Photos
Preston in the Picture: Autumn in the Park
For one reason or another it’s been a bit of a busy week and I wasn’t sure where this week’s Preston in the Picture shot was going to come from. In the end an opportunity presented itself last Sunday when I was in Avenham/Miller Park to take some family portraits. While I waited for the family to arrive I was scouting out a few potential [...]
188 days ago by Paul Melling Share
Preston in the Picture: Water Lane
It’s probably just me but until I took this photograph I had never realised that the junction here by the Wheatsheaf Pub is not Watery Lane as I had always thought but is in actual fact Water Lane. The street sign on the side of the pub clearly states Water Lane and that was enough to send me scurrying off to the PC to check [...]
196 days ago by Paul Melling Share
Capturing Preston’s natural beauty: Stunning photos in and around our city
We spotted a few photos appearing on Flickr from local photographer Ian Hex and we thought they deserved to be shared. Ian describes himself as an “office monkey” by day but once he’s free from behind his desk he’s off in and around Preston taking photos. Take a look below at some simply stunning shots of Preston and then check out his blog Light Sweep [...]
200 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Preston Now and Then prize draw: winners presentation
Pictured above from the left Councillor James Hull, Joseph Hall, the Preston Guild Mayor, Carl Crompton with the Mayoress, Bernie Blackburn and Amy Ankers Preston Guild Mayor, Carl Crompton presented winners of Bernie Blackburn’s Preston Now and Then prize draw with their chosen pictures. From an exhibition by Preston photographer Bernie Blackburn the Preston Now and Then photographic collection showed how areas of Preston have changed [...]
201 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Banging Firework Display at Penwortham, Preston
The annual firework display held on Pear Tree Park, Middleforth Green in Penwortham, Preston took place tonight on 5th November. Opened by Mayor of Penwortham, Councillor Melvyn Gardner the event was, as every year totally free but donations to the Mayors charities were (and still are) very welcome. In my opinion, the best free display in the North West. Plenty of other attractions on offer. [...]
201 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
In pictures: Bonfire and firework celebrations in Cottam
Here’s a few photos of the Cottam bonfire night and firework celebrations which took place on Saturday 3 November. Hundreds of local residents turned out to see the sky lit up above Cottam and a huge bonfire blazed for hours. Councillor Julie Buttle was one of those in attendance and she snapped these photos to warm you up on a chilly afternoon. You can view [...]
202 days ago by Ed Walker Share