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		<title>Betting shop opens while building society closes</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/01/betting-shop-opens-while-building-society-closes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Worrall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vacant properties and the apparent lack of investment on the streets of Preston has been the topic of discussion and highlighted recently by the debate on the future of Preston’s empty buildings We are about to see yet another empty premises when the Britannia building society on Lune Street in Preston shuts its doors for the last time. The Co-operative who own the Britannia chain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Guild Wheel by Clare Traynor</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2013/01/the-guild-wheel-by-clare-traynor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 12:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Worrall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Riding the Guild Wheel, by Clare Traynor Sometimes I say the most bizarre things, almost like my mouth and brain are completely unrelated. No connection between the two at all, so when I suggest the ridiculous it would be really helpful if those close to me remembered this fact, nodded appeasingly and just ignored me completely. Last weekend, motivated by the rare sight of a blue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>#ifyouknowpreston: Prestonians reveal their insights into city living on Twitter hashtag</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/12/ifyouknowpreston-prestonians-reveal-their-insights-into-city-living-on-twitter-hashtag/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/12/ifyouknowpreston-prestonians-reveal-their-insights-into-city-living-on-twitter-hashtag/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been watching as the insights, often hilarious, have been tweeted out by Prestonians about living in the city. The Twitter hashtag #ifyouknow[insertnameofhwereyoulive] has arrived in Preston and in the last 48-hours hundreds of Twitter users in the city have been revealing their favourite and most memorable things about where we live. We&#8217;ve put together our ten favourite tweets that we&#8217;ve seen which showcase perhaps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8216;New&#8217; New Continental In Preston?</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/10/the-new-new-continental-in-preston/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/10/the-new-new-continental-in-preston/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tony Worrall</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogpreston.co.uk/?p=17182</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is this the site for the New Continental in central Preston? A recent application from New Continental Properties Limited asked the council to grant a Club Premises Certicficate and licence to open from Monday to Sunday at 10:00 to 02:00 and late night refreshments from 23:00 to 02:30 at the old Co-op buildings on Ormskirk Road in Preston. The Sheraton Buildings on Ormskirk Road have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Street photographer captures the city streets ahead of the Guild</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/08/street-photographer-captures-the-city-streets-ahead-of-the-guild/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2012/08/street-photographer-captures-the-city-streets-ahead-of-the-guild/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ed Walker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benjamin green photography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preston street photography]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogpreston.co.uk/?p=16090</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Lancashire photographer has been out on the streets of Preston taking candid snapshots of city life before the Guild. Benjamin D Green snapped the photos during a walk around the city centre. It shows welcomes and goodbyes at the train station, shoppers on the hunt for a bargain and the colourful character above busting out a tune for Prestonians. You can view the full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opinion: Bus station debate shows how Preston has fallen behind</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/10/opinion-bus-station-debate-shows-how-preston-has-fallen-behind/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/10/opinion-bus-station-debate-shows-how-preston-has-fallen-behind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 08:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Ratcliffe</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogpreston.co.uk/?p=10652</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post by Steve Ratcliffe. You can find him on Twitter here, and he also blogs here.  To be clear I am neither Pro-Tithebarn nor Pro-Save Preston Bu Station, I am Pro-Preston, I have lived here all my life but have travelled extensively for over 10 years and I continue to do so across many major UK towns and cities. I have seen them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roads close for Preston’s heaviest load</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/03/roads-close-for-heaviest-load-on-prestons-roads/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/03/roads-close-for-heaviest-load-on-prestons-roads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stubbings</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogpreston.co.uk/?p=7789</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[THERE were just inches to spare as the heaviest load to ever be carried on Preston’s roads was delivered without a hitch. Crowds awoke early to see the first instalment of a new electrical transformer be delivered to the National Grid power station in Penwortham. The transformer, which weighs 276 tonnes, formed part of a 70 metre-long convoy which weighed more than 500 tonnes. Due [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Environment vs. jobs: Lancashire’s shale gas drilling investigated</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/02/environment-vs-jobs-lancashire%e2%80%99s-shale-gas-drilling-investigated/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/02/environment-vs-jobs-lancashire%e2%80%99s-shale-gas-drilling-investigated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 09:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Ryan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogpreston.co.uk/?p=7205</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just outside a leafy village, not far from Preston, the horizon is broken by a chunk of towering white plastic – a façade for one of Europe’s first shale gas drills. With the decline of natural gas reserves, shale has become big business across the Atlantic. It now accounts for nearly 15 per cent of the United States’ annual gas supply. The West Bowland shale [...]]]></description>
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		<title>University urging students to be greener</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/02/university-urging-students-to-be-greener/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/02/university-urging-students-to-be-greener/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melvin Rao</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Central Lancashire has launched a week long scheme encouraging students to be greener. But the people responsible for running the project are parading around campus in a fuel-guzzling red double decker bus which is used to promote their eco message. The bus is driven between its depot in Blackpool and the university every other day &#8211; adding up to more than 188 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vegan month: an eye-opening first week</title>
		<link>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/01/vegan-month-an-eye-opening-first-week/</link>
		<comments>http://blogpreston.co.uk/2011/01/vegan-month-an-eye-opening-first-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Morrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With only a week gone in my month of being a vegan, it’s too early to come to a verdict about its advantages and disadvantages. What I can say with some ease is that this week has opened my eyes with a sudden, sharp shock of the world of veganism. I spent the first week researching pro-vegan and anti-meat arguments, with the intention of looking [...]]]></description>
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