Day service at Preston war memorial 2021.

Remembrance weekend ceremonies across Preston, Chorley and South Ribble

Preston Weekender has been postponed until May 2024.

Preston Weekender delayed due to RAAC
The highly anticipated Preston Weekender has been postponed due to unsafe concrete in the Guild Hall’s ceiling.

The white cottage-style property at Bourne Brow Farm should have been demolished before the new dwelling behind it was built in 2011 - but now it can remain (image: Google)

Preston cottage that should have been demolished is now ‘lawful’

How the new "PR1" development will look and, inset, the first steps towards clearing the Avenham Street car park on which it will be built (image: David Cox Architects/National World [inset])

Preparation work for new Preston apartment blocks begins - in the nick of time

How can Preston best help the planet? (image: Pixabay/National World)

Preston to form 'people's jury' to help decide how to tackle climate change

The courtyard entrance to Amounderness House will soon lead to a new public space and office and retail complex (images: National World/FWP [inset])

Old Preston magistrates' court building to be turned into offices and shops

An image of how the signs would look.

Latest on new Tesco supermarket opening in city

Woodplumpton residents can have a say in how the parish develops (image: Google)

Residents to have their say on plan that pushes for the services they need

Digital disadvantage is taking its toll on all aspects of some Prestonian's lives

'Free wi-fi' and second-hand devices to help get all of Preston online

The Charnock Hotel was nestled away in a Preston side street for a century-and-a-half

'Haunted' pub eyed up to become bedsits in bid launched days before Hallowe'en

The coverings have started coming off at the Harris Museum ahead of the removal of the scaffolding

Harris Museum set to show off spruced up exterior after year of work

Canine parvovirus is a serious and highly contagious disease that affects dogs (Photo: Shutterstock)

Parvovirus in dogs on the rise in Lancashire: symptoms and prevention

The council put the wrong month on the road sign - October 12 instead of November 12. (Picture by Jimmy Fisher)

Council left red-faced over Remembrance Sunday blunder
The Council was left red-faced after workers mixed-up the dates for Remembrance Sunday – with road closure signs warning of travel disruption in October, rather than November.

Preston's 'Mother' mural isn't going anywhere

Oh, Mother! Preston's popular new mural can stay after council decision

Here's some of the most interesting applications this week.

5 new Preston planning applications this week

Cottam Post Office has been based in the local community centre for nearly two years - and now that is where it will remain

Permanent new home confirmed for ‘well used’ Preston post office

Leisure centres across Central Lancashire - like Chorley's All Seasons facility - are under financial pressure, particularly from energy costs

Preston gets leisure centre cash, but Chorley and South Ribble lose out

Some residents have baulked at the idea of a new sports pavilion being built in the middle of Ashton Park

Football plans for a Preston park 'could be scaled back' over public opposition

The Stanley (Credit: Garry Cook)

29 pics of Preston's The Stanley Arms down the years as the pub closes its doors

Stanley Arms landlord Paul Butcher said licensing restrictions on his pub were "too harsh"

Preston pub axes farewell party due to licensing pressures

The new services would be built just off the new junction 2 of the M55

New motorway service area planned for Preston

The block could be three storeys high - a major sticking point for locals (image: RPS Design Group via Preston City Council planning portal)

Dismay over Preston shops and flats development approved in spite of opposition

An emergency response plan must be produced for a new battery storage farm to be built alongside the M6 in Barton

Emergency plan demanded to protect M6 from Preston battery storage plant fire

The Grade II-listed building at 1-2, Lune Street - on the corner of Fishergate - which could soon be home to an adult gaming centre (image: Woods Whur via Preston City Council planning portal)

Gaming arcade planned for listed building in Preston city centre

John Griffiths claims that Ashton Park is under-used at the moment

‘Empty’ Preston park needs football revamp to revitalise it, junior coach claims

Marshaw Development Ltd has applied for permission to build four houses on land at Lightfoot Barn, Lightfoot Lane, with new access.
This is in accordance with planning approval 2021.
The applicant wants to make lterations to the proposals "to make better use of the land, and improve the level of accommodation and appearance."

Applications: New homes, industrial units and an electricity substation

Preston Mayor Yakub Patel offically reopened Moor Park tennis courts on Saturday (image: Lisa Brown Photography)

Preston's park tennis courts officially return, with hundreds already booked in

These are some of the planning applications registered by Preston City Council this week.

Preston planning: Latest on a new Tesco, 8 new homes and demolition hopes

Almost 12 percent of Preston households are in fuel poverty

'Life-saving' support for vulnerable Preston residents struggling to heat homes

Dog owners are being warned to be on their guard after canine parvovirus which causes severe illness and death in dogs has been detected in Lancashire. Unvaccinated dogs and puppies younger than four months old are the most at risk

Warning to dog owners after deadly virus is found

The block was first approved more than year ago, but has been held up by discussions about affordable housing (image: NW Architects Limited)

Preston city centre apartment block approved where popular nightspots stood

The chatbots have arrived at Preston town hall (images: National World/Mohamad Hassan)

Bot that ‘sounds like a human’ set to answer more Preston City Council calls

There will be a guide for custom home purchasers to follow - but they'll have plenty of say over what their new house will be like

Preston homebuyers will get the chance to design their own house on new estate

The Shankley Hotel had been supposed to welcome its first guests in spring 2018

Preston’s Shankly Hotel attracts interest from possible buyers

The Old Tram Bridge is to be replaced - but there are no visible signs of work yet

Progress report issued on replacement for Preston's Old Tram Bridge

This is what the pub looks like now.

Restaurant and bedsit plans for pub left to rot since 2018

Spar House Farm, Lewth Lane, Woodplumpton

Cider making on Preston farm goes before planning bosses

The 'Mother' took up residence over the summer - but will she still be here to see winter? (image via Preston City Council planning portal)

Fate of Preston’s ‘Mother’ mural uncertain as planners decide if it can stay

The site of the approved new takeaway on Lytham Road - pictured when in its previous long-term use as a sandwich shop (image: Google)

New Preston takeaway gets school day ban as locals claim it is ‘inappropriate’

Two years of work to tranform Preston City Centre almost complete

Lancashire County Council say the work will improve the street scene with high quality paving, seating and tree planting creating a pleasant environment for people to sit, relax, shop and enjoy.

Friargate Roadworks update as end in sight for the long running road closure