A full house for The Blackout film premiere screening at Preston’s Guild Hall

Preston City Centre

The city centre includes the administrative and main shopping areas of the city. The city’s law courts are found here, police station, town hall and of course Preston Bus Station. The electoral ward is known as Town Centre despite the change to city status.

The long awaited premiere screening of The Blackout film finally arrived on Thursday evening 12 November 2015. The independent film which was the brainchild of filmmaker Alan Livesey, has been […]

8 years ago 1715 Battle of Preston: A chronology of events during the Jacobite uprising – Part 10

NEWSFLASH: 13 November 1715 – Fishergate escape route blocked. Jacobites in Preston town centre surrounded by Government troops. 10.00am – Lieutenant-General Carpenter arrives from Clitheroe with 2,500 men to join Wills. Carpenter […]

8 years ago Preston weather warning: Heavy rain expected to batter city during Christmas lights switch on

Preston’s Christmas lights switch on is set to coincide with a strong and westerly flow according to weather forecasters. In true Preston tradition the first Fishergate switch on will see […]

8 years ago 1715 Battle of Preston: A chronology of events during the Jacobite uprising – Part 9

NEWSFLASH: 12 November 1715 – Major-General Wills and his troops leave Wigan early in the morning and advance to Preston. His soldiers are the infantry regiment of Brigadier Preston, and the […]

8 years ago Advertisement Advertisement 1715 Battle of Preston: A chronology of events during the Jacobite uprising – Part 8

NEWSFLASH: 11 November 1715 – Major-General Wills, the Government Army commander, leaves Manchester for Wigan. 7.00pm: The Earl of Derwentwater is told that Major-General Wills is to march from Wigan to […]

8 years ago Homage paid to cast, crew and University of Central Lancashire, prior to premiere screening

As official sponsors of the Blackout Film Project, the Blog Preston team have been shadowing the film crew and cast for almost twelve months and will continue to do so, right up to […]

8 years ago James III proclaimed as King on the Flag Market

Three hundred years ago people gathered in Preston to hear a Jacobean crier proclaim James III as King. On Tuesday that moment was acted out once more on the City’s historic […]

8 years ago Queen Street Retail Park work begins with Aldi supermarket

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