Christmas Shopping: Free car parking in Preston city centre during run-up to Christmas
An attempt to boost the city centre by offering free parking in the run up to Christmas has been announced by Preston City Council. The council will make the Bus Station car park and Market Halls car park free on Sundays and late night on week days. The Bus Station will also be free from 3pm on Saturday 17 November for the Christmas Lights Switch [...]
187 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Search continues for missing Fulwood pensioner John Rayton
Police and mountain rescue teams have issued an appeal for a pensioner to return home to Preston. 70-year-old John Rayton from Fulwood was last seen leaving his home on Sharoe Green Lane at 8.30am on Thursday 15 Noveber. Officers believe Mr Rayton may have used public transport to go walking in Gisburn going via Royal Preston Hospital to feed the ducks. Inspector Bilal Mulla from [...]
187 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Preston band tell folk about folk
Paving the way for a folk revival in Preston are Susie Jones and the Tender Footin’ Band. We caught up with them and recorded a special acoustic session. Folk is a very social tradition; songs have been passed down generations through clubs and festivals, increasing in popularity in times mass social change. Traditions are particularly strong in Lancashire. There was an Industrial Revolution folk boom, [...]
187 days ago by Steve Whiley Share
Harris Museum in Preston wins at the Lancashire Green Awards
Preston’s Harris Museum and Art Gallery came top in the Green Tourism category at the Lancashire Green Awards held tonght (15 November) Nicknamed the ‘Green Globes’ the Green Tourism awards were held at The Villa at Wrea Green, just outside Preston. At the glittering ceremony The Harris Museum was deservedly chosen from the list of the 2012 Lancashire Green Awards finalists. The Green Tourism award [...]
188 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
SPACE fundraiser night at The Variety: get your tickets now!
Save our Space campaign night 1 December 2012. As well as a charity bike ride where Louise Taylor and friends will be cycling the Guild Wheel in fancy dress on Sunday 18 November – for which Louise tells me about £1500 has already been raised so far between them all – on 1 December there will be a fantastic night of music at The Variety, Preston (across [...]
188 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Public Debate: Do we care about our Mental Health and the Mental Health of others?
Public Debate in Preston: Do we care about our Mental Health and the Mental Health of others? A free event with Speakers from Asylum Magazine. Let’s help each other and change our minds. Everyone welcome! Asylum magazine is a forum for free debate, open to anyone with an interest in psychiatry or mental health. They welcome contributions from service users or ex-users (or survivors), carers, [...]
188 days ago by Tony Worrall Share