Joseph Stashko
Preston Arts Festival launches today (Photos)
2nd, October 2011 by Joseph StashkoPreston Arts Festival launched today and will run until October 16. Showcasing art in various venues around Preston. You can take a look at a slideshow of photos from the launch today and check out the full event listings for the next fortnight here.
Project Korova celebrates first birthday with three special shows
1st, October 2011 by Joseph StashkoArts organisation Project Korova is celebrating its birthday this month with a series of three special events. Comedy Mike, a new professional comedy night, will be launched on Sunday 30 October at the Adelphi. This will be accompanied by the first birthday of Organised Mike, an evening of music, comedy, poetry, and magic, and finally a 10 minute playwriting competition called PresTen. Comedy Mike will [...]
Police hunt man after sexual assault in Moor Park
30th, September 2011 by Joseph StashkoPolice are appealing for information after an 18 year old woman was sexually assaulted in a park in Preston. In the early hours of Friday morning, the teenager was making her way home through Moor Park in the direction of Preston North End football ground. A man appeared from the bushes and grabbed the woman by her arms, forcing her to the ground. He attempted to [...]
Crime Roundup 30/09/11 – Man jailed for eight years after series of robberies
30th, September 2011 by Joseph StashkoA man has been jailed for eight years for a series of robberies in Chorley and Preston. Stuart Cheetham, 33, of no fixed address, was given the prison sentence when he appeared at Lancaster Crown Court last Friday. He had pleaded guilty to three counts of armed robbery in March this year. On 9 March he threatened a member of staff at Aldi supermarket on [...]
Preston College opens new £5m creative arts centre
28th, September 2011 by Joseph StashkoPreston College’s new £5m visual and performing arts centre of excellence has opened its doors to learners for the first time this week. New facilities available at the at the college’s Fulwood campus include industry standard dance, TV, and music and photography studios as well as Apple Mac suites. In addition, the building will also boast its very own 140 seat theatre which will be [...]
Preston Photo Digest 28/09/11
28th, September 2011 by Joseph StashkoHere are this week’s offerings for the Preston Photo Digest, collecting the best photographs of Preston on a weekly basis. All of these images have been compiled from the Preston Flickr Group, but if you’ve got a photograph that you think deserves to be inclded, get in touch at joseph(@)blogpreston.co.uk. I’ll also be updating and including a map of Preston (you can see it at the [...]
Lancashire Constabulary target rural crime with high profile policing
23rd, September 2011 by Joseph StashkoLancashire Constabulary have kicked off a new campaign to combat rural crime with a week of high profile policing activity across the county. Operation Firecrest has seen officers conducting extra patrols; targeting suspected offenders; making visits to farms and rural businesses to offer crime prevention advice; and hosting community meetings as well as providing a police presence at auction marts and other key locations. In addition, [...]
Crime roundup 23/09/11 – Burglaries target Asian businesses
23rd, September 2011 by Joseph StashkoPolice in Preston have issued CCTV stills of two men they want to identify after a series of burglaries which targeted Asian heritage jewellery. There have been up to twenty offences within the Preston area since April 2011 and police believe they could be linked. In each occasion the offenders have entered through forced entry through a rear door before stealing cash or jewellery and leaving behind [...]
Preston Photo Digest 22/09/11
22nd, September 2011 by Joseph StashkoHere are this week’s offerings for the Preston Photo Digest, collecting the best photographs of Preston on a weekly basis. All of these images have been compiled from the Preston Flickr Group, but if you’ve got a photograph that you think deserves to be inclded, get in touch at joseph(@)blogpreston.co.uk. I’ll also be updating and including a map of Preston (you can see it at the [...]
Story of Eight year old fighters makes national news
22nd, September 2011 by Joseph StashkoChildren as young as eight have been filmed fighting in Mixed Martial Arts at a city social club, and the story has made national news over the past day. First discovered by the LEP, the story has now been covered by national newspapers including the Guardian, the Metro and the Telegraph. The event has been defended by the Labour Club owners, but has been condemned by [...]
Create ideas for positive change in Deepdale, Ribbleton or St Matthew’s and win a cash prize
21st, September 2011 by Joseph StashkoDisclosure: I’m involved in the Speak Up Preston project myself, as a co-partner. My role involves teaching and training community journalists in Deepdale, Ribbleton and St Matthew’s. Your Preston FM is inviting the people of East Preston to join them in a new community project, based in the areas of Deepdale, Ribbleton and St Matthew’s. The East Preston Challenge provides an opportunity for the communities [...]
Public sector cuts hit the North hardest
20th, September 2011 by Joseph StashkoGovernment cuts in the public sector are hitting parts of the North hardest, according to a new study by a research group. Centre for Cities said the North West, North East, the Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber had lost over 175,000 public sector jobs in the past year. The East of England had lost 40,000 jobs, while in other parts of the UK like [...]
6th Preston Social announced, sign up for free
19th, September 2011 by Joseph StashkoNext Tuesday sees the return of the Preston Social, the event based around discussing social media at the New Continental pub. With the news that a father in Northern Ireland is suing Facebook over suggestive photos of his 12 year old girl posted on the site, the question of whose responsibility it is to ensure that children and young people are safe online is getting more heated. [...]
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Journalist interested in using the best of the web to create exciting news stories and features. I'm co-editor of Blog Preston, and handle the comment/features side of things. If you want to write for us drop me an email at joseph@blogpreston.co.uk or get in touch via my Twitter account. Happy reading!