Business news 2024

19 December 2024: We talk to the Centre Manager at Hollywood Bowl in Preston, Radu Solomon, about the centre joining the Animate complex.

17 December 2024: Eric Wright Civil Engineering, the principal contractor for the new Tram Bridge project, will be scaling back the construction site during the winter months and resuming work in Spring 2025.

12 December 2024: Preston's nine Grade two-listed red telephone boxes are set for an historic face-lift as the project to restore them dials up.

11 December 2024: Lancashire County Council has grants of £3000 to incentivise small and medium employers in Preston and Lancashire to recruit young apprentices.

09 December 2024: Preston City Council places great weight on social value, where a more comprehensive benefit can be gained in a local community by delivering public contracts and services.

27 November 2024: Days after the completion of Preston City Council's Animate leisure scheme, Maple Grove Developments (MGD) has announced the final restaurant letting to Taco Bell franchisee, Soul Foods Group.

14 November 2024: Matt Cowburn, a member of the Preston Towns Fund Strategic Board and co-founder of a cost and project management company, Cowburn Watson-Box.

05 November 2024: Preston City Council hosted a Real Living Wage celebration, to showcase becoming the first Real Living Wage city in Lancashire and gave a platform to other Real Living Wage employers to share their experiences, whilst shining a light on the benefit of becoming an accredited Real Living Wage employer.

1 November 2024: Preston's 'High Street Heroes' were crowned at a city centre awards ceremony, last night.

1 November 2024: Scheme officially handed over by Maple Grove Developments, development partner of Preston City Council

31 October 2024: In September, Preston's Moor Park was the vibrant setting for BBC Radio 2 in the Park, as global superstars like the Pet Shop Boys, Sting, and Sugababes drew thousands of music fans from across the country.