Ed Walker
Fulwood cricket club to host beer festival
16th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerThe first beer festival at a Preston cricket club takes place later this month. The Fulwood & Broughton Cricket Club hosts its festival celebrating all things ale and cider from Friday 27th April to Sunday 29th April. Ales from the Bowland Brewery, Dent Brewery and Phoenix Brewery will be on offer along with many other local producers. £5 ale vouchers will be avilable to buy [...]
Adopt a Preston pet: Audrey
14th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerSome of you might be familiar with the Pet of the Week feature we used to run on Blog Preston, in light of the recent financial troubles at the RSPCA we’ve decided to change Pet of the Week to a far more worthy feature. Every week we’ll be feature an animal from the Preston RSPCA centre in Ribbleton who is up for re-homing. This will [...]
Preston businessman caught fly-tipping in Ashton
14th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerThis was the pile of rubbish left dumped on the corner of a street in Ashton by a Preston businessman with no regard for the safety of the local residents. The heap on an open grass area off Parker Street was discovered in October after Gary Heary, of Waterloo Road, Ashton, was captured on CCTV using his Ford Transit to discard the rubbish. Mr Heary, [...]
Preston burglar jailed for over three years
13th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerA burglar who was caught rifling through the handbag of woman in her Bamber Bridge home has been jailed for more than three years. John Yates, 37, from Lea, pleaded guilty to burglary of a dwelling with intent to steal. The victim came downstairs to find Yates going through her belongings, she confronted him and he made off over the garden fence at the house [...]
New figures reveal slim chance of stolen pets being recovered in Preston
13th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerThe chances of your stolen pet being recovered in Preston are slim according to figures released today. A Freedom of Information request shows police in the city have only been able to recover one goldfish and a female English bulldog in the last three years. Since January 2009 there have been 849 animals stolen in the city, including the theft of 800 young pheasant and [...]
Mini moto rider from Ingol killed after lamppost crash
12th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerA man from Ingol has died after his mini moto crashed into a lamppost. Collin Mayor, 22, was riding along Pope Lane onto Miller Road when he collided with the kerb and a lamppost. He sustained multiple serious injuries and was rushed to Royal Preston Hospital, but died at around 9.30am yesterday. The incident occured around 1.20pm on Tuesday and police have launched an appeal [...]
Thief pinches couple’s camcorder with footage of new born baby
12th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerA couple have had footage of their new born baby stolen from them after a thief made off with their camcorder. The Sony Handycam HDR-CX115E was pinched from the boot of the couple’s car on Moorfield Drive, Ribbleton – as they were returning from hospital. The father, 39, was unloading items from his VW Passat at around 1am on Wednesday 11th April when the camcorder [...]
Preston firm gets on their bike to raise funds for disabled boy’s care
12th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerA Preston firm will be getting on their bike to raise money for a disabled boy’s care. 7-year-old Connor Sill, from Preston, has mixed cerebral palsy and next week six staff members from A4e will cycle for 24 hours to go towards Connor’s appeal. Connor attends The Legacy Rainbow House where he gets specialist care, but his family has been asked to raise £3,000 [...]
Pop-up Pie Shop to help project to trace history of Winckley Square
12th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerA project to trace the history and stories of one of Preston’s most famous squares has begun. Winckley Square is a tranquil place to enjoy a quiet lunch break, but its past holds many questions – and a Preston arts group are aiming to answer them. They Eat Culture arts group are looking for stories, memories and local knowledge of the Square to bring it [...]
Ribbleton shooter sent down for 10 years
11th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerA Preston man who shot another man in the leg has been jailed for 10 years and 10 months. Daniel Nicholls, of Guildford Road, Preston, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. The incident took place in the Ribbleton Lane area of Preston on Tuesday 25th October last year, when officers were called following reports of a man being shot [...]
Competition: Win tickets to a night with top chef Gino D’Acampo
11th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerA month long celebration of Preston’s food will take place in August and we’ve got a chance to be right at the centre of the action. Top TV chef Gino D’Acampo (pictured left) will be at the Guild Hall on Saturday 18th August as part of the Love Food, Love Preston festival. We’re teaming up with Preston’s Business Improvement District (BID) who are organising the [...]
Family mourn Preston man stabbed to death at Jessie J concert
9th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerThe family of a Preston man stabbed to death at a Jessie J concert in London have paid tribute today. Philip Sherriff, 37, was a sales manager with Blackberry and had only been with the mobile phone firm for just over a month. His employers had organised the exclusive show at the Pulse nightclub in Southwark on Tuesday 3rd April. Mr Sherriff died after being [...]
In pictures: Lancashire Market takes over Friargate
7th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerThe smell of fresh bread, smoked fish and traditional Lancashire pies wafted down Friargate today as the Lancashire Market returned. Organised by the Preston Business Improvement District a host of different stalls and traders filled the road to sell their wares. Tony Worrall snapped some great photos of the market in action, but be warned if you haven’t eaten this will make you feel very [...]
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25-year-old journalist. Currently working for Trinity Mirror in London, but founded Blog Preston in January 2009. Graduated from the University of Central Lancashire in 2007 with a first-class BA (Hons) in Journalism. Blogs at edwalker.net and twitters at @ed_walker86.