Local photographers are captivated by The Ship Inn’s mural wall, the ever changing artwork is eye catching and inspirational. On a grey day in Preston the colours break up the monotony of the landscape, it’s a great surprise to discover a new piece of artwork there. I wanted to find out more, quizzed Chris Moot – one of the artists behind the wall and discovered he has a lot of exciting projects on the horizon. A fledging clothing label MakeMake to be launched next month and the Shakedown Project amongst others. Read on…
“New York’s angriest yodelling banjo player”, one Curtis Eller, will be dropping in on Preston’s Continental on Thursday 4th March as part of his brief UK tour. Curtis is a dynamic solo performer with a huge cult following who sings about, amongst many other things, pigeon racing, performing elephants and John Wilkes Booth.
The alpine ski mural inside Pizzaland? Queuing all the way around the corner of the Odeon cinema in town and wondering whether you were going to get in? To brighten up the gloomy weather I bring you a ray of nostalgia…
‘Not in My Name’, a nationally acclaimed play tackling extremism, racial equality and cohesion is coming to Preston this week.
Fancy a laugh this Saturday afternoon? Preston’s Frog and Bucket welcomes Comedy Sportz, a fast paced improv comedy show where two teams battle it out for the biggest laughs. read article »
A great deal of us long to be somewhere else, maybe on a tropical beach or possibly sitting in the shade of a harbour a cafe, hiding away from the Mediterranean sun whilst sipping a long cool drink, but these are luxuries that come very rarely and also at a cost. Fifteen or so years ago I found myself flying over the North West of England on my way to a Caribbean Island known as the Dominican Republic. It was a fourteen hour flight in miserable cramped conditions and to be perfectly frank, not worth it. Upon my return; and suffering from a major tummy bug, I vowed never to try it again and dedicate more of my time to exploring the countryside and the wildlife that surrounds Preston.
Random yet fun post! Thought I’d play town planner for the day & list what I’d like to see in Preston’s city centre…Here’s my personal Top 10…
1. A whacking great big kid’s play area, on the scale of Withy Grove Park Play area in Bamber Bridge, with a skate park, BMX ramps, fountains, picnic tables & cafe for families.
2. An independent cinema.
3. Cultural quarter with subsidised artist’s workshops, offices, an exhibition space and shop.
4. Tramlines, cycle routes & zero traffic.
Earlier this week short stuff spotted a line of red lanterns strung aloft Lancaster Road. ‘What are they mummy?’ he asked, ‘And what’s that?!’ he said pointing to a photo of a Chinese Lion Dancer.
A great deal of us long to be somewhere else, maybe on a tropical beach or possibly sitting in the shade of a harbour a cafe, hiding away from the Mediterranean sun whilst sipping a long cool drink, but these are luxuries that come very rarely and also at a cost. Fifteen or so years ago I found myself flying over the North West of England on my way to a Caribbean Island known as the Dominican Republic. It was a fourteen hour flight in miserable cramped conditions and to be perfectly frank, not worth it. Upon my return; and suffering from a major tummy bug, I vowed never to try it again and dedicate more of my time to exploring the countryside and the wildlife that surrounds Preston.
Random yet fun post! Thought I’d play town planner for the day & list what I’d like to see in Preston’s city centre…Here’s my personal Top 10…
1. A whacking great big kid’s play area, on the scale of Withy Grove Park Play area in Bamber Bridge, with a skate park, BMX ramps, fountains, picnic tables & cafe for families.
2. An independent cinema.
3. Cultural quarter with subsidised artist’s workshops, offices, an exhibition space and shop.
4. Tramlines, cycle routes & zero traffic.
Bumped into Sam and Dawn from Screaming Theatre today and beckoned them into the studios of Preston FM for a chat.
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Come with me down through town and beyond to sample some of the finest tea you have ever tasted! Tucked away at the bottom of Cannon Street is the Mystery Tea House, a sweet little cafe and tea shop serving every type of tea imaginable. As well as serving their delicious tasting brews the Mystery Tea House also serves food and caters for coffee lovers too…
Our local governments are urging us to shop local.
It seems, however, that as much as we know we should people still like to go in to the same convenient shops and buy the same bog standard things.
Preston City Council are welcoming the decision that Preston Bus Station will not be listed.
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