Reviews
Review: Peace at 53 Degrees
Peace, one of the most hotly tipped bands in the country arrived at 53 Degrees on Thursday night and proceeded to show a lively audience what all the fuss has been about. The Midlands Indie foursome recently released debut album ‘In Love” which the band mockingly describe as ‘the best album we’ve ever made’. It got a good airing on the night and many of [...]
34 days ago by Paul Melling Share
Cliff Astin At The Preston Historical Society
The recent meeting of the Preston Historical Society of Monday evening, 8th April 2013 was attended by guest speaker and local historian Cliff Astin, who gave a fascinating and concise presentation of ‘Whalley – Portrait of a Village’. The audience of members and guest visitors learned of the historically steeped history of the beautiful village of Whalley and its surrounding areas, and the significance of [...]
45 days ago by Paul D. Swarbrick Share
Review: Journey to the End of the World at Preston Bus Station
Last night I witnessed the end of the world at Preston bus station, and as you’d expect, it was epic! The threatened Preston landmark played host to a sold out evening of performance, prose and poetry that seemed to go down a storm with Preston’s culture vultures. The unique event was organised by Preston based arts group They Eat Culture and Lancashire Writing Hub who [...]
62 days ago by Bernie Blackburn Share
Restaurant review: EastZEast Punjabi cooking meets Preston
EastZEast is a very modern looking Punjabi restaurant and since it opened in 2009 it has become quite a popular meeting place in Preston. A very handy location right at the top of Church Street. So one Saturday night when I found my first choice for the evening fully booked I popped over. Even though I hadn’t made a reservation and the place looked very [...]
118 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Another Hewitson Diaries Monologue Success At The UCLan Media Factory
Actor John Hickey as Anthony Hewitson By popular demand, a further showing of the acclaimed Derek Martin adaptation of the Hewitson Diaries monologue was performed on the evening of Friday 18th January at the UCLan Media Centre, Preston. The debut performance was commemorated at the centenary of the death of Anthony Hewitson (1836-1912) on the 26th October 2012 The actor John Hickey, who played the [...]
121 days ago by Paul D. Swarbrick Share
Restaurant review: Pond Tapas worth a dip
I’ve visited Pond tapas restaurant in central Preston a few times since it re-opened and can say it is up there as one of my favourite place to eat locally. It really is a shining star on the culinary map of Preston. Pond, an off-shoot of Duk which was born in a deserted basement Preston in 2006, is an electric mix of tapas from chef [...]
136 days ago by Tony Worrall Share