Pubs

22 treasured historical pictures of Preston in 1988 and 1989

New Food Standard Agency hygiene ratings awarded to 25 Lancashire businesses

New food hygiene ratings awarded to 25 pubs, restaurants and takeaways

I rank Lancashire's 33 Marston's pubs, including Preston & Blackburn

The Ribble Lodge pub in Preston has reopened after a £213k makeover.

Popular pub reopens after £213k refurb with games room

On the opposite corner to the Theatre Hotel, situated below the ABC Cinema was the Painted Wagon Saloon. Though the cinema was built in 1959 the pub was only constructed in 1973. The entire building closed in 1982 and was totally demolished in October 1986

31 nostalgic photos remembering lost but never forgotten pubs

26 of the best dog-friendly pubs and bars in Lancashire

26 of the best dog-friendly pubs to visit as temperatures rise

Food hygiene fails and passes as 22 businesses in Lancashire given new ratings

Food hygiene fails and passes as 22 businesses given new ratings

Bar staff get showered in Carling as beer keg explodes in pub cellar

Watch: Bar staff get showered in Carling as beer keg explodes

12 of the best Irish pubs in the UK to visit on St Patrick’s Day - according to DesignMyNight

12 of the greatest Irish pubs in the UK to visit on St Patrick’s Day

Tom Collins is heading across the UK as part of an acoustic pub tour.

I'm touring pubs across the UK to advocate for live music

The Ribble Lodge pub in Preston will open on Thursday after undergoing a £213k makeover.

Popular pub announces date it will reopen after £213k refurb

Rachel Reeves facing new issue as UK firms are pausing or paring back hiring plans thanks to poor economic outlook and rising payroll costs.

Top business stories in 2 minutes: High Street firms' £1bn taxes blow

This picture was sent in from E.H. Simister it shows February 1950 and a prototype Leyland Olympic (How Appropriate) turns left into Church street, Preston. These buses were a joint venture with Leyland Motors and Metro-Cammel Weymann. Picture reproduced with kind permission of the British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Leyland.

37 evocative pictures to take you back to Preston in 1950

27 pubs, restaurants and takeaways in Lancashire given new food hygiene ratings

Food hygiene fails and passes as 27 businesses given new ratings

Ye Olde Hob Inn, located at 9 Church Road, temporarily closed its doors last week.

Popular pub which temporarily closed to reopen under new management

What could be better than a nice cold beer on a hot day in a beer garden!

51 of the best beer gardens to soak up this weekend's sunshine
With news that this weekend is set to bring some sunshine and 17°C degree temperatures in parts of the UK, beer gardens will no doubt be heaving with thirsty customers.
Emma Downey

Wetherspoons' new premium French lager unveiled

Celebrations at the Adelphi pub in Preston as England score against Argentina in the World Cup Second Round.

Pubs in years gone by through amazing pictures when bars were packed

29 businesses across Lancashire have received updated hygiene ratings

Food hygiene fails and passes as 29 businesses given new ratings

Foster's Foundry, Lancaster Road

33 amazing colour pictures of 1960s Preston are so nostalgic

The Spirit of Garstang

I'm the Willy Wonka of drinks - we are so popular, we lose business

Bar area at the Excelsior, Blackpool

Pub known for its snooker hall and live entertainment hits the market

Fascinating historical pictures which take you back to the 70s

Fire breaks out at T. Ball shoe shop on Fishergate, it spread next door to the Victoria Hotel

Travel back in time with 25 old school pics of Preston in 1978

Corporation Street, Preston

I revisit pubs closed in the last 15 years - 25 of them

The Plungington Hotel pub, Lytham Road, Preston, has reopened after £380k makeover.

