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A message from Danny
“Welcome to Home Handbook.
It has been a fantastic last couple of years, getting to speak to and meet many more residents throughout the areas we cover; it has been nice to hear they cannot wait for our next edition to come out. We still get regular requests for handbooks from people outside the distribution area.
At Home Handbook we take time to look at the work of local tradespeople and companies before putting them into our publication. This is so that we continue to be a source that is trusted and respected throughout our city.
We hope you find it a useful guide and can help support local traders and small businesses by using them.
As always, any feedback is valued – you are welcome to recommend businesses which you think others might want to know about too, of course.
Thank you”
The Team

Danny Garratt
Danny took over the running of Home Handbook back in 2022, from Peter Ward, whom Danny knows well and who set up the company in 2010.
Danny is a qualified teacher and has a big passion for people; he is loving getting to know so many more people in our great city.

Dave Awde
We’d like to introduce you to Dave - our newest Home Handbook team member. Dave has over 17 years sales experience and joins us to help with getting our quality handbooks out a little faster, and to help us expand into new areas. Dave, father of 3 (all under 10) also loves building relationships with others and I’m sure you’ll hear his cheerful tones on the end of the phone soon, and hopefully meet him soon too!

Lynn Preston
Lynn joined Danny in early 2023 assisting behind the scenes with the website, accounts and admin. Mother of one (2 including the dog) has a background in helping and growing start-up businesses.
Our Story of Success
Home Handbook has hit on a winning formula for readers and advertisers. Homeowners love our personalised approach, often feeling they know the advertiser before they approach them. The booklets are kept, trusted, and used in many homes from Lancashire to where they are delivered.
Advertisers find our formula works for them too, with at least 80% returning year after year. Many tell us it’s the best advertising they have ever done. Altogether, we have 11 editions around the wider Preston and Fylde area.
The secret of our approach is that our roots come from professional journalists who have spent a lifetime in newspapers. We have adapted our skills to finding and interviewing businesses in your neighbourhood and bringing them to your doorstep. No need to ask around – we’ve done that for you. While we cannot vouch for everyone, a proven, serious complaint will exclude them from future editions. And please remember—keep us for when you need us!
Thinking of advertising? Here’s how it works…
We meet every advertiser and interview them for their listing, also taking the photos. Listings can also go on the Home Handbook website, which has hundreds of businesses that are picked up in Google searches. We limit the number of advertisers per category and put people on a waiting list. Contact us today and join the Home Handbook community.