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Tringe Coverage: Call for contributors

This week sees the return of the The Tringe, Preston’s Fringe Festival, full of comedy, music and theatre. Tringe is run and organised by volunteers, and the first Tringe took […]

14 years ago
Crime & Police Roundup 15/07/11 – Teen graffiti cleanup, ASBOs and two men jailed for robbery

A group of teenagers cleaned graffiti at Preston Marina after they admitted spraying paint on the swing-bridge. The six 15-year-old boys sprayed names and initials on the bridge on Maritime […]

14 years ago
Sing The Docks comes to Riversway

Sing The Docks takes place this weekend as part of the Riversway Festival. Organisers are looking for as many choirs and singing groups as possible to get involved. The event […]

14 years ago
New plans for mosque submitted as Islam dialogue series launched

Preston Muslim Forum launched its dialogue series “Unveiling Islam” at Christ Church, Preston on 7th July. The series coincides with new plans for a mosque being submitted for a site near […]

14 years ago
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A Harley Davidson-riding vicar, young carers, and Preston in the 80s (Video)

Just browsed some YouTube footage over the last day and found some interesting and amusing clips that have been posted about Preston. The first is this Harley Davidson-riding vicar, who […]

14 years ago
Victorian newspaper cutting on St Joseph’s Orphanage

The roof of the former orphanage on Mount Street in the city centre The history of the former St Joseph’s Orphanage has been a hot topic on Blog Preston for nearly two years since we conducted our first local history investigation into its […]

14 years ago
Rebekah Brooks pulls out of Fulwood visit amidst phone hacking allegations

Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks, who is at the centre of the phone hacking scandal has pulled out of attending a prize-giving ceremony at Fulwood Academy this […]

14 years ago
Ark Preston relaunches to champion independent music

The Ark Preston – a Preston-based monthly music magazine documenting unsigned and undiscovered music in Preston is launching its brand new website today. The Ark Preston dot com launches at […]

14 years ago
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