How lockdown has seen Preston city centre lose bustling student heart as well as the economic benefits | 80 year old Lancashire builders' merchant business has been sold

Feb 10, 2021

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	How lockdown has seen Preston city centre lose bustling student heart as well as the economic benefits

	Preston's university UCLan plays an important role in the city and region's economy. But the pandemic has meant most of its teaching has moved online. Fiona Finch reports on the impact of the lockdown on students.

80 year old Lancashire builders' merchant business has been sold

A Lancashire builders’ merchants with a history stretching back over 80 years has been bought by a fast-growing independent building supplies firm.

'Devastated' family pay tribute to man who died in Bolton-le-Sands roof collapse

The family of a 23-year-old man who died after the roof of a house collapsed in Bolton-le-Sands say they are "devastated that this accident has happened".

Lancashire Police discover £1million stash of South American cocaine after tracing stolen motorbike to Manchester

A man has been jailed for 7 and a half years after Lancashire Police officers uncovered £1million in high-grade South American cocaine after tracing a stolen motor bike to a home in Manchester.

Preston village planning inquiry: 'Locals are leaving because of over-development'

Preston City Council has begun its defence of a decision to reject a developer’s bid to build more than 150 homes in an area of open countryside in Barton.

These are the areas of Preston with the highest rises and sharpest drops in Covid cases in one week

Preston has now been in a lockdown for almost six weeks - but are coronavirus cases falling everywhere?

“Preston is a student city - if there are none around that’s half your business gone.”

Preston’s student population has long proved a powerful economic driver for the city. But with lockdown most of the students are studying from home. Fiona Finch reports on the impact the student exodus has had on three city businesses and Preston Council's hopes for the future.

Retro game: Preston North End's FA Cup clash with Manchester United which saw a 37,000 crowd pack Deepdale in 1972

The magic of the FA Cup descended on Deepdale when Preston North End landed a fourth-round tie with Manchester United in February 1972.

Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers on TV: what channel is the game on, is there a free stream - and kick off time

Preston North End are set to travel to Blackburn Rovers in the Championship.

Liverpool centre-back Sepp van den Berg keen to make the most of his Preston North End loan

Preston North End newcomer Sepp van den Berg says a spell of loan football had been his ambition since last summer.

Bolton Wanderers 1 Morecambe 1: Late equaliser sees the Shrimps claim a point

A late Brad Lyons goal earned the Shrimps a deserved point as they climbed to sixth place in League Two.

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