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How to apply to perform at Preston’s Lancashire Encounter festival

Miss Baines performing at last year's Lancashire Encounter Pic: Tony Worrall Artists from Preston and Lancashire are being offered the chance to create a show for a major arts festival in the city. Lancashire Encounter returns in late September to the […]

8 years ago
Russell Watson cancels Preston show due to illness

Russell Watson is too ill to perform Tenor Russell Watson has been forced to cancel a show at Preston’s Charter Theatre due to illness. His management has released a statement saying the show will be rescheduled for […]

8 years ago
Preston Sikhs Nagar Kirtan to see road closures throughout city

Preston's Sikh community on the Flag Market in 2014 Pic: Billy Matthews Preston’s Sikh community will bring a splash of orange to the streets of the city with their annual parade. The Nagar Kirtan sees the Sikh’s holy scripture carried on a […]

8 years ago
Talk Nerdy To Me returning to Harris Museum

There's a horror theme for this year's Talk Nerdy To Me Prestonians are being invited to get their geek on for a convention into nerdiness. Talk Nerdy To Me returns to the Harris Museum and library in Preston city centre. More […]

8 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement How woolly body parts are being stitched together in Preston

Enid Bosworth, Pat Morris and Olive Appleby with their handiwork The sound of knitting needles is echoing through a city shopping centre twice a week thanks to a new university initiative. Volunteers are using wool to bring science to life […]

8 years ago
Preston Armed Forces Day concert to see Kevin Simm, Matt Cardle and Jai McDowall perform

Matt Cardle, Kevin Simm and Jai McDowell Reality show singing stars are to headline a free concert for Armed Forces Day in Preston. Kevin Simm, who was victorious in this year’s The Voice, X Factor winner Matt […]

8 years ago
Smiles Better Awards: Which is your favourite Preston city centre business?

DJ Ben Fuller from the Warehouse wins Entertainer of the year Prestonians are being asked to vote for their ‘high street heroes’ as an annual awards returns. Nearly 100,000 votes were cast in last year’s It Smiles Better awards – celebrating […]

8 years ago
A summer of the arts for families on Preston Flag Market?

The Flag Market is expected to see a riot of art and performance throughout the summer Pics: Tony Worrall Preston’s Flag Market is to become a showcase for artists from the city and beyond. An open invite to the artistic community has been launched by Preston City Council. Up […]

8 years ago
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