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St George’s Shopping Centre to introduce ‘quiet hour’ during weekdaysSt George’s Shopping Centre is to introduce a “quiet hour” once a day. It has been announced that there will be a one hour slot between 10am and 11am where […]
3 weeks ago Egg hunt to celebrate 20 years of Preston being a Fairtrade CityAn egg hunt is taking place to celebrate 20 years of Preston being a Fairtrade City. 15 knitted Easter eggs have been placed at different city centre businesses – all […]
3 weeks ago Eggciting things to do in and around Preston for Easter 2024With the blossom coming out across Preston, it can mean only one thing yolks – Easter is just around the corner. There’s plenty of eggciting activities going on across the […]
4 weeks ago Special gin launched for Preston Caribbean Carnival’s 50th anniversary celebrationsA limited edition gin has been born to celebrate Preston Caribbean Carnival’s 50th anniversary. The Carnival committee worked on the gin with Wild Fox Distillery, based in Inglewhite, who offer […]
4 weeks ago Advertisement Advertisement A gruelling 27 hours as Bill Hodgson flips giant tyre 10,000 timesA man from Kirkham has flipped a 226kg tyre 10,000 times on Preston’s Flag Market. It was all to raise money for Jordan Jones, 26, from Kirkham who has a […]
4 weeks ago National Football Museum brings new Pride of the Pitch exhibition to Lancashire Archives in PrestonA brand new exhibition by the National Football Museum is launching in Preston. Pride of the Pitch chronicles Preston’s footballing icons from the Invincibles team of the 1880s to Dick, […]
4 weeks ago Preston Caribbean club Jalgos holding open day this weekend as fears grow over futureJalgos Sports and Social Club is holding on open day and night this weekend. The free event kicks off at 2pm tomorrow (Saturday 23 March) with a series of family-friendly […]
4 weeks ago Working a lunchtime shift with Preston’s famous Spud BrothersWe 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 […]
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