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Take a walk in Tarleton
Tarleton is a prosperous village built around a huge agricultural community. There are a number of shops and cafes and pubs in the village and ample free parking. Begin the walk from the Church Road car park opposite Webster’s. Leave the car park and turn left. Pass Trek Outdoors and where the road bends sharp right carry straight on to Plox Brow. On reaching the [...]
964 days ago by Joseph Stashko Share
Preston girl-band hope for chart hit
Preston based girl band P5 are hoping to top the charts next month with the release of their debut single. The five who met on Preston College’s dance course, originally won auditions to be chosen for P5 from all of the students at the College’s music and performing arts campus at Moor Park.
966 days ago by Dominic Ellis SharePreston Cuts: Best of the Online Coverage
We covered the Comprehensive Spending review throughout the day in the form of a live blog, bringing in images, audio, video and content from our audience, both in the form of user comments and reaction on Twitter. Here’s a collection of the best of the day’s content. Twitter We live tweeted the entire Chancellor’s speech so that those who couldn’t be near a TV could [...]
972 days ago by Joseph Stashko ShareA map of the UK, people employed in the public sector
I’ve made a map using data from the Guardian Datastore, which looks at the percentage of each local authority that’s employed by the public sector. Preston features pretty high, coming in at 35%. You can scroll through all the other local authorities by hovering over the map with your mouse.
973 days ago by Joseph Stashko Share
Video: Cuts protest at the Flag Market
Protesters in the town centre
973 days ago by Joseph Stashko ShareComprehensive Spending Review speech in a word cloud
Here’s a word cloud of all the words in Chancellor George Osborne’s speech. Not really much else to say here…
973 days ago by Danny Lee Share