Blog Preston is set up to act as a hub of information and views about the city of Preston in Lancashire, UK.

The inspiration for this blog came from the St Albans Blog which records life in St Albans, so if it can happen there, it can happen for Preston.

Blog Preston was originally set up in January 2009 and thankfully it’s been more than a new years resolution. We’ve had nearly 200 articles, nearly the same amount in comments, not to mention numerous kind emails, phone calls and leads for content. We used to run ‘Preston Blog’ as it was known on a free wordpress site, but as it proved so popular we’ve decided to move to a proper domain name and get a swish new site.

Who runs it?

It is owned by Ed Walker, who now lives and works in Cardiff, it was edited between January 2010 – May 2010 by Lisa McManus.

The editorial team currently consists of Ed Walker with co-editors Andy Halls and Joseph Stashko. Both Andy and Joseph are journalism students at the University of Central Lancashire. Joining them in contributing are fellow students Daniel Bentley, as podcast editor, and reporter David Stubbings.

Plus there are a whole host of guest bloggers, photographers and interested members of the community who contribute to the site. You can find out more about them on the authors box on the homepage and click on their profile to see all the articles they’ve written. If you want to contribute to the site, go to the get involved page.

Who designed the site?

Like to take a moment to thank James Duffell who volunteered to design the site for us and has done a cracking job. He’s a talented young web designer who has recently graduated from the University of Central Lancashire.

Disclaimer

All views on this blog are those of the authors. If reviews appear they are done off people’s own back, no money or ‘gifts in kind’ take place in return for a favourable review. This blog is not-for-profit.

All banner images are credited to Tony Worrall

Image above is of Haslam Park, Ashton, Preston – credit to drinksmachine.