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Preston civil servants take industrial action on budget day
Preston Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union members walked out on strike today in defence of jobs and conditions in the public sector. Civil servants at the Job Centre, Tax Office and other administrative buildings such as the Unicentre, Guild Centre and court buildings withdrew their labour in protest about the governments refusal to negotiate over cuts to pay, pensions and terms and conditions. PCS [...]
67 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
An Audience with Apprentice Star Claire Young
As part of National Apprenticeship Week come and meet Claire Young Apprentice finalist 2008. The event is in conjunction with the North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce and will be held at the Preston College Theatre on 11 March from 7.30am to 9am At this business networking event find out how apprenticeships can benefit your business, hear from Claire Young, entrepreneur and star of [...]
79 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
New Training opportunities at Preston FM
Fancy learning to produce your own radio show? Preston FM, the community radio station for Preston and South Ribble are offering new training opportunities from February 2013 The session are free of charge and available to everyone living or working in Preston, South Ribble and the surrounding areas. Preston FM say no previous experience is necessary as full support will be available from Preston [...]
109 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
New advice centre opens to help young people into work
Preston College has opened a new advice centre in the city centre which aims to provide advice and guidance to young people who are not in employment, education or training. The ‘Young People’s Advice Centre’ is on Theatre Street near the post office, and will provide information on courses, training opportunities and careers for young people. It will be open five days a week for the [...]
579 days ago by Joseph Stashko Share
Yes2AV: ‘Canada is proof that the system is broken’
On Monday night, Canada went to the polls and gave us a perfect example of why the Canadian and British ‘first past the post’ (FPTP) voting system is broken, unfair and needs to be replaced. Only 39.6% of the vote went to the right wing Canadian Conservative Party while 59.5% of the vote went to centre-left parties. What was the result? An absolute majority for [...]
753 days ago by John Potter Share
Preston pubs struggling to survive as government policies hit hard
Susan Carr has seen a lot during her time as owner of The Variety pub on Adelphi Street. She has been the landlady for more than 11 years. But now, she and may other pub owners face a difficult time in the industry as setbacks force many watering holes to close. “It’s probably the worst it’s ever been. For most pubs it’s dire, absolutely dire,” [...]
783 days ago by Nicholas Clapp Share