Council news 2024

21 February 2024: Statement regarding the addition on full Council agenda on 29 February for the re-submission of the report on Ashton Park business case (Levelling Up Funding).

15 February 2024: Preston-based UK Skills Academy won the contract to deliver a digital skills programme for city-wide businesses and working people in Preston.

14 February 2024: In November, Preston City Council put a call out for quality partners to deliver a range of skills development programmes to support local people as part of its UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) programme.

07 February 2024: Preston City Council is getting behind new organisation Preston Volunteers with funding from the Government's UK Shared Prosperity Funding.

5 February 2024: The refurbishment of The Harris has taken another step forward with the appointment of a fit-out team that will help cement the Museum's position as one of the region's leading visitor attractions and a contemporary cultural hub.

30 January 2024: Local people who reflect the diverse make up of Preston have now been appointed to Preston People's Climate Jury.

Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) takes place each year on 27 January in remembrance of those murdered during genocides around the world.

25 January 2024: Specialist RAAC engineers have now carried out a triage inspection of the Guild Hall and it has been confirmed that RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete) is present in the roof panels of the Grand Hall and Charter Theatre venues within the building.

15 January 2024: The proposed Youth Zone project, in the heart of Preston's Harris Quarter, has progressed with the Appropriation of Rights for the land needed to allow for the development of the site.

12 January 2024: In November 2023, the Government announced it would be willing to enter into a devolution deal with Lancashire County Council, Blackburn with Darwen Council and Blackpool Council to create a new Combined County Authority. They are now urging people to have their say through a County-wide consultation.