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Preston in General

Description: Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. It is the administrative centre of Lancashire, ... more

Preston in General ... and is on the River Ribble. Preston was granted the status of a city in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth's reign.

Newest Review: ... too big so it's easy to get around the centre. However, if you want to travel out to Deepdale or surrounding areas there are bus connections that are reasonably priced and can be caught from the bus station near the markets. Shopping ------------ The high street contains all the shops you'd expect anywhere else, there's WHSmith, M&S, Wilkinsons and much more. There's also the markets ... more

... where you can pick up a bargain. Entertainment ------------------ There 's a cinema not too far from the city, it's about a 20 minute walk though from the university campus so a taxi or bus might be best if you don't know your way. There's also a great se...more

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Preston in General: The newest city in England (402 words)
by - written on 07/01/09 (Very useful, 33 readings)
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When deciding where to go for university Preston was somewhere I hadn't contemplated. However, I had an offer through clearing and went to see it and knew that it would be the city for me. How to get there --------------------- There's a train station in the city centre, it has direct links to towns such as Manchester, Leeds and London. There's also a large bus station if you're not a fan of the trains. Getting around ------------------- The city is close to major transport links. The city isn't too big so it's easy to get around the centre. However, if you want to travel out to Deepdale or surrounding areas there are bus ... Read the complete review

Preston has great nightlife (118 words)
by - written on 09/08/00 (Useful, 47 readings)
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I know Preston well as I live there, it has become so big that they are trying to have city status now. With the universtity of Central Lancashire being in the heart of Preston we have a very large student population, one reason for the boom in nightlife I think. There are quite a few nightclubs around now and the number of puns in hte town centre has really grown, alot of the old ones are now fun pubs or have been completely revamped. Friday and Saterday nights are bustling in the town centre, only drawback is the queuse for getting served in the bars Preston also has the largest bus station in Europe ... Read the complete review

Preston in General: PRESTON yawn! (146 words)
by - written on 07/07/00 (Useful, 46 readings)
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Living in Preston has it`s ups and downs, one major up is our brilliant newly promoted Preston North End football club. And of course the fantastic new stadium which is being built, it hosts a leisure complex the club shop, and the football museum. Besides the football what else has Preston to offer, hmm! a few shopping centre`s, a market, harris museum, lancashire university, and well I don`t think anything eslse is worth mentioning. To put it plainly unless you are coming for a good boozing session there really isn`t much poijt in coming at all. There are lots of nightclubs and loads of pubs, but they are always packed and you will wait ages to be served. ... Read the complete review