Police vehicles lined up near Church Street on Wednesday evening Pic: Blog Preston An increasing police presence is in Preston city centre as some businesse
Revealed: The cost of Preston Guild Hall standing empty and the path to re-openingAn increasing police presence is in Preston city centre as some businesses have closed early at the prospect of far-right riots targeting the city.The move, by Preston City Council to board up the building, comes after the immigration advisory service was listed online as part of a list of dozens of locations across the country which could be targeted during Wednesday evening.
A statement from Assistant Chief Constable of Lancashire Police, Phil Davies, released during Tuesday said ‘we continue to have a robust policing response in place to tackle possible disorder.’ Sign up below to receive Blog Preston's email newsletter. It wings its way into inboxes every Sunday and Wednesday rounding up our top stories and more.
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