Preston, Leyland & Chorley News from Wednesday, January 14th, 2026
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The Harris reopens to record crowds thanks to Wallace & Gromit exhibition
Wallace & Gromit in A Case at the Museum, drew crowds of blockbuster proportions, with 105,177 visitors in its first eight weeks at The Harris in Preston.
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Chorley bids for inaugural Town of Culture status
Chorley has become the first place in Lancashire to declare that it will bid to become the UK’s inaugural Town of Culture.



