Campaigns
Preston’s public sector workers join biggest strike in 30 years
Over 1,000 public sector workers from Preston and the surrounding area today took part in the biggest national strike for 30 years. Several council buildings and schools were shut for the day, and services like bin collections, leisure centres and certain clinics at Royal Preston Hospital were reduced as nurses, teachers, civil servants and police joined the walkout over government changes to public sector pensions. [...]
538 days ago by Joseph Stashko Share
November 30 Public Sector Strikes – How they affect you
Tomorrow will see teachers and other public sector workers strike on a day of action across Lancashire and the UK. Members of Unite and Unison and many others have voted in favour of industrial action in reaction to the government’s policy towards public sector pensions. Below you can see a map of all the services that will be affected tomorrow. Preston City Council has several [...]
539 days ago by Joseph Stashko Share
Local students raise awareness of Samaritans
Five UCLan students have been raising awareness about the local Samaritans by offering free hugs to anyone around the university campus. As part of their public relations course, the students are working with the charity to help them raise awareness of the organisation that offers confidential, emotional support to anyone in despair. Petra Opelova, the online coordinator of the campaign, said; “The Samaritans are a [...]
547 days ago by Joseph Stashko Share
Preston Motion Picture Project release new trailer
Preston Motion Picture Project today released their next trailer, entitled “Rhapsody in Preston”. It features a black and white jaunt through Preston taking in the fireworks, the flag market, Avenham Park and other well known sights around Preston. We first wrote about the project back in October, it was set up independently by Matt Stanton, and his idea is to create a feature film that [...]
558 days ago by Joseph Stashko Share
Video: Why we need to make Winckley Square a good community space
Last month I wrote about the Winckley Square Community Interest Company, a partnership that formed to build recommendations and a community planning model for the future of Winckley Square. Established in July, they’re now asking for your views in the form of an online questionnaire and also at future consulation events. David Gill, chairman of WSCIC, said: “The founding members wanted to create an inclusive [...]
561 days ago by Joseph Stashko Share
Online petition calls for referendum on future of Preston Bus Station
Campaigners fighting to save Preston’s Bus Station have launched an epetition on the council website calling for a referendum to decide the building’s future. The petition, put forward by John Wilson who tweets as @SaveBusStation, was initially rejected by the chief executive of Preston council but has since been reworded and approved. The wording on the petition states: We the undersigned petition the council to [...]
564 days ago by Ed Walker Share