Preston in the Picture: Westleigh House
1st, April 2012 by Paul MellingWhen this house was built in 1864, Preston was an entirely different type of town. Cotton was the major employer and the mill owners prospered. This great example of a nineteenth century house stands on Lea Road and is now a modern conference centre. The house was built by John Leigh. John and Adam Leigh owned the Brookhouse Cotton Mill on Old Lancaster Lane in [...]
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UCLan chief wants to see closer links between university and local community
31st, March 2012 by Ed WalkerA senior staff member at the Preston-based University of Central Lancashire has called for closer links with the local community. Pro vice-chancellor for engagement, Margaret Bruce, has posted for The Guardian’s Higher Education network saying UCLan wants to work with local businesses more. In her blog post she explains how she regularly meets with local big employers to see how the university can do better, [...]
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Adopt a Preston pet: Sammy
31st, March 2012 by Ed WalkerSome of you might be familiar with the Pet of the Week feature we used to run on Blog Preston, in light of the recent financial troubles at the RSPCA we’ve decided to change Pet of the Week to a far more worthy feature. Every week we’ll be feature an animal from the Preston RSPCA centre in Ribbleton who is up for re-homing. This will [...]
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Jacobite: The Preston Fight
30th, March 2012 by Lisa McManusIt kicked off proper on Church Street last night, just like the old days November 1715 to be precise, as Preston’s Uneasy Theatre and Cardinal Newman Dance Academy joined forces to recreate the last battle fought on English soil. Jacobite: The Preston Fight told the story of the battle on Church Street during the struggle to reinstate the Stuart Monarchs. First performed in the 1992 [...]
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Two arrested as cannabis plants worth over £30,000 found at Fulwood home
30th, March 2012 by Ed WalkerA raid on a home in Fulwood has discovered more than £30,000 worth of cannabis plants. Officers found the plants at a house on Religh Road on Tuesday afternoon and uncovered 40 mature cannabis plants. Police arrested a 30-year-old man from Fulwood on suspicion of cultivating cannabis and a 26-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of money laundering. The raid was part of Operation Broadley, [...]
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Preston chef Johnnie Mountain set for BBC appearance
29th, March 2012 by Ed WalkerAshton born chef Johnnie Mountain will be appearing on a BBC cooking show. Mountain, who now runs his own restaurant in London, The English Pig, will be on the North West heats of the Great British Menu. The former Hutton Grammar and Tulketh High School pupil once worked with Heston Blumenthal at the Fat Duck. He’ll be cooking up a treat the week beginning Monday [...]
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Photo Digest 29/03/12 – Steam engines and archive photos
29th, March 2012 by Joseph StashkoHere are this week’s offerings for the Preston Photo Digest, collecting the best photographs of Preston on a weekly basis. All of these images have been compiled from the Preston Flickr Group, but if you’ve got a photograph that you think deserves to be included, get in touch at joseph(@)blogpreston.co.uk. I’ll also be updating and including a map of Preston (you can see it at the bottom [...]
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Preston’s Victorian churches revealed in new book
29th, March 2012 by Ed WalkerTheir spires dominate the Preston skyline but how much do you know about the city’s churches? A new book celebrating a Victorian journalists visit to the chapels in Preston and the surrounding Lancashire countryside has been released. It takes the essays of Anthony Hewitson who in the early 1860s set out visiting every church in the city and writing an article on it for the [...]
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Deadline approaching for honorary Guild burgess nominations
28th, March 2012 by Ed WalkerThe deadline for nominating someone to join a very special group of Prestonians is fast approaching. Saturday 31st March is the last day you can enter someone to become a Guild Burgess – one of the highest honours someone in the city can receive and the first time members of the public have been eligibile to put people forward. Those nominated and chosen by Guild [...]
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Deadline to take part in Guild processions extended
28th, March 2012 by Ed WalkerThe deadline to enter yourself, your school, business or club into the Guild processions has been extended. Processions are at the heart of the Guild celebrations and organisers want to ensure as many people as possible get the chance to take part. The main procession has had its deadline extended to Monday 2nd April. Organisers say over 250 businesses, schools, community and church groups have [...]
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Preston Past: An Area Known As Bamber’s Yard (Final Part)
28th, March 2012 by Paul D. SwarbrickThe second and final installment from last week’s article involves the remainder of the Bamber’s Yard area. Immediately below is an aerial image showing the complete area including the remaining part for the conclusion of our journey into the past of the Bamber’s Yard labyrinth. It is most probable that Prestonians of a certain age, at some time, will have walked along George’s Road down to Chapel Walks and Lune Street or vice versa. [...]
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BIBA Awards aiming to find the best in Preston business
27th, March 2012 by Ed WalkerBusinesses across Preston are set to battle it out with other firms across Lancashire in the annual BIBA awards. The Be Inspired Business Awards 2012 are organised by the North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce and it gives businesses a great chance to raise their profile. Last year’s glitzy event saw Danbro accountants pick up the business of the year award, Kirsty Henshaw of [...]
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Red Rats to wear Preston’s coat of arms on badge
27th, March 2012 by Ed WalkerThe Preston coat of arms will adorn the badge of the city’s Red Rat troops. A new design of the Force Support Squadron was presented to the Mayor of Preston last week. The Red Rats are part of the 2 Medical Regiment which is affiliated to the German-based 7th Armoured Bridge. This links The Rats to Montgomery’s famous fighting force the Desert Rats, and the [...]
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