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Lancashire Style Magazine

Want to know what’s happening in your local area? Want to know what’s hot? What’s happening? Where to be seen? Of course you do, that’s why you’re reading Blog Preston!

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Glamshackle Closes Down

GlamshackleGlamshackle, a lovely little vintage shop underneath The Closet on Guildhall Street, has announced that it is closing down.

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Make a Mark – a Chat with Moot.

ship_wall_8_800Local photographers are captivated by The Ship Inn’s mural wall, the ever changing artwork is eye catching and inspirational. On a grey day in Preston the colours break up the monotony of the landscape, it’s a great surprise to discover a new piece of artwork there. I wanted to find out more, quizzed Chris Moot – one of the artists behind the wall and discovered he has a lot of exciting projects on the horizon. A fledging clothing label MakeMake to be launched next month and the Shakedown Project amongst others. Read on…

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Do you remember…?

old Odeon Cinema Preston

The alpine ski mural inside Pizzaland? Queuing all the way around the corner of the Odeon cinema in town and wondering whether you were going to get in? To brighten up the gloomy weather I bring you a ray of nostalgia…

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Preston Wish List

Mural in Preston

Random yet fun post! Thought I’d play town planner for the day & list what I’d like to see in Preston’s city centre…Here’s my personal Top 10…

1. A whacking great big kid’s play area, on the scale of Withy Grove Park Play area in Bamber Bridge, with a skate park, BMX ramps, fountains, picnic tables & cafe for families.

2. An independent cinema.

3. Cultural quarter with subsidised artist’s workshops, offices, an exhibition space and shop.

4. Tramlines, cycle routes & zero traffic.

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Shop local, look fabulous!

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Our local governments are urging us to shop local.

It seems, however, that as much as we know we should people still like to go in to the same convenient shops and buy the same bog standard things.

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Cambridge Girl Joins Blog Preston!

Cambridge Girl in Preston Very excited as local journalism student Olivia Pinnock is joining the team here at Blog Preston. I absolutely love Olivia’s blog Cambridge Girl in Preston it’s so cool to have her on board commenting on all things style.

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