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Preston Photos Digest

4th, November 2010 by

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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The Ribble estuary in October - A Great White Heron, three Shelducks, and further afield flocks of ducks.

The Birds on the Ribble Estuary

30th, October 2010 by

October is the month the Ribble estuary harbours influxes of migratory birds. This article examines Shelducks and Swans who inhabit river estuaries across the country alongside a huge variety of avians. Read on to discover why the Ribble’s estuary and nature reserve is a great place worth visiting all year round.

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Camper van fire in Preston City Centre

27th, October 2010 by

Emergency services were called this afternoon to tackle a camper van on fire on Corporation Street. Police officers closed roads around the scene causing some localised traffic problems. Lancashire Police did say the vehicle on fire was a yellow Volkswagen camper van.

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Huge job losses expected in Lancashire Police

22nd, October 2010 by

ALL community support officers have been told that their jobs could disappear as soon as March 2011. Lancashire Police currently employs 409 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs), and every one of them have been told they could find themselves jobless.

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Preston Photos Digest

17th, October 2010 by

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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Fightback gives AFC Fylde victory

10th, October 2010 by

A battling display from AFC Fylde saw the club twice come from behind to earn a superb victory against Trafford.

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Student lock in sweeps the students of Preston

9th, October 2010 by

Oh my god! It’s that time of year again, Student Lock Ins are back and better than ever with more exclusive discounts and freebies than ever before. There was no mistaking the first student lock in event of the year, as a swarming buzz of excitement and chatter came from the bright neon lights of Topshop, livening up the quiet streets of Preston, after hours.

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Preston Photos Digest

7th, October 2010 by

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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Blog Preston – The best of September

4th, October 2010 by

We’ve had a surge of new contributors this month on Blog Preston, which we’re hoping will continue into the months ahead to give you the best content that Preston has to offer. I’ve pulled together the top five articles from September  in case you missed any.

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Photos from New Meadow Street Labour Club

1st, October 2010 by

When scouting the Preston blogosphere for assorted web links to go in our weekly roundup, I came across an entry on Garry Cook’s Long Lens blog. Garry describes himself as a photographer who specialises in “capturing people’s lives”, and has over 20 years of experience in photography. In this post he’s made a musical slideshow of his photographs from the anniversary of the New Meadow [...]

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Preston photos digest

1st, October 2010 by

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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Let’s make a Sound Map of Preston! #uksm

27th, September 2010 by

Preston is a diverse city. Culturally, geographically and demographically. A city filled with many different sights, smells and pertinently, sounds. The British Library have recently created the UK Sound Map. It’s an effort to create the first ‘nationwide soundmap’. You can take a look at it by clicking on the image below: As you can see, Preston is looking quite bare, so this is a [...]

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Examining Preston’s Fossilised Past

2nd, September 2010 by

It’s difficult even with help of study and older relatives to imagine the days when Britain was a leader in domestic manufacturing. Factories, mines, and shipping have largely been superseded by gleaming office blocks, shopping centres and colourful high streets. Massive outsourcing of labour, coinciding with a rapid period of decolonisation introduced commerce to the fact that both labour and resources were plentiful abroad; and both [...]

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