Preston is a city on the River Ribble in central Lancashire, famous for the Preston Guild, a civic celebration held once every twenty years. The Harris Museum, the riverside Avenham Park, Preston North End at Deepdale and the University of Central Lancashire all help to define the place. Fulwood, Penwortham, Longridge, Broughton, Goosnargh and Inglewhite surround the city. Catch up below on good news from Preston's shops, students, sports clubs and communities.
Preston's three AA Rosette restaurant Aven has taken over the whole of 10 Camden Place and is adding four individually designed bedrooms, turning dinner into an overnight stay.
The Preston salon and spa, now based at Tulketh Mill, was Recognised for Excellence in the Beauty Salon of the Year category at the 14th English Hair and Beauty Awards North Edition.
The Fulwood salon on Garstang Road was among the Lancashire businesses celebrated at the English Hair & Beauty Awards 2026, adding to a long run of regional recognition.
The family-run Preston Docks bakery, known for its biscuits, giant Eccles cakes and traybakes, won the Bakery, Pies and Pasties category at the Taste Lancashire Producer Awards 2026.
Oato, which makes oat milk in a solar-powered production facility in Fulwood, won the pantry, preserved and ready to eat category at the Taste Lancashire Producer Awards 2026.
Founded in Blackpool in 1847 by 19-year-old tea dealer Edwin Henry Booth, Booths is still run by the family, with the fifth generation at the helm in Preston.
Preston's Grade I-listed Harris museum, art gallery and library reopened in September 2025 after a four-year revamp, with a new café, family spaces and a Wallace and Gromit exhibition.
After a devastating fire in 2023, the family cheesemakers near Longridge have bounced back with a new campus at their Inglewhite farm, opened by King Charles in February 2026.
Saved by a community share campaign in 2024, Preston's much-loved Fylde Road venue The Ferret marked its 20th birthday in 2026 with a summer of free and low-cost shows.
From coaching thousands of schoolchildren to award-winning support during the pandemic, Preston North End's charity arm has spent more than three decades serving communities across Preston.
Preston vintage favourite Storm Cat moved into larger premises on Cannon Street in 2025, making room for badges, earrings and a new custom patchwork clothing concept.
A 17th-century Grade II listed inn in the foothills of Beacon Fell has been transformed into a restaurant recommended by the Michelin Guide, while keeping its pub at heart.
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