Preston’s best view? Beautiful Broadgate
1st, May 2010 by Chris SkoylesThe days are drawing longer, the air is growing warmer and the flowers are blossoming brighter. Ah yes, ladies and gentlemen, it appears spring is creeping back upon us. Spring does a lot of brilliant things; it sends the first tantalising smells of early-evening barbecues into the air, it prompts the birds to chirp with a little more cheer, and, of course, it strives to [...]
Starsailor spring into Action Records
11th, March 2009 by Chris SkoylesMusic fans flocked to Preston’s Action Records last night to catch a glimpse of indie outfit, Starsailor.
Skateparks: Just Another Sports Facility
9th, February 2009 by Chris SkoylesThis is a guest post from Chris Skoyles, who dropped a line to Preston Blog after seeing our post about Ashton Park being the home to a new skate park. He is on twitter @cskoyles and blogs at Adventures in Musica. When the news was announced earlier this week of proposals to build a new skate facilities in Ashton Park, this writer was instantly reminded [...]











Writer and journalist living in Broadgate who spends most of the time enthusing about music, working with young people and struggling to write a decent bio. Tweets @cskoyles and blogs at http://cskoyles.blogspot.com.