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The University of Lancashire’s library on its Preston campus. You cna see the current disabled access door on the right.

University of Lancashire seeks permission to extend its library

Several residential roads in Lancaster are to have new parking restrictions imposed on them

Parking restrictions set to be introduced on city streets

Five new Preston plans you may want to know about featuring a new restaurant, beauty salon & car wash

Five new Preston plans you may want to know about ft a new restaurant

All the new plans submitted in Preston last week featuring changes at Preston Town Hall

All the new plans submitted in Preston last week

Chorley Market around 1905, showing the old market buildings, traders and shoppers in the town centre

Chorley Market's 'Flat-Iron' market area

Kirkham Prison

Kirkham Prison inmate dies after 'cocktail of drugs'

Garstang and Catterall station on the main Preston to Lancaster railway. Anthony Hewitson arrived here in 1872 before discovering there was no Sunday connection into Garstang and having to walk the remaining two miles

Garstang's fortunes reversed

The Bob & Berts on Fishergate closed in November 2025.

Plans revealed for former Bob & Berts on Fishergate

Temporary road closures across Chorley this weekend for the Mayor’s Civic Sunday Parade

Temporary road closures this weekend for mayoral parade

Market Street telephone kiosks, once a vital link for communication across the town and beyond. They will remain in storage for the forseeable future

Preston's telephone history explored

Here are four of the most interesting planning applications submitted in Preston over the past 2 weeks

All the plans submitted in Preston over the past 2 weeks

The empty town centre tower block in Blackburn

Council to spend half a mil on ensuring town centre tower block's safe

Latest Preston planning inc a new Greggs, a new sports centre plus conversions of a windmill & a church

Latest Preston planning inc a new Greggs & new sports centre

Creating Avenham and Miller Park

14 historic pictures of Preston's Avenham and Miller Parks

Sabrina Marilyn Lyttle, 47, left who was born in Ballymena, was found dead in a disabled toilet last November at The Gurkha - Buffet Restaurant, Hotel & Bar

Breaking Coroner records verdict on woman found dead in restaurant toilet

St Annes Square Car Park between Orchard Road and Clifton Drive South will be closed until May as part of the St Annes Improvement Project.

Popular car park to close for three months as part of improvements
A popular town centre car park is set to close for three months as part of the St Annes Town Centre Improvement Project.
Luke Patrick

The best pictures of the Stanley Arms in Preston had everyone reminiscing

29 nostalgic retro pics of scenes & people at Preston's Stanley Arms

The Town Hall Hotel is located in Bethnal Green, East London

Review: I stayed in this stylish hotel once used as council chambers

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Application for premises license - MB Chicken

Preston City Council leader Matthew Brown will address an audience at Lancaster University

Preston City Council leader Matthew Brown struck with 'serious illness'

Preston Town Hall

Preston Town Hall sudden and unexpected closure - this is why

Molly Rigby's, Padiham

Pub named after tragic mum is put on the market

The free-to-attend event will take place on October 25, 26 and 27

Town set to be transformed as part of spectacular light show

24 Lancaster Rd, Preston, PR1 1DA.

The Stanley Arms in all its glory: 29 pics of 1 of Preston's top pubs

Protesters descend on Blackpool Prom and close to Blackpool Town Hall after Southport murders

Cops extend dispersal order as riots feared in Blackpool and Blackburn

Chorley boxer Jack Catterall has said Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle is one of his biggest supporters.

When I’m getting set to go into the ring, he always sends me a message

Work on the Talbot Gateway project has been delayed

Town hall bosses in row with Talbot Gateway builders over long delays
Recent testing on the tram track, which saw Bombardier trams travel between the new interchange next to the Blackpool North railway station and the Promenade, appears to have gone well, with an official opening date of 12 June now announced.
Jack Marshall

Preston City Council has 48 setas - and 16 of them are up for grabs in the local elections on 2nd May

Preston City Council elections: who should I vote for in 2024?

A roundup of applications made this week.

5 Preston planning applications registered this week

Pictured at the Winter Wonderland opening are: Leader of Chorley Council -Councillor Alistair Bradley and the Mayor and Mayoress of Chorley – Councillor Tommy Gray and Miss Michelle Gray, Councillor Danny Gee, with one of Chorley Council’s Town Centre ambassadors and representatives from local businesses

Winter Wonderland returns to town centre

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

Preston pub axes farewell party due to licensing pressures

Jason Fox: Life At The Limit, is coming to Blackpool Grand

Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins ‘Foxy’ bringing tour to Lancashire

Newman College's St Teresa's Building is to be demolished after just six years.

New teaching block for college campus

Breaking Key takes from Donald Trump’s controversial CNN interview

Deadline for applications is Friday, May 12th.

Breaking Town Hall Rich List 2023: see which local authorities made the list

Plans show how the sports hub could look.

City park to get £9.7m sports hub

Lara Pritchard (10) on the book bench trail in Chorley as part of the What's Your Story Chorley festival

Chorley tells its story!

How the new care home would look (Image: NJSR).

Decision on care home 'in the wrong place'

The Foxton Centre has been serving the community in Preston for 54 years.

Developers plan stunning new vision for acclaimed Foxton Centre

Many gathered to remember the war

Chorley marks Ukraine invasion one year anniversary

The student block is being built behind the old Unicorn pub.

U-turn called for on student ban in apartment block

Preston Council will vote this week on whether to freeze councillors' allowances.

Councillors face vote on freezing their allowances

A.S.Chambers will be officially launching his latest locally set urban fantasy novel, Sam Spallucci: Fury of the Fallen in October. Picture by BeardedShooterUK.

Launch of Lancaster novelist’s latest book before Halloween

Penny Street car park is off North Road near to its junction with Ringway.

Preston announces free parking for Christmas shoppers - What you need to know

Here's a round up of everything that is cancelled and closed in Preston due to the Queen’s funeral

Everything that is cancelled and closed in Preston due to the Queen’s funeral

A book of condolence is available at the Civic Centre in Leyland

Books of condolence to end next week

Borough of Chorley’s Proclamation of the Accession of King Charles III will take place this weekend

What you need to know about South Ribble and Chorley proclamation services

A woman kisses a small child as they look at the flowers laid outside Buckingham Palace, London, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. Picture date: Friday September 9, 2022.

Lancashire's floral tributes and books of condolence for Queen Elizabeth II

How the new beer garden would look if the appeal is successful (Image: Harrison Ince Architects).

Bar's outdoor seating area goes to appeal

Mobile connectivity will be boosted by the new 5G mast.

Hospital patients and staff 'no need to fear' 5G mast on roof

The former Piper nightclub has been closed for 14 years.

Piper nightclub to vanish under tower block

Memorial benches may soon be available around Preston Docks.

Memorial benches for hire at the water's edge

Five Guys is officially coming to Deepdale Retail Park after its planning application was approved by Preston City Council

Preston Five Guys confirmed as green light given to plans

Work on Innovation House is not expected to be completed by the start of the next academic year.

Student flats will miss summer intake due to Covid

The Guild Hall was the focal point of entertainment in Preston for 46 years until in was shut down in 2019.

Three years shut - will the famous venue ever re-open?

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