Preston’s Hindu Temple celebrated Diwali with the community and their stakeholders in ceremonies across last weekend. BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir on Pramukh Swami Place, near Gerrard Street, hosted a gathering to express […]

The Northern Lights have been visible across Preston and the surrounding area once again. Those looking up were greeted to the sight of the aurora dancing across the skies just […]

A Preston photographer has been taking the city back to the early 1980s with some undiscovered photographs. Paul Melling, who has contributed photos to Blog Preston for many years, was […]

This weekend’s Encounter Festival took over Winckley Square this Sunday (22 September). Preston city centre was host to a huge programme of free entertainment and activities, for all the family […]

Preston’s city centre was lit up during Saturday evening by a torchlight procession and fireworks display. Community groups, dancers and more joined the hundreds of people making their way from […]

Preston city centre saw an eclectic mix of entertainment take place as the Encounter Festival returned. Centre stage was outside the Bus Station as the captivating performance of WILD saw […]

With the rare chance to attend what was essentially a music festival right on my doorstep, I felt it was my duty to catch every single act on the main […]

Huge music stars appeared on stage yesterday (Sunday 8 September) at BBC Radio 2 in the Park Preston. Despite the wet weather, the energy was high from the bands and […]