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City centre club bids for late night booze licence
13th, December 2011 by Ed WalkerA Preston club will bid tomorrow morning to extend its drinking hours to 3am every night of the week. Fishers Bar on Fishergate, which used to be known as Wall Street, wants to be open until 3.30am all week and be able to serve alcohol until 3am. Currently it is open until 12midnight on Sunday to Wednesday and then 2.30am on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. [...]
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Ribble TV emerges as frontrunner for potential new Preston-based television station
13th, December 2011 by Ed WalkerA local TV station for Preston and the surrounding area moved a step closer today as Ofcom announced the city as one of the leading areas for a hyperlocal television pilot. Ribble TV have confirmed they will be bidding to be ‘Channel 8′ on your TV screens as Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s plans were announced. Preston is one of 20 cities which Ofcom feel is [...]
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Christmas opening hours of supermarkets near Preston
13th, December 2011 by Ed WalkerAs we head towards Christmas we’ve collected together the opening hours over the festive season of the major supermarkets near Preston. See below to find your local big supermarket and their opening times. We’re unable to get hold of the Morrisons Christmas opening times at the moment. Asda Fulwood Friday 23rd December – 24 hours Christmas Eve – 6am to 7pm Christmas Day – closed [...]
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Preston Market aiming to win national award
12th, December 2011 by Ed WalkerPreston Market is asking for your support to help it be voted Britain’s Favourite Market. Last year the market finished outside the top four in the award, with market chiefs blaming the city’s small population for defeat to Leicester who scooped the award. Voting opened on the National Association of British Market Authorities website on Thursday 1st December and runs until 23rd December. Click here [...]
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Think tank raises concerns over lack of Preston city centre business growth
12th, December 2011 by Ed WalkerPreston has been labelled as the key city for driving economic growth in Lancashire, according to a report by a think tank for urban economies. The Centre for Cities research today called on the city council, county council and the new Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to do more to ensure Preston retained its growing private sector. The report, Strength from Within: Supporting economic growth [...]
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Cotton Pops: Students design mobile game for Preston Guild
11th, December 2011 by Ed WalkerPreston landmarks including Tulketh Mill, Miller Arcade and St Walburge’s Church will be featured in a new computer game celebrating the upcoming Preston Guild. Cotton Pops is a brand new mobile app which is set in the city and takes its inspiration from Preston’s industrial heritage. The game is built by students from the University of Central Lancashire and Lancaster University. The app challenges you [...]
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Businesses vote to continue Preston BID’s funding for five years
9th, December 2011 by Ed WalkerAn organisation which helps to promote business in Preston has been given a vote of approval by local businesses. Preston’s Business Improvement District, or BID, has been extended for another five years after two and a half years of helping to improve the city centre business offering. The organisation promotes events in the city centre and brings attractions such as the Christmas Market to the [...]
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Call for more small businesses to join Preston Guild trades procession
9th, December 2011 by Ed WalkerLocal businesses are being urged to show their support for the 2012 Preston Guild by taking part in the trades procession. The procession will see employers, both big and small, parade through the city centre to celebrate their skills and trades. So far 68 businesses have signed up but organisers want 150 businesses in total to join the event. Ken Williams, chair of the trades [...]
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Peter Ridsdale appointed new chairman of Preston North End
6th, December 2011 by Ed WalkerControversial former Leeds United and Cardiff City chairman Peter Ridsdale has been appointed as the new chairman of Preston North End. Ridsdale, who has spent the last year at Plymouth Argyle working for their administrators, will take over management of North End who are struggling to return to the Championship. His appointment comes after Maurice Lindsay stepped down on Thursday evening due to ill-health, following [...]
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Preston shoppers braced for doughnut explosion as Krispy Kreme comes to city
2nd, December 2011 by Ed WalkerPreston’s shoppers will be able to tuck into a sweet American treat while going about their Christmas shopping this year. Doughnut chain Krispy Kreme will be opening up a store in the St George’s Shopping Centre from Tuesday 13th December. 16 varieties of doughnut will be on offer alongside coffee. In the days leading up to the launch expect to be bombarded by doughnuts as [...]
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Video: TV ad launches to promote Christmas shopping in Preston
1st, December 2011 by Ed WalkerAn advertising campaign will hit TV screens across the North West this week to promote Preston as a Christmas shopping destination. The 21-second commercial bills the city as “Santa’s best kept secret” and pushes what Preston has to offer to families. Mark Whittle, marketing and events manager for BID Preston who funded the advert, said: “Our Christmas advertising campaign on Granada TV runs from November [...]
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Christmas market and late night shopping for Preston city centre during festive period
24th, November 2011 by Ed WalkerFree parking, a Christmas market and late opening hours will be unleashed to help keep the festive pounds flowing in the city centre this December. Preston’s Business Improvement District (BID) are launching a TV advertising campaign to attract shoppers to Preston, and also helped organise a Christmas market. More than 60 traders will take over the Flag Market on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 December [...]
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Youth unemployment passes 1 million – compare figures across Lancashire
17th, November 2011 by Joseph StashkoYouth unemployment has reached a record high of over 1 million, with more 16 to 24 year olds out of work than at any time since 1992, newly released figures show. The number of jobless young people in the UK increased by 67,000 in the three months to September to 1.2 million. The total, the highest since comparable records began 19 years ago, includes 286,000 [...]
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