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The Flag Market is within the centre of Preston, the central square it is faced onto by the Harris Museum and Art Gallery amongst other buildings

Working a lunchtime shift with Preston’s famous Spud Brothers

Charlotte Jones serving customers on the Hot Potato Tram. Pic: Emilie Mwanza/Blog Preston We visited the TikTok viral Spudbros on Preston’s Flag Market, home to the famous jacket potatoes, boiled new potatoes and parched peas, and became Spudgirls for the day. We were […]

18 hours ago
Kirkham man to flip 226kg tyre 10,000 times on Preston’s Flag Market

Bill Hodgson (left) with Spud Brother, Jacob Nelson and the 226kg tyre. Pic: BP A man from Kirkham is flipping a 226kg tyre 10,000 times on Preston’s Flag Market, in collaboration with The Spud Brothers, to raise funds for vital treatment. Bill Hodgson, who […]

2 weeks ago
Preston Makers Market returns for March featuring over 70 local businesses

Secret Industries stall Pic: Preston Makers Market / Facebook The Flag Market will once again be full of local creatives when the Preston Makers Market returns on Saturday 9 March. The market is all about Lancashire talent, with over […]

2 weeks ago
In pictures: Preston hosts Lancashire’s biggest Palestine demo as 8,000 call for ceasefire

Lancashire Marches For Palestine rally at the Flag Market Pic: Blog Preston Preston has hosted Lancashire’s biggest Palestine demonstration. 8,000 protestors from across the county took to the city’s streets on Sunday (3 March) to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. […]

2 weeks ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston for Palestine ceasefire march to go from Moor Park to Flag Market

A march is taking place in Preston to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and voice their support for Palestine. Thousands of protestors across Lancashire are planning to take […]

3 weeks ago
Local talent to take centre stage at The Preston Weekender

Evil Blizzard Organisers of The Preston Weekender have pledged their commitment to profiling local talent alongside established performers. The event, organised by Preston Business Improvement District (BID) in partnership with city centre […]

4 weeks ago
15 Preston events for your 2024 calendar

Preston Caribbean Carnival procession 2023 Pic: Mark McLoughlin Preston hosts a number of well-loved events every year – be sure not to miss out in 2024 by getting some of the biggest on your calendar nice and early. […]

1 month ago
Man gets appointment after liver screening on Preston Flag Market

The 'Love Your Liver' van on Preston's Flag Market. Pic: Paul Ridyard A man from Preston got his liver screened at the Flag Market last month after three hospital cancellations and an incorrect referral. Paul Ridyard, of Plungington, had an abdomen ultrasound […]

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