Preston City Council

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📢 Preston Council Awards Over £200,000 to Local Community Groups Preston City Council's Cost of Living measures continue to provide vital support to residents, with more than £200,000 awarded to community groups across the city. 📷 Find out more: preston.gov.uk/article/12438/…

📢 £5 Million Investment Set to Transform Preston Cemetery and Crematorium Read more: preston.gov.uk/article/12432/…

🤝 Community safety is a key part in this year’s budget, with new initiatives rolling out across the city to create safer neighbourhoods and improve quality of life for everyone. Learn more about what is planned to keep you safe 👇preston.gov.uk/article/12390/…

Learn more here: preston.gov.uk/article/12400/…

🌳Preston’s parks, green spaces and play areas are gearing up for major investment in the coming months and years. Councillor Freddie Bailey, Cabinet member for environment and community safety, provides an update. youtu.be/QRkR3opdWK4

Position statement on the future of the Guild Hall from Preston City Council.

Read more: preston.gov.uk/article/12317/… 4/4

Work so far: ✓ Fibre cabling completed in Oct 2025 ✓ Network Connect to provide internet connectivity to community centres ✓ The first ones (Sahara, Raza, Plungington, & Catherine Beckett) to be connected by end of March 2026 ✓ High-speed internet access from devices 3/4

🖥️NEWS: Digital Connectivity at Community Centres The Council has established the Preston Digital Cooperative - a consortium of organisations - which will pool resources to address digital exclusion in the city alongside wider service provision. 1/4

For more information visit: preston.gov.uk/article/12311/… #EmptyHomesWeek

🏘️‘Making Homes from Houses’, our award-winning partnership with Community Gateway Association, is making a difference to reduce the number of empty properties and increase the number of affordable rented homes for local people. #EmptyHomesWeek

An update on the scheme to date: 🔹Currently, 58 properties have been acquired 🔹The properties are located across Preston and have been vacant for a combined total of 206 years 🔹54 properties are now occupied, and 4 others are currently undergoing refurbishment

The Council’s contribution to the funding comes from Section 106 developer contributions to provide affordable housing. To date the Council has committed £1.6million of funding across three phases. In Oct 2025 the Council agreed to add a further £1m to the scheme. #EmptyHomesWeek

There are more than 1,000 empty properties in Preston that could be providing desperately needed accommodation for a range of residents.

📢 Preston City Council Offers Additional Cost-Of-Living Support For Vulnerable Pensioners Read more 👇 preston.gov.uk/article/12294/… Preston City Council is encouraging applications from anyone who believes they may qualify. To apply, please visit: preston.gov.uk/article/11668/…

Councillor Martyn Rawlinson, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Resources, provides an overview of the key priority areas included in this year’s budget. youtu.be/fD0IavMKAjE

Read more about how this investment supports a greener, more sustainable future for Preston: preston.gov.uk/article/12240/…

☀️ Preston Town Hall is set for a major solar upgrade, with 134 new high‑efficiency panels generating enough clean energy to power more than 1,000 office computers 💻 a year, cutting 9.1 tonnes of carbon emissions and saving around £11,600 annually.

Statement from the Leader of Preston City Council on today’s attempted knife attack in Greater Manchester. Please report incidents of Islamophobia hate crime or discrimination at the charity Islamophobia Response Unit at theiru.org.uk/report-islamop… or on 020 3904 6555