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Ribby Hall Village: a winter wonderland

It’s not every morning breakfast is interrupted by a troupe of ducks waddling past your window, usually it’s the sound of a car alarm or a bus thundering past the house. But then we weren’t in central Preston when our feathered friends popped round; no we were taking a short break near Wrea Green. Yes, holidaying just nine miles from sunny Preston. It may seem [...]

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Some of the chainsaw-sculpted trees in Ashton Park, pic courtesy of Tony Worrall.

Preston’s parks celebrating National Tree Week

Ashton Park Rangers led a guided walk through the park in celebration of National Tree Week. Mike Ashmore and Steve Smith had originally planned to hold a community tree planting event. This would have run on from their participation in the BBC’s attempt to plant one million trees in an hour last year. Unfortunately the minus seven degree conditions put a stop to any planting. [...]

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Northern Area Forum: planning special

Preston City Council put on a planning extraordinaire on Thursday evening, as they invited local residents to put forward their views on a number of proposed planning sites. 98 sites were put forward to the council by landowners, developers and locals as potential sites for the council to use for development over the next 15 years, and the Northern Area Forum, held at St. Pius [...]

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The Mayor of Preston cuts the ribbon as he officially opens the new adiZone outdoor gym, at Ashton Park.

Moor Park to get gym upgrade

Moor Park is set to be given an adidas makeover, with the installation of Preston’s second adiZone outdoor gym. The plans were put to Preston City Council’s planning committee last Monday, and were approved, providing English Heritage had no objections.

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Preston Photos Digest

As part of one of our ongoing series here at Blog Preston, in which we showcase the very best photographs taken in Preston, here is this week’s offerings! All of these images have been compiled from Flickr, but if you’ve got a photograph that you think deserves to be showcased, get in touch at contactus@blogpreston.co.uk

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Preston Photos Digest

As part of one of our new series here at Blog Preston, in which we showcase the very best photographs taken in Preston, here is this week’s offerings! All of these images have been compiled from Flickr, but if you’ve got a photograph that you think deserves to be showcased, get in touch at contactus@blogpreston.co.uk

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