Updates
Vote for Blog Preston to win Co-Op funding
We’re dedicated on Blog Preston to covering what goes on in the city of Preston and it’s a natural fit that we want to help showcase the 2012 Preston Guild. The Co-Op are running a ‘Start a Revolution’ competition where community groups and charities can bid for up to £5,000 to do something which benefits the community. We’ve put in a bid to help us [...]
803 days ago by Ed Walker Share
A Big Announcement
In November of last year Blog Preston teamed up with several other media projects and charities in Preston to bid for the NESTA Neighbourhood Challenge. We put together a joint bid with Prescap & Preston FM, Bespoke Project at the University of Central Lancashire and CSV Preston to apply for funding. NESTA’s Neighbourhood Challenge is designed to support people who are trying to change their [...]
852 days ago by Joseph Stashko Share
Introducing the Blog Preston shop
Want to find all the stuff on Amazon about Preston in one place? As well as providing good local community news and views, we’ve launched our own shop. Unfortunately there’s no ‘Blog Preston’ t-shirts but there is a great range of Preston-related products. All you need to do is click on the shop tab on the top bar and it’ll show you a load of [...]
891 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Merry Christmas from Blog Preston
With snow still on the ground it’s that time of year again, Christmas. A chance to kick back and relax, sip a glass of mulled wine and catch up with friends and family. This is Blog Preston’s second Christmas, and we’d like to take a moment to thank all of our readers for their support in 2010. It’s been an exciting year for us and [...]
909 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Price promise for train passengers
Grand Central Railway have promised cheaper fares, spacious trains and better storage if its proposed direct rail link from Lancashire to London are approved. The open access operator submitted plans to run four return services between Blackpool and London stopping at various North West stations including Preston. It already runs identical regional services from Bradford and Sunderland straight to the capital. A cut-price fare policy [...]
913 days ago by Danny Lee Share
Student Protests: What you had to say
We got a fair amount of opinions and reaction regarding the news of the student protests through Twitter. Here’s some of the best of them. @blogpreston @johnpotterld Lesson for students. Never trust a politician.less than a minute ago via webStephen TurnerStevil54 @blogpreston I’m guessing carl didn’t apologise for LAB bringing them in then tripling them then setting up and endorsing the Browne reportless than a [...]
924 days ago by Joseph Stashko Share