Council news 2024

12 August 2024: Preston's free festival of arts and culture, Encounter Festival has launched its programme for 2024.

8 August 2024: Preston City Wrestling's annual spectacle returns to Preston Flag Market on 17 August.

1 August 2024: to celebrate Love Parks Week 2024, we caught up with Henry Hothersall, who recently joined the Moor Park team as a Park Ranger.

25 July 2024: As part of Preston's UK Shared Prosperity Funding (UKSPF) awarded to the City Council, £200,000 has been identified at improving Preston's parks and open spaces in 2024/25.

16 July 2024: Preston City Council is pleased to announce the opening of The Guild Lounge, formerly the Guild Hall Foyer in The Guild Hall, Preston.

16 July 2024: Preston City Council has received approval from Full Council to become a founding member of Preston Digital Cooperative (PDC), whose role will be to promote digital inclusion across communities in Preston through the deployment of digital infrastructure including areas of free wifi, and development of digital skills.

16 July 2024: Preston City Council, in collaboration with the local charity Red Rose Recovery, has successfully supported over 160 people in Preston through the transformative 'Changing Futures' programme.

15 July 2024: To celebrate South Asian Heritage Month, there will be an exhibition showcasing the inspiring creativity of The Harris Volunteers and attendees of the Sahara Coffee Afternoon Groups.

10 July 2024: Preston City Council is supporting 'Little Van of Warm', made possible through funding from the Government's UK Shared Prosperity Funding (UKSPF) working in partnership with Cosy Homes in Lancashire (CHiL).

28 June 2024: Construction is underway on Preston Youth Zone, which also has a new name following a city-wide vote of over 2,000 young people.