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Beer festival returns to the Continental for the 8th time
8th, May 2012 by Ed WalkerOne of Preston’s biggest beer festivals returns to a city pub and arts venue next week. The Continental’s 8th beer festival will take place by the banks of the River Ribble and feature over 100 ales, ciders, perrys and premium European beers. The pub, on South Meadow Lane, has pedigree as an ale venue after winning the local CAMRA groups pub of the year award [...]
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Preston Guild – A view from the other side of Lancashire
14th, October 2011 by Catherine MugonyiThursday was the first day of the Arts Development UK conference at Blackpool Winter Gardens. The programme included a number of study tours to arts, cultural and heritage venues in Blackpool and Preston. Being Blackpool based, it made sense to go and see what our neighbours were up to at the other end of the M55. So following a visit to the Harris Museum and Art [...]
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Preston Arts Festival launches today (Photos)
2nd, October 2011 by Joseph StashkoPreston Arts Festival launched today and will run until October 16. Showcasing art in various venues around Preston. You can take a look at a slideshow of photos from the launch today and check out the full event listings for the next fortnight here.
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6th Preston Social announced, sign up for free
19th, September 2011 by Joseph StashkoNext Tuesday sees the return of the Preston Social, the event based around discussing social media at the New Continental pub. With the news that a father in Northern Ireland is suing Facebook over suggestive photos of his 12 year old girl posted on the site, the question of whose responsibility it is to ensure that children and young people are safe online is getting more heated. [...]
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Theatre Review: All Because Of Molly, New Continental
16th, September 2011 by Tarquin ScottThe infrastructure investments the Continental have made this year in lighting, seating and curtaining have greatly improved its amenity for theatrical performers and audiences alike. This has allowed the venue to present with confidence an autumn season of five (but there may be more) plays from September through to December from a variety of regionally based theatre groups. First in the series is All Because [...]
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5th Preston Social this Tuesday, discussing the value of networking
26th, August 2011 by Joseph StashkoThe fifth Preston Social is due to take place at the Continental pub this Tuesday, with the title “Does Networking Really Work?”. We’re in age of social network proliferation. With Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook and Google+ we’re able to discover, meet, collaborate and acquire business and success through online platforms. What then, does this mean for good old, traditional face-to-face networking? Has social media devalued meet-ups? [...]
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SYNC filmmaking event this evening
21st, June 2011 by Joseph StashkoThe latest SYNC event for filmmakers at the Continental will take place this evening, for an 8:30 start. Rob Birchall will show a selection of his animation work, from clips he’s done for films to commercial companies, along with book series Get Ahead Fred, to the work he did in the Scan & Paint department for Oscar nominated The Illusionist. He’ll talk about his creative [...]
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FSA reveals Preston’s most unhygienic eateries (Mapped)
3rd, June 2011 by Joseph StashkoA new scheme by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published all hygiene ratings for businesses that deal in food as assessed by local councils. Businesses are assessed using a five star rating system – 0 stars indicate ‘urgent improvement necessary’ while 5 stars indicate ‘very good’. The worst businesses in Preston who scored 0 stars were Curry Cottage, Drumstix, Pak Sweet Centre & Takeaway, [...]
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3rd Preston Social – A summary
2nd, June 2011 by Joseph StashkoLast Tuesday the Preston Social returned to the New Continental for the monthly discussion based around social media. This time around, the topic was based around transparency and how we present ourselves online – taking in the concepts of online openness, reputation management and making information publicly available. Leading the conversation were journalist Daniel Bentley, lecturer in online reputation Tom Stables and John Walker, who [...]
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Un-Convention comes to Preston to champion independent music
26th, May 2011 by Joseph StashkoAvenham Park and the New Continental will pay host to the 22nd Un-Convention – a series of music events and conferences aimed at grass roots artists, writers, labels and entrepreneurs. Taking place on June 17, the main day’s activities will be based around panel discussions and workshops while the Continental will host a series of live acts in the evening. Jeff Thompson, the organiser of [...]
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Continental’s 6th Beer Festival this week
10th, May 2011 by Joseph StashkoDrinkers at The Continental’s 6th Beer Festival will be treated to a host of live music acts on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th May, in a outdoor marquee in the beer garden – along with over 100 beers from the UK’s breweries and around the world, food stalls and more. Alt-folk act Dan Haywood’s New Hawks are the event’s overall headliners, taking the stage after [...]
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Video: Your Name Here Theatre Showcase
13th, April 2011 by Joseph StashkoLast night the Continental paid host to Thunder Road Theatre‘s ‘Your Name Here’, a showcase of theatre in the north west. The diverse range of acts competed for audience votes in a series of five minute shorts, ranging from monologues to two-handers and physical theatre to comedy. The eventual winner was Laura Lindsey, with her hilarious monologue on trying to lose weight winning over the [...]
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Review: Bunny and the Bull at the New Continental
7th, April 2011 by James ButlinAhead of The Continental’s screening of The Mighty Boosh tour documentary Journey of the Childmen this Saturday, they screened regular Mighty Boosh director Paul King’s debut feature film The Bunny and The Bull. Three pounds in, a free bowl of popcorn and the debut feature of a director oozing potential, no one can say fairer than that. The film itself is a treat for any [...]
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