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The first post World War II Preston Guild, 1952, in colour

Preston Public Hall in 1952 Pic: Preston Digital Archive and Pallette.fm The first post World War II Preston Guild was held in 1952. It was still largely a black and white world, photographically. However modern AI technology can add a splash […]

7 months ago
Crowdfunder launches for dark comedy about domestic abuse towards men

Happily Ever Afterlife Preston based film production company Wasp Video are working on a dark comedy short film project. Happily Ever Afterlife is the dark, funny story of a woman’s crusade to make […]

11 months ago
Preston in 1973: Guild Hall opens, Led Zeppelin banned

The junction of Friargate and Ringway in 1973 Pic: Preston Digital Archive Fifty years ago the country was undergoing an upheaval that was worse than today. There was a double energy crisis with an oil embargo from the Arab nations, such as […]

1 year ago
Hundreds of households without power in Preston blackout

Sunday dinner has been left in tatters at some households across Preston due to a power outage. Reports have been coming in of power and lights going out in Lea, […]

7 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston director to film documentary in New York

Livesey directing on The Blackout A Preston filmmaker is jetting off to New York for a week to make a documentary. Alan Livesey who co-directed The Blackout film – premiered at the Guild Hall last […]

8 years ago
A full house for The Blackout film premiere screening at Preston’s Guild Hall

The long awaited premiere screening of The Blackout film finally arrived on Thursday evening 12 November 2015. The independent film which was the brainchild of filmmaker Alan Livesey, has been […]

8 years ago
Homage paid to cast, crew and University of Central Lancashire, prior to premiere screening

As official sponsors of the Blackout Film Project, the Blog Preston team have been shadowing the film crew and cast for almost twelve months and will continue to do so, right up to […]

8 years ago
Exclusive: The Blackout film trailer released today

The long awaited trailer for Preston’s own feature film has been released today. What looks to be a blockbuster of a film for Preston, The Blackout, will be premiered at […]

8 years ago
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