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Preston university building gets £1.9m revamp
6th, May 2012 by Ed WalkerWork has started to makeover one of the main university buildings in Preston. Foster Building, at the University of Central Lancashire, which borders Corporation Street and Marsh Lane, is getting a £1.9m revamp. The refurb, being undertaken by Bamber Bridge based firm Conlon Construction, will see a new reception hall, three new lecture theatres and an updated medical centre for the city’s student population. Construction [...]
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Free running event Park Run confirmed for Avenham Park opener
4th, May 2012 by Ed WalkerA popular free running event will be coming to Preston next weekend. Park Run, an international running group, organises free to run events has been given the go ahead by Preston City Council. The first run will take place at 9am on Saturday 12th March in Avenham Park and continue weekly after that. Blog Preston reported on the plan to start Park Runs in February [...]
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Election 2012: Mapped: Preston City Council election results
4th, May 2012 by Ed WalkerLabour increased their majority slightly to maintain control of Preston City Council in last night’s election. The Conservatives lost two seats and the Liberal Democrats one as the status quo prevailed largely across the board in the wards up for election. Two independent councillors were elected, Terry Cartwright representing Deepdale and Michael Lavalette for the Town Centre both returning to the council chamber. View a [...]
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Election 2012: All the candidates for Preston City Council mapped
29th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerThe map below shows all the candidates standing for election for Preston City Council and the wards they are standing in. View Election 2012: Local election candidates standing for Preston City Council in a larger map The colours on the map relate to the 2011 local election result for that ward, and the party currently holding the ward. Click on a ward to see the [...]
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Police offer appeal after Preston jewellery store raid
27th, April 2012 by Ryan Owen GibsonA jewellery store in Preston was subject to a shocking daylight raid yesterday afternoon. Police are now appealing for information after two men, who were not thought to be armed, walked into Sohum jewellery store on Meadow Street, Preston at around 3pm, tied up the owner and his family in the back room and left with thousands of pounds worth of jewellery and cash from [...]
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Preston Health Mela returns to Guild Hall
17th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerA free event to help people understand the healthcare options available in the city takes place this weekend. The Guild Hall will be filled with stalls alongside dance, music and entertainment for all ages on Saturday 21st April from 10am to 4pm. This year – the 11th the Health Mela has taken place – will include a health eating workshop for children aged 7 and [...]
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Three Preston offies fined for selling booze to children
16th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerThree Preston stores have been fined by police for selling alcohol to children. An Ashton store was found to have sold booze on two occasions to a 15 and 16-year-old. Another two stores, one in Ribbleton and another in Goosnargh, were caught once selling alcohol to a minor. All the stores face a fixed penalty notice of £80 and police are currently in discussions about [...]
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Fulwood cricket club to host beer festival
16th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerThe first beer festival at a Preston cricket club takes place later this month. The Fulwood & Broughton Cricket Club hosts its festival celebrating all things ale and cider from Friday 27th April to Sunday 29th April. Ales from the Bowland Brewery, Dent Brewery and Phoenix Brewery will be on offer along with many other local producers. £5 ale vouchers will be avilable to buy [...]
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Preston businessman caught fly-tipping in Ashton
14th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerThis was the pile of rubbish left dumped on the corner of a street in Ashton by a Preston businessman with no regard for the safety of the local residents. The heap on an open grass area off Parker Street was discovered in October after Gary Heary, of Waterloo Road, Ashton, was captured on CCTV using his Ford Transit to discard the rubbish. Mr Heary, [...]
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Preston burglar jailed for over three years
13th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerA burglar who was caught rifling through the handbag of woman in her Bamber Bridge home has been jailed for more than three years. John Yates, 37, from Lea, pleaded guilty to burglary of a dwelling with intent to steal. The victim came downstairs to find Yates going through her belongings, she confronted him and he made off over the garden fence at the house [...]
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Friends of the Harris Museum Group celebrates 40 years
13th, April 2012 by Irene FlackThis week the Friends of the Harris Museum celebrated their 40th birthday with a little help from the Mayor of Preston, councillor Bobby Cartwright. As part of the Annual General Meeting of the group the Mayor came for a slice of cake and to hear what is planned at the museum over the coming months. Four new exhibitions will be opened from July including a [...]
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New figures reveal slim chance of stolen pets being recovered in Preston
13th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerThe chances of your stolen pet being recovered in Preston are slim according to figures released today. A Freedom of Information request shows police in the city have only been able to recover one goldfish and a female English bulldog in the last three years. Since January 2009 there have been 849 animals stolen in the city, including the theft of 800 young pheasant and [...]
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Mini moto rider from Ingol killed after lamppost crash
12th, April 2012 by Ed WalkerA man from Ingol has died after his mini moto crashed into a lamppost. Collin Mayor, 22, was riding along Pope Lane onto Miller Road when he collided with the kerb and a lamppost. He sustained multiple serious injuries and was rushed to Royal Preston Hospital, but died at around 9.30am yesterday. The incident occured around 1.20pm on Tuesday and police have launched an appeal [...]
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