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BBC News
5 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Unsafe former Preston city centre pub set to be demolished
A former pub in Preston city centre is unsafe and needs to be demolished, the council has said. The Tithebarn, which closed in 2016, has been deemed to be "beyond viable repair" after a structural survey, the city council authority's task force, which monitors empty and derelict buildings in the city amid growing concerns around safety, said there had been "extensive deterioration" to the council is to apply for permission to demolish it while preserving the Grade II-listed mill building next door, formerly known as Aladdin's Cove warehouse. The proposal includes turning the site into an open public greenspace. Trees, shrubs, grassed areas The latest inspection revealed significant structural issues, including bowing elevations caused by increased pressure on the walls as the roof deteriorates, along with extensive deterioration to the internal floor areas, many of which are rotten, the council said.A planning permission application is being made pending a formal decision on the future of the building at a cabinet meeting on the 18 approved, demolition works would be scheduled to begin in the summer and a subsequent public greenspace could feature trees, shrubs, grassed areas and Martyn Rawlinson, cabinet member for resources, said: "This is a difficult but necessary decision. "The former Tithebarn building has sadly deteriorated beyond repair, but this gives us an opportunity to create a new, attractive green space that complements the Harris Quarter." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Planning starts for council's last Preston Guild
Plans are afoot to try to ensure the historic Preston Guild festival survives the abolition of the council responsible for staging it. The event - which happens once every 20 years - dates back more than eight centuries and is next due to be staged in 2032 – four years after it is expected Preston City Council will have ceased to exist. The authority – together with Lancashire's 14 other councils – will be replaced in a huge shake-up ordered by the government which will see the creation of a larger council covering a much wider and yet-to-be-defined area. However Preston City Council is to begin the long process of organising the 2032 event in a bid to guarantee that it takes place, even though the authority may be abolished. A city council meeting heard the usual lead-in time for the event is four and five years, which would coincide with the likely time of the authority's demise, the Local Democracy Reporting Service writes. Councillors voted to establish the Guild Committee to oversee the festival development. Deputy council leader Martyn Rawlinson, from Labour, said preparations could be made at this early stage but stressed the principle reason for the move was "to make a statement that Preston Guild must go ahead". He added: "We want to respect the traditions and carry [them] on – that's 800 years of tradition. The cross-party committee of five councillors has £500,000 but a separate budget group is usually established as the Guild draws closer to oversee the much larger overall delivery cost. The total bill for the 10-day programme was £5.4m in 2012. Half a percent share of council tax income is being set aside until 2032, although that arrangement's future will depend on Preston's successor council. Councillor Rawlinson said more money is needed for a "bigger and better than ever before" Guild. The first Preston Guild dates back to 1179 following King Henry II's decision to draw up a royal charter for the city and award it with the right to have a Guild Merchant. They became once-in-two-decade affairs from 1542 and have been staged rigidly to that timetable ever since except for the Second World War. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer. Preston Guild starts in the city Preston Guild celebrations start Preston City Council
BBC News
12-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Preston: Planning starts for council's last Preston Guild festival
Plans are afoot to try to ensure the historic Preston Guild festival survives the abolition of the council responsible for staging event - which happens once every 20 years - dates back more than eight centuries and is next due to be staged in 2032 – four years after it is expected Preston City Council will have ceased to authority – together with Lancashire's 14 other councils – will be replaced in a huge shake-up ordered by the government which will see the creation of a larger council covering a much wider and yet-to-be-defined Preston City Council is to begin the long process of organising the 2032 event in a bid to guarantee that it takes place, even though the authority may be abolished. A city council meeting heard the usual lead-in time for the event is four and five years, which would coincide with the likely time of the authority's demise, the Local Democracy Reporting Service voted to establish the Guild Committee to oversee the festival council leader Martyn Rawlinson, from Labour, said preparations could be made at this early stage but stressed the principle reason for the move was "to make a statement that Preston Guild must go ahead".He added: "We want to respect the traditions and carry [them] on – that's 800 years of cross-party committee of five councillors has £500,000 but a separate budget group is usually established as the Guild draws closer to oversee the much larger overall delivery total bill for the 10-day programme was £5.4m in a percent share of council tax income is being set aside until 2032, although that arrangement's future will depend on Preston's successor Rawlinson said more money is needed for a "bigger and better than ever before" first Preston Guild dates back to 1179 following King Henry II's decision to draw up a royal charter for the city and award it with the right to have a Guild became once-in-two-decade affairs from 1542 and have been staged rigidly to that timetable ever since except for the Second World War. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Lancashire on Sounds and follow BBC Lancashire on Facebook, X and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
