Years of council silence leave charity in limbo

A Preston charity says it is struggling to deliver some of its core services after being left in limbo over an attempt to rent office space from the city council - for three years.

- by Paul Faulkner

Haven of Rest, Preston previously occupied a unit within the authority's Oakham Court complex in Avenham.

The Christian-based organisation moved out of its own accord in 2017 after struggling to pay the rent. However, five years laterand with improved finances thanks to a bolstered membership-it was in a position to take on new premises.