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Review: The Bamber Bridge pub that Hobnails a cheese and onion pie

Ye Olde Hob Inn cheese and onion pie The first establishment in Blog Preston’s series of reviews of eateries offering outdoor dining is the landmark Ye Olde Hob Inn in Bamber Bridge. You can tell by the spelling […]

2 years ago
Review: The Preston city centre restaurant making foodie magic

263 salt aged lamb loin, Wye Valley asparagus, black garlic, basil emulsion, and anchovy relish As Preston city centre restaurant 263 has recently made it into the Michelin Guide, I decided that I would kill two old birds with one stone by taking my 76-year-old […]

2 years ago
Art intervention protest against new Preston sign’s ties to slavery and exploitation

The Preston sign with chains added for Tim's art intervention Pic: Tim Saunders A local artist has carried out an art intervention to protest against the new Preston sign’s ties to slavery and exploitation. The steel sign with rope woven through was unveiled […]

2 years ago
Review: The Plungington restaurant that beats the meat

RK Dining Pani Puri In the last of Blog Preston’s series on eateries for vegans, my daughter Ground Zero and I visited RK Dining in Plungington Road.  The premises are divided into two halves. […]

2 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Guest post: My experience of Ramadan as a young Muslim girl in Preston

Jomana Aref This is a guest post by Jomana Aref, a 17-year-old Muslim girl and former Preston resident who raises awareness on social, political and environmental aspects of our world. Ramadan is the […]

2 years ago
Review: The Fishergate Hill cafe that’s a winner winner chickpea dinner

Origin chocolate toffee cake There’s a unicorn on Fishergate Hill! Not the flashy type that poops rainbows, obviously. I mean unicorn in cool urban slang, which translates to ‘something so rare and perfect that […]

2 years ago
Butter pie, pea wet and snig fray – a gastronomic slice of Preston

Hot potato tram Pic: @harryfentonphotos Last month at a Pancake Day family gathering I set myself the challenge of figuring out how pancakes could -possibly – relate to a religious celebration, without using Google or asking […]

2 years ago
Opinion: Why Broughton Parish Council opposes new mosque plans

Design view of planned Broughton mosque This is a guest post by Broughton Parish Council in response to the approval of plans to build a mosque in North Preston. Broughton Parish Council (BPC) should and has […]

2 years ago
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