Opinion

UCLan worth £250 million to North West economy

11th, October 2009 by

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) indirectly contributed £250 million to the North West’s economy according to new research.

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Preston Sea Cadets building repainted

11th, October 2009 by

Preston Sea Cadets won a national competition to have their headquarters on Strand Road repainted by Dulux.

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Typecast Awards give young people a voice

7th, October 2009 by

A new website has been setup to give young people in Preston, and Lancashire, a voice to dispel the media myths about drugs, bullying, suicide and lots of other cultural taboos.

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Review: Charlie Chuck @ New Continental

19th, September 2009 by

The New Continental’s first ‘Comedy Lounge’ was opened with a cracking comedy show featuring Charlie Chuck, Chris Roach, El Purnell and Pam Ford.

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Klint’s Flowers

17th, September 2009 by

Happy go lucky Klint Turner, 35, of Klint’s Flowers, Preston, sees good luck and opportunity as the key of his success in business.

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New comedy club launching in Preston city centre

15th, September 2009 by

The Frog & Bucket Comedy Club will be launching in October 2009 on the site of what was Coda and The Venue, near the Bus Station in Preston.

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Save our National Football Museum

10th, September 2009 by

The news that the National Football Museum, situated at Deepdale, is considering a move to pastures new is disappointing, but can be of little surprise to anyone. The facility has relied heavily on public subsidy since its launch in 2001, with the Northwest Development Agency, in particular, providing the necessary resource to keep the museum afloat.

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Museum of Lancashire

30th, March 2009 by

This is a guest post by Mel Webster. She is studying at the University of Central Lancashire and blogs at What do you do in Preston? If you’d like to write a guest post for Preston Blog see how you can get involved. The Museum of Lancashire is housed in the Grade II listed former Preston Quarter Sessions House building.

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Starsailor spring into Action Records

11th, March 2009 by

Music fans flocked to Preston’s Action Records last night to catch a glimpse of indie outfit, Starsailor.

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The Brit Awards 2009

20th, February 2009 by

Preston Blog’s music, film and entertainments correspondent, Kirsty Higginson, takes a look at what a lot of Prestonians were watching on Wednesday night – The Brit Awards. Wow, what a fantastic night the Brit Awards 2009 managed to pull off.

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UCLan carbon success hampered by lack of joined up transport thinking

10th, February 2009 by

This is a guest post from Martin Brown. He is a blogger on the built environment at isite and can be found on twitter @martinbrown. If you’d like to write a guest post for Preston Blog check out how you can get involved. A recent article in the Guardian focused on UCLan’s excellent performance in obtaining the Carbon Trust Standard – only one of six universities nationally to [...]

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Skateparks: Just Another Sports Facility

9th, February 2009 by

This is a guest post from Chris Skoyles, who dropped a line to Preston Blog after seeing our post about Ashton Park being the home to a new skate park. He is on twitter @cskoyles and blogs at Adventures in Musica. When the news was announced earlier this week of proposals to build a new skate facilities in Ashton Park, this writer was instantly reminded [...]

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Whittingham Asylum… forgotten?

5th, February 2009 by

This is a guest post David Perkins, he is a keen photographer, web designer and urban explorer. He blogs at Planetperki and you can follow him on twitter @perki. If you would like to write a guest post for Preston Blog check out how you can get involved.

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