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Lancashire Market given overwhelming thumbs up from Friargate firmsFriargate firms have backed the return of the Lancashire Market to its streets. Preston Business Improvement District said it had surveyed businesses along the street and 95 per cent of […]
9 years ago Dolly Dazzler Presents to host vintage family fun day, RevivalMarket traders and artisan stalls will decorate Preston’s Flag Market this weekend for a family day out, under the name Revival. Dolly Dazzler Presents will be hosting the day which […]
9 years ago Performances of experimental sound art comes to New ContinentalOther Worlds Festival is bringing a night of experimental music and sound art to the New Continental on Friday August 7. Must Die Records have teamed up with They Eat […]
9 years ago Meal made from waste held to stamp out food povertyPreston’s first Disco Soup is coming to Avenham Park. The festival is hosted by Lancashire and Region Dietary Education Resource and includes a chef-cooked meal to promote a fight against food […]
9 years ago Advertisement Advertisement New Urban Food Lounge comes to FriargateA new cafe, hosting an urban and rustic look, has opened on Friargate. Urban Food Lounge is an independent, family-run business with a different eye for healthy food. The salad […]
9 years ago Duk Pond owner gets closest to setting new parched pea eating world recordA Preston city centre restaurant owner came closest to breaking a parched pea eating world record at the weekend. Andrea Mellon, who runs Duk Pond in Cross Street, was the […]
9 years ago In pictures: Preston Flag Market entertainment during the weekendFun and games has been the order of the day in the Flag Market throughout the weekend. The damp weather didn’t stop Prestonians having fun with giant games and puzzles. […]
9 years ago Prestonians fail to reclaim parched pea eating world recordWe tried, and we failed. The parched pea eating record, once held by Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff, is not returning to Preston. Many consider Preston the home of the parched pea […]
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