David Stubbings

Currently a second year student journalist at UCLan, Preston. Despite being Sports Editor of Pluto, the student newspaper in Preston, I report on more things than just football. Not too bad with an SLR camera either, and will hopefully be providing photos of what's going on in and around Preston.

Live: Preston North End v Oldham Athletic

25th, October 2011 by

Join Ashley Lambell for minute-by-minute coverage of Preston North End V Oldham Athletic in League 1 as the Lilywhites look to stop a poor run of form against their North-West rivals. Kick-off is at 7.45pm with PNE sitting 9th in the division with Oldham two points behind in 12th and our live coverage is due to start at 7.30pm. Preston North End v Oldham Athletic
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North End win goal fest against Yeovil at Deepdale

10th, September 2011 by

Preston North End 4 Yeovil Town 3 Deepdale saw Preston North End (PNE) edge a seven goal thriller as they beat Yeovil Town 4-3 to go back into the League 1 play-off places. Having gone three games without even conceding a goal expectations were high as the teams walked out. However Yeovil, who have only won once this season ensured that North End wouldn’t have [...]
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Replay: Preston North End 4 – 3 Yeovil Town

9th, September 2011 by

Preston win a thrilling encounter with Yeovil Town 4-3, with Neil Mellor winning the man of the match award. Replay all the action below from Deepdale in our live blog.
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Replay: Preston North End 2 – 4 Colchester United

7th, August 2011 by

Preston North End’s push for promotion got off to a disastrous start after a heavy defeat at home to Colchester. The result left fans with more questions than answers as a shaky defence conceded four on a day where Colchester United could have scored more. Optimism filled Deepdale prior to kick off which was fuelled with the return of two fan favourites. Neil Mellor returned [...]
Lewis Balyckyi - a promising cyclist - who tragically died after a crash in Bretherton

20 mph road plans are ‘ludicrous’, says councillor

20th, March 2011 by

Plans to reduce Lancashire’s residential roads to 20mph have been branded ‘ludicrous’ by a city councillor. Councillor Drew Gale made the comment after deaths and serious injuries in the county hit a 30 year low. Last year was the fifth consecutive year casualties numbers have fallen with 798 people killed or seriously injured compared to 1,139 in 2006 and down from an average of 1,704 [...]
Amanda Horton during happier times just days before the earthquake struck

EXCLUSIVE: Teacher’s account of Japan’s earthquake

19th, March 2011 by

I was in the staffroom at school. It was a marking day for the admissions exams, so there were no students around. There were only three other teachers with me at the time. Before the quake, alarms went off. Most phones in Japan are equipped with an earthquake alarm system which sends a warning of any large earthquakes. My phone alarm went, but it was [...]
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Roads close for Preston’s heaviest load

10th, March 2011 by

THERE were just inches to spare as the heaviest load to ever be carried on Preston’s roads was delivered without a hitch. Crowds awoke early to see the first instalment of a new electrical transformer be delivered to the National Grid power station in Penwortham. The transformer, which weighs 276 tonnes, formed part of a 70 metre-long convoy which weighed more than 500 tonnes. Due [...]
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LIVE: PNE vs Burnley

26th, February 2011 by

Preston head into today’s derby day clash against rivals Burnley with renewed confidence following recent impressive draws against teams at the top. Despite being 10 points from safety, Phil Brown’s side battled for impressive draws against leaders Queen’s Park Rangers and Nottingham Forest in the last seven days. They now enter the white hot atmosphere of a Lancashire derby, with the memories of the loss [...]
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North South divide hits shopkeepers where it hurts

24th, February 2011 by

Shopkeepers fear that the current dip in sales could mean the death of the high street as the north south divide grows ever bigger. Figures released by the Local Data Company show the shop vacancy gap between the north and the south rose by 2.5 per cent in the last six months. In Preston there are currently 100 empty shops with the worst areas being [...]
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Preston woman conned out of £9,000

16th, February 2011 by

A woman who was conned out of £9,000 by a con artist on a dating website has spoken of her ordeal. The 50-year-old woman, known as Sarah, was tricked into sending the cash to someone posing as a serviceman in Afghanistan after they got talking online. With Valentine’s Day approaching, both she and Lancashire Police are urging other people looking for online love to be [...]