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Application for premises license - MB Chicken

Preston City Council leader Matthew Brown, pictured here last year, was taken seriously ill last month

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

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

Key takes from Donald Trump’s controversial CNN interview
Donald Trump sat down with CNN last night (May 10) to discuss a wide range of topics
Patrick Hollis

Deadline for applications is Friday, May 12th.

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
This Monday (September 19), Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey, on what has been declared a bank holiday by King Charles III.
Aimee Seddon

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?

Over 1000 scouts from Chorley District took part in the first parade for three years

In pictures: Hundreds of Chorley scouts parade through town

Buses in Preston have been cut back due to staff shortages.

Ringing the bell on bus nightmares in Preston

How the complex will look in Preston's Markets Quarter (Image: Leach/Rhodes/Walker Architects).

New cinema/restaurant complex could bring £7m a year to city centre

The pediment sculptures above the portico have .significant fabric issues.'

Masonry problems discovered in city's landmark building

The ceremony at the war memorial in Astley Park in Chorley in May 1924

Astley Hall and Astley Park are Chorley's jewels in the crown

Building your own den or fort could help you shake the habit of being glued to the TV

Outdoor experts reveal their top 5 activities for half term

How the Lofthaus Tower could have looked in Preston city centre.

Shock collapse of plans for Lancashire's tallest skyscraper

The club is said to have attracted drug users and vandals since it close in 2015.

Derelict city social club finally doomed?

The Lofthaus skyscraper which councillors have been advised to reject.

Is Preston's latest skyscraper project too much of a tall story?

Council tax is going up in Chorley

This is how much Chorley Council is putting up council tax

Rundown tennis courts at Moor Park.

Public tennis courts could net major refurb

State of the art new homes like these in Garrison Road, Fulwood have replaced Preston's draughty old council houses

How £250m turned Preston's social house crisis into a triumph

The former chapel, school and masters' house could become three townhouses.

Fresh plans go in for housing on Harris Orphanage site

The Fightmare Before Christmas will take place this Sunday.

Wrestling mania to hit Chorley this weekend

The Star Flyer is almost half as tall as Blackpool Tower.

Europe's tallest white knuckle ride goes back up in Blackpool

The Chorley Youth Debate on climate change was chaired by Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP with pupils from six Chorley schools invited to the council chamber by the Mayor Coun Steve Holgate

Pictures: Chorley's young people have say on climate change

Wreaths were laid in the Remembrance Garden by members of the public and organisations. Image: Joshua Brandwood.

Remembrance Sunday in Lancaster as the city pays its respects

Children with the Sudanese flag in Market Square in Lancaster at a protest against the military coup in Sudan.

Lancaster's Sudanese community protest at Lancaster town hall and Market Square ...