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Video: Festive theme to latest release from Preston Motion Picture Project

18th, December 2011 by

The latest installment of the Preston Motion Picture project hit small screens this weekend. Titled ‘Christmas in Preston’ the short clip shows the Christmas Market in action with reindeer, an owl and special Christmas cup cakes. Watch the festive themed clip below The series of short films are promoting the upcoming project which seeks to celebrate the city through the medium of film. Matt Stanton, [...]

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Video: Preston’s public sector workers strike over pensions

1st, December 2011 by

Yesterday saw over 1,000 public sector workers from Preston and the surrounding area take part in the national walkout over public sector pensions. Workers from Unison, Unite, PCS and many other unions initially assembled in Avenham Park and marched to the Flag Market. Below I’ve put together some video footage of the protesters moving from Avenham Park up the high street, as well as some [...]

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Interactive Newsprint technology brings normal paper to life

22nd, November 2011 by

A university research project has publicly tested a new form of technology that they’re calling “interactive newsprint”. Academic partners from UCLan, Dundee and Surrey delivered a workshop last Saturday with volunteers and members of the community journalism team at Prescap. Interactive paper is responsive to human touch – the images or text printed on it can change, or play a sound once a certain area [...]

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Local students raise awareness of Samaritans

21st, November 2011 by

Five UCLan students have been raising awareness about the local Samaritans by offering free hugs to anyone around the university campus. As part of their public relations course, the students are working with the charity to help them raise awareness of the organisation that offers confidential, emotional support to anyone in despair. Petra Opelova, the online coordinator of the campaign, said; “The Samaritans are a [...]

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Video: Christmas Lights Switch On with Beverley Knight, X Factor’s Jonjo Kerr

20th, November 2011 by

Thousands of people turned out last night for Preston’s Christmas Lights Switch On at the Flag Market. Celebrities in attendance were Beverley Knight, X Factor’s Jonjo Kerr and Coronation Street’s Helen Flanagan and Ryan Thomas. The huge crowd (the LEP say 11,000) lined the streets from the Flag Market and across to Fishergate and Friargate. The crowd were entertained by a variety of musical acts [...]

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Video: Remembrance Sunday service

15th, November 2011 by

Preston and Lancashire residents gathered together on Sunday for a Remembrance Day service on the Flag Market. A diverse crowd including veterans, cadets and current serving members of the armed forces assembled for a procession and ceremony in the town centre to commemorate those who lost their lives fighting in the British army, navy and air force. The event followed Friday’s event for Armistice Day where around [...]

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Slideshow: Preston honours war dead on Remembrance Sunday

13th, November 2011 by

The people of Preston and Lancashire gathered together this morning for a Remembrance Day service on the Flag Market. Veterans, cadets and current serving members of the armed forces assembled for a procession and ceremony in the town centre to commemorate those who lost their lives fighting in the British army, navy and air force. The event followed Friday’s event for Armistice Day where around [...]

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Video: Preston town centre falls silent to honour soldiers

11th, November 2011 by

This morning saw people gather at the cenotaph on the Flag Market to mark Armistice Day. At the traditional 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the town centre fell silent to pay its respects to the soldiers of the past. I’ve captured a few minutes of video of the moving ceremony, and don’t forget that there’ll be a procession in the [...]

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X Factor’s Frankie Cocozza comes to Preston…residents less than impressed

11th, November 2011 by

X Factor’s Frankie Cocozza is making an appearance in Preston at 53 Degrees’ Vodka Nationwide event this coming Thursday. Cocozza, 18, last week confessed to the Sun that he spent six nights taking cocaine which led to him being ejected from the show after breaking a so-called “golden rule”. Pluto, the University of Central Lancashire’s student newspaper have written a piece on it already, with [...]

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Preston Motion Picture Project release new trailer

10th, November 2011 by

Preston Motion Picture Project today released their next trailer, entitled “Rhapsody in Preston”. It features a black and white jaunt through Preston taking in the fireworks, the flag market, Avenham Park and other well known sights around Preston. We first wrote about the project back in October, it was set up independently by Matt Stanton, and his idea is to create a feature film that [...]

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