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WEBA prominent Preston businessman and his firm have been fined for unlawful disposal of waste. Peter Marquis and PDM Industries Ltd pleaded guilty to environmental offences. The Environment Agency ...
BBC Radio 2 In The Park: How to watch and listen to the festival …
WEBSep 4, 2024 · Sting 3.0 will headline the Saturday night Preston will be all over your TV screens and radio this weekend as BBC Radio 2 In The Park comes to the city.
The Ferret is star of show as BBC Radio 2’s Jo Whiley broadcasts …
WEBSep 5, 2024 · The Ferret has played a starring role as the build-up to BBC Radio 2 In The Park continues. Jo Whiley was live on air from the iconic grassroots music venue tonight (Thursday 5 September). Jo ...
BBC Radio 2 in the Park Preston: planned bus diversions and services
WEBSep 5, 2024 · From stands 15 and 16 at Preston Bus Station and Lancaster Road, stand M, in the city centre, services 6, 19 and 20 will operate every eight minutes on Saturday and every 15 minutes on Sunday. The ...
Lancashire Fringe Festival unveils 15 nights of free comedy, dance …
WEBSep 5, 2024 · LPT’s work features new writing monologues by Lancashire writers, performed by Lancashire actors. As well as a date at The Continental where over 100 people are expected to see the performances ...
M6 delays remain as police arrest Preston man, 36, after two-hour ...
WEBAug 31, 2024 · Motorists are still experiencing long delays as police re-opened the M6 to the north of Preston. It was shut for nearly two hours following a ‘concern for welfare’ call which saw a man on a ...
Preston’s industrial past unearthed by archaeology students
WEBOct 5, 2019 · A new archaeological dig site is allowing UCLan students to unearth Preston’s industrial past. The site, at the junction of Fylde Road and Brook Street, will provide training in all types of ...
BBC Radio 2 In The Park: How to get there, banned items and …
WEBJul 25, 2024 · BBC Radio 2 have said umbrellas are allowed on site, but those more than 1m long are not permitted. Banned items. Banned items include: alcoholic drinks (these are to be bought inside the festival ...
Historic maps reveal Preston’s long lost buildings and rivers
WEBSep 5, 2021 · Maps are a great way of seeing how Preston has developed over the last 350 years, revealing some long lost buildings and rivers. The map above shows the original core of the town in 1650. The ...
Homes evacuated after house destroyed in explosion in Longridge
WEBSep 1, 2024 · Homes have been evacuated and a man taken to hospital after a house was destroyed in a gas explosion in Longridge. Crews from Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service were called to Wheatley Drive in ...