Popular pub reopens after £380k refurb

The Old Dog Inn, on Church Street, called time for the final time in 2018

Preston pub to be partially demolished ahead of restaurant conversion
Part of one of Preston’s oldest pubs will be demolished, while its historic frontage will be given a facelift after plans to preserve the historic building were given the green light.
Paul Faulkner

Oodie has kicked off its new Manchester City collection - and more club kits are set to follow soon

Oodie has just launched football-based jackets, blankets and coats

Food hygiene fails and passes as 33 pubs, restaurants and takeaways in Lancashire given new ratings

Food hygiene fails and passes as 33 businesses given new ratings

I miss classic 2000s nights out! 21 old school pics from Preston clubs

Beers on the bar

Lancashire's 33 Marston's pubs ranked based on your Google reivews

Some dogs just love a pub.

I love a good walk & a pub lunch! Lancashire's top dog-friendly pubs

A new study has revealed the Wetherspoon capitals of the UK – with an area of Surrey taking first place. Picture by Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images

Wetherspoons launches new breakfast deal at 650 pubs

I can't believe Miss UK came to Preston! 37 retro pics of life in 1998

Look at their little faces! 87 adorable pics of 70s, 80s & 90s schools

25 of the best family-friendly pubs

25 family-friendly pubs in Lancashire perfect for February half-term

I can't believe it's almost 60 years ago! 29 old pics of 1968 Preston

You had to have a top notch local boozer! Your 53 favourite old pubs

Three North West pubs have been named in the top 20 most popular UK boozers on Google Maps

3 North West pubs named in top 20 most popular boozers on Google Maps

25 businesses in Lancashire given new food hygiene ratings

Food hygiene fails and passes as 25 businesses given new ratings

Plungington Hotel pub on Lytham Road is getting ready to reopen with a £380k refurb.

Popular pub announces date it will reopen after £380k refurb

The 20 most-loved pubs in the UK named - including 10 Wetherspoons

The 20 most-loved pubs in the UK named - including 10 Wetherspoons

Will Lancashire's pubs be able to withstand bigger tax bills?

Lancashire pubs face 'closure or putting prices up' over tax bill rise

7 of the best pub and restaurant deals in February 2025 (Photo: Adobe Stock/ASK Italian)

7 of the top pub and restaurant deals for February 2025

A new study has revealed the Wetherspoon capitals of the UK – with an area of Surrey taking first place. Picture by Leon Neal/AFP via Getty Images

Wetherspoons to open new pub in Whiteley Shopping Centre

This pub on Friargate closed in 2006. For most of its existence it was known as the Duke Of York, but in later years it also had spells as the Ye Olde Politician, Finnegan's Wake, and Base. It was popular among students and lecturers from the nearby University of Central Lancashire. It was converted into an eating establishment

31 unforgettable pubs and bars where the world was put to rights

Ted the cavapoo puppy

Puppy diary: I now have a 6-month-old dog and this is what it’s like

You won't find a better place! The top 35 places in Lancashire to live

The top 50 pubs around the UK named - full list (Photo: chika_milan - stock.adobe.com)

The top 50 gastropubs named in prestigious list

Park Court, Preston c.1950
Viewed looking north towards Fishergate. Park Court was located just east of New Cock Yard, sandwiched between Glovers Court and Cannon Street. The homes seen here were swept away in the late 50's as part of the town's re-housing scheme. A plan that was partly designed to reduce the population density of the town centre.

36 fascinating old pics of people, streets, buildings and landmarks

37 Lancashire pubs, restaurants and takeaways given new food hygiene ratings

Food hygiene fails and passes as 37 businesses given new ratings

Preston's dodgiest and roughest old school pubs... according to you

Looking south from the Withy Trees down Garstang Road. The houses on the left form Park Terrace, part of the Freehold Park estate built in the second half of the nineteenth century

20 pictures of Garstang Road - early days to 1990s traffic jams

Have you seen Robert Hull?

Police issue urgent appeal for man last seen in a pub

Manager Dan Morris, with Shih Tzu, Rex, who is a firm favourite with locals at The Leaping Wolf in Wolverhampton.

A dog raced into my pub after fatal car crash...now I've adopted him