Mr Rigby, who founded utilities company Spice and is now CEO of the Greengen Group, said he wanted to save the bus station as he knows what it means to local people.

BBC: Preston Bus Station: ?1 bid set to be declined

In December councillors voted in principle to demolish the bus station which is linked to the Guild Hall but the council is negotiating with a local businessman who might save the station, which opened in 1969.

BBC: Preston Guild Hall could be bulldozed