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The Flag Market is within the centre of Preston, the central square it is faced onto by the Harris Museum and Art Gallery amongst other buildings

Preston Weekender issues ‘low ticket warning’

Event at the Flag Market A low ticket warning has been issued for 2024’s Preston Weekender. The Preston Bank Holiday Weekender has released its final wave of tickets with early-bird and general admission tickets having […]

2 weeks ago
Preston Makers Market to bring more than 70 stalls to Flag Market

A busy makers market during March on the Flag Market Pic: Preston Makers Market The latest Makers Market will sprawl across the Flag Market once again this weekend. Taking place on Saturday (13 April) the market, which is free to visit, features dozens of […]

2 weeks ago
A gruelling 27 hours as Bill Hodgson flips giant tyre 10,000 times

Bill in action Pic: Blog Preston A 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 […]

1 month ago
Working a lunchtime shift with Preston’s famous Spud Brothers

Charlotte Jones serving customers on the Hot Potato Tram. Pic: Emilie Mwanza/Blog Preston We 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 […]

1 month ago
Advertisement Advertisement Kirkham man to flip 226kg tyre 10,000 times on Preston’s Flag Market

Bill Hodgson (left) with Spud Brother, Jacob Nelson and the 226kg tyre. Pic: BP A man from Kirkham is flipping a 226kg tyre 10,000 times on Preston’s Flag Market, in collaboration with The Spud Brothers, to raise funds for vital treatment. Update: Bill has […]

2 months ago
Preston Makers Market returns for March featuring over 70 local businesses

Secret Industries stall Pic: Preston Makers Market / Facebook The Flag Market will once again be full of local creatives when the Preston Makers Market returns on Saturday 9 March. The market is all about Lancashire talent, with over […]

2 months ago
In pictures: Preston hosts Lancashire’s biggest Palestine demo as 8,000 call for ceasefire

Lancashire Marches For Palestine rally at the Flag Market Pic: Blog Preston Preston has hosted Lancashire’s biggest Palestine demonstration. 8,000 protestors from across the county took to the city’s streets on Sunday (3 March) to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. […]

2 months ago
Preston for Palestine ceasefire march to go from Moor Park to Flag Market

A march is taking place in Preston to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and voice their support for Palestine. Thousands of protestors across Lancashire are planning to take […]

2 months ago
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