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A look inside Lancashire’s biggest recycling plant

3rd, February 2011 by

It’s a rubbish time of year for bin collections. Dead Christmas trees; cards and wrapping paper; broken toys and an unused exercise bike that reminds you of failed New Year’s resolutions past. January’s news is awash with garbage: councils and locals battle tides of waste that engulf our bins and our streets. But not everyone’s making a stink. The plant is home to a variety [...]

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Preston stops to remember Holocaust victims

2nd, February 2011 by

A Holocaust survivor visited Preston to speak out against hatred and prejudice, as the city paused to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. Mrs Thea Hurst described her memories of her escape to England and her father’s death in a concentration camp. The talk at the Harris Library was part of a series of events held to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. Mrs Hurst, who now lives in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, kept [...]

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MyPolice, connecting the public with the police

25th, January 2011 by

At Blog Preston, we try and bring you the best of local stories, content and information. Our aim is to serve the people of Preston by raising awareness of initiatives, campaigns and community groups as well as general goings on. Over the past fortnight, two new nationwide sites have sprung up, MyPolice and RightMovePlaces. The former is an online platform which allows the police and [...]

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Introducing: The Preston Social

17th, January 2011 by

The Preston Social is a forthcoming bi-monthly event in Preston, Lancashire, designed to bring together those interested in social and digital media from the local area to learn, teach and meet each other. Similar events have become well established in both Birmingham and Manchester, and we feel that there’s no reason why we can’t do the same for Preston. The city has a small but [...]

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Student Protests: What you had to say

9th, December 2010 by

We got a fair amount of opinions and reaction regarding the news of the student protests through Twitter. Here’s some of the best of them. @blogpreston @johnpotterld Lesson for students. Never trust a politician.less than a minute ago via webStephen TurnerStevil54 @blogpreston I’m guessing carl didn’t apologise for LAB bringing them in then tripling them then setting up and endorsing the Browne reportless than a [...]

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Student Protests in Town Centre

8th, December 2010 by

Students and local people protested in Preston city centre today to urge Liberal Democrat ministers to vote against a rise in tuition fees. Around 100 students from UCLan, representatives of the UNITE union and members of the public gathered together in the flag market. Speeches were made by Michael Palmer, President of UCLan’s Students’ Union, Ben Whitaker from the National Union of Students, and Cllr [...]

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Withy Trees pub given ‘dream’ refurbishment

8th, December 2010 by

The Withy Trees pub has been given a fresh lease of life thanks to a new ownership and refurbishment. Situated on Lytham Road, Fulwood, the pub had been in a downward spiral until the last landlord’s licence was revoked. Lisa Gosling, a local nurse in want of change, pitched her business plan for the failing pub. Without any experience in the industry Lisa felt she [...]

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Feature: Local food in Lancashire

6th, December 2010 by

Locally sourced food has become a hot topic in recent years. As people become more conscious about what they eat and how far it’s travelled to get to their table, the organic label and the notion of something being produced on an independent basis has begun to appeal more and more to the public. Inevitably London receives the bulk of coverage when it comes to [...]

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EDL & UAF Demonstrations – What the bloggers said

30th, November 2010 by

The demonstrations on Saturday provoked a lot of thought from many people. We saw reactions on Facebook, on Twitter and on people’s blogs. I’ve collected together some posts from people who had  a range of views on the demonstrations. Reni Eddo-Lodge said ‘an invisible, suffocating feeling of fear blanketed the streets. It was easy to feel intimidated by groups of white men with black scarves [...]

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Train users can rejoice with caution

30th, November 2010 by

Depending on your feelings for the railways, users of train services from Preston will become winners, and almost certainly losers. Behind the scenes a lot has been happening, especially over the last three weeks. The Department for Transport (DfT) have submitted proposals for a new timetable in 2012 for the new yet-to-be-tendered operator of the West Coast Main Line (WCML). Plans are in place for [...]

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Video: EDL and UAF Demonstrations

29th, November 2010 by

I’ve edited together the short clips of video that I got from Saturday’s demonstrations in the town centre. The quality isn’t broadcast-standard, but I still think it gives a good depiction of the day’s events. More posts from our EDL & UAF coverage: Extra police ensure peaceful protests take place EDL and UAF Demonstrations: Audio Slideshow of the day Bodyblow for Preston’s small businesses after [...]

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EDL and UAF Demonstrations: Audio Slideshow of the day

28th, November 2010 by

We had a lot of photographers documenting yesterday’s demonstrations in the town centre. Instead of just showing you the photos in a normal post I thought it’d be good to compliment the fantastic photography with some audio that I recorded yesterday. Below is an audio slideshow that should give you an accurate depiction of what the demonstrations were like. Tomorrow I’ll be posting some edited [...]

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Extra police ensure peaceful protests take place

27th, November 2010 by

A huge police operation ensured that two demonstrations in Preston city centre took place without major incident. A protest by the English Defence League (EDL) and a counter-demonstration from Unite Against Fascism (UAF) resulted in just 14 arrests taking place. Police said that the demonstrations were relatively incident free and that the majority of demonstrators had already left the area. “Although there were minor scuffles [...]

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