Paint to fly as Preston to celebrate Holi festival

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Latest news and information about the University of Central Lancashire, known as UCLan. The university has its main campus in Preston and is one of the largest university’s in the UK based on student numbers.

Last year’s Holi festival event Paint is going to fly on Sunday to celebrate India’s festival of colours. Holi – the Hindu spring festival – is being marked with an […]

7 years ago The Russian Beatles rock Preston

Performing some of The Beatles’ biggest hits East met West as a Fab Four tribute act rocked the University of Central Lancashire. Known as The Russian Batles the Balalaikas played […]

7 years ago Preston filmmakers sweep the board at film awards

From left to right clockwise: Comedy and Entertainment winners Jake River Parker, Yousef Thami, Liberty Shaw and Heather Davenport receiving their award from BBC news presenter Roger Johnson, Ashley Collier […]

7 years ago Preston man helps discover exoplanet that could contain alien life

Dr Daniel Holdsworth worked on the NASA project A Preston researcher has helped discover seven Earth-sized planets around a single star. Dr Daniel Holdsworth is one of the scientists involved […]

7 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Lamb and Packet pub has been sold

The Lamb and Packet no longer has a sign Pic: Tony Worrall A Preston drinking institution has been sold to the university. Brewery Thwaites have revealed the Lamb and Packet […]

7 years ago Ground broken as UCLan’s new social spaces due to be finished by Autumn

Michael Conlon (chairman of Conlon), Michael Ahern (COO UCLan), Sana Iqbal (SU President), Mike Thomas (VC UCLan), David Taylor (Chairman of the board UCLan) and Dave Smith (Director of Capital […]

7 years ago Luxury student flats Innovation House given the go ahead

A view of the Innovation House development This is how a new 200-bedroom block of student flats is to look on Moor Lane. Planning approval has been given for the […]

7 years ago New artificial pitch put in at Preston’s sports arena

Mark Menzies MP cutting the ribbon to officially open the 3G pitch watched by student footballers, USA Duty Manager Neil Cottam, UCLan Business Services Manager Andy Coverdale and Joel Arber, […]

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