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The best of Blog Preston in May

1st, June 2011 by Joseph Stashko

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‘Make time for wine’ as part of National Wine Month

30th, April 2011 by Andy Halls

Preston people are being urged to ‘make time for wine’ as part of National Wine Month. The Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) have partnered with a number of wine retailers , including the Preston-based Lancashire Wine School. The school is running special introductory evenings to help local people make time for their wine. “Spending a little bit more on your bottle of wine can [...]

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Lancashire Market brings Preston to a standstill

27th, April 2011 by Sam Pratt

On a cloudy yet humid Saturday morning, a busy Preston street is closed down for the day with tents, tables and Union Jack bunting strategically placed along the road. No it’s not over keen royalists, but the start of another popular tri-annual event that brings the old Mill town to a standstill. Preston became home to some of Lancashire’s finest local produce ranging from meat [...]

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New Series – Candidate Focus

26th, April 2011 by Joseph Stashko

With only just over a week until the local elections, it’s time to introduce a bit more detail to our election map that I created earlier this month. I’ve been in contact by post with every candidate who’s standing in the local elections, asking them to take part in our “Candidate Focus”, a series of posts designed to better inform Preston residents about who’s [...]

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The Blog Preston Survey – The Results!

18th, April 2011 by Joseph Stashko

Thank you for all participating in our second survey! The response was brilliant; we had 3 times as many respondents as the first Blog Preston survey – hopefully a recognition of the growth of the site and the participation of the community. The survey also threw up some interesting changes from last time around. A year ago we’d notched up just over 300 posts. Now [...]

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The second Blog Preston survey – Tell us what you think

28th, March 2011 by Joseph Stashko

Blog Preston celebrated its 2nd birthday this year, chalking up over 600 posts, getting involved with an exciting NESTA bid and continuing to document goings on in Preston. But are we getting it right all the time? A year ago we posted the first Blog Preston readership survey, which allowed us to understand who our readers were, what they liked and what they wanted more [...]

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Friendtrend – A social network for fashion

14th, March 2011 by Joseph Stashko

A rainy day in March and Tony Smith and John Walker, co-founders of the upcoming fashion social network Friendtrend are chilling on a sofa at the New Continental discussing their new venture. Smith, a graphic designer from Cumbria and Walker, a multimedia designer hailing from Northern Ireland, met while at university in Preston. Both have a keen interest in the development and application of social [...]

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Roads close for Preston’s heaviest load

10th, March 2011 by David Stubbings

THERE were just inches to spare as the heaviest load to ever be carried on Preston’s roads was delivered without a hitch. Crowds awoke early to see the first instalment of a new electrical transformer be delivered to the National Grid power station in Penwortham. The transformer, which weighs 276 tonnes, formed part of a 70 metre-long convoy which weighed more than 500 tonnes. Due [...]

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Preston in February – A roundup

1st, March 2011 by Joseph Stashko

Feburary saw an upturn in content on Blog Preston due to an influx of new writers as well as several significant announcements. We started the month of with Glover’s Court being wrongly named as the most crime-ridden street in England, after the new Police.uk government database incorrectly listed crimes happening all over the town centre as having happened on a single road. Hopefully the foul [...]

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Why we have a new Twitter account

28th, February 2011 by Joseph Stashko

Recently we’ve had a flurry of live coverage on Blog Preston. Increased coverage of Preston North End matches and the council budget has meant that lately our Twitter account has gone into overdrive at weekends and on matchdays. We’ve had a really great response so far with lots of our followers letting us know their thoughts on games at Deepdale. Live coverage is really good [...]

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Infamous Preston artist strikes bronze with latest sculpture

26th, February 2011 by Jonathan Gilbert

Peter Hodgkinson, the Preston artist who created the city’s famous sculpture of Sir Tom Finney, had his latest piece of work unveiled today – in a pub. Forty-five-year-old Hodgkinson has immortalised another North West legend – artist LS Lowry – with a life-sized bronze statue that sits at the bar in Sam’s Chop House, the Manchester inn where Lowry used to drink. Hodgkinson, who lives [...]

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Valentine’s Day apart… for charity

11th, February 2011 by Melvin Rao

Valentine’s Day is an opportunity for lovers to make their partners feel extra special. Most people do this by showering their better halves with presents, flowers and intimate words, declaring why those people mean the world to them. But this year, a young couple from Preston will be doing the exact opposite – spending Valentine’s Day over 500 miles apart. Simon McNamee, 19, from Leyland, [...]

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LIVE: PNE vs Bristol City

5th, February 2011 by Andrew Smith

Follow all the action live as Preston North End take on Bristol City, in what is a must-win game for the Lilywhites. After a disappointing defeat on Tuesday night at Oakwell, Phil Brown’s men will be looking to get their first win under the new boss. New loanee Eddie Johnson could play a part, while key player Iain Hume’s participation is in doubt having complained [...]

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