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#UKUncut – Tax Avoidance Protest in city centre

UK Uncut in Preston Protestors from tax-avoidance group UK Uncut braved the harsh weather to vent their annoyance outside the Vodafone store in Preston city centre Saturday afternoon. A small group-of-six handed out leaflets […]

14 years ago
Local student on ITV’s ‘Take me out’

Catherine Wilkinson, 20, studies fashion and brand management at The University of Central Lancashire. Alongside her twin, Samantha Wilkinson, she appears on the tongue-in-cheek dating show that is set to […]

14 years ago
Student Protests: What you had to say

We got a fair amount of opinions and reaction regarding the news of the student protests through Twitter. Here’s some of the best of them. @blogpreston @johnpotterld Lesson for students. […]

14 years ago
Student Protests in Town Centre

Students and local people protested in Preston city centre today to urge Liberal Democrat ministers to vote against a rise in tuition fees. Around 100 students from UCLan, representatives of […]

14 years ago
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Santas put on their running shoes for charity

Runners took to the street for Prestonā€™s annual Santa Dash for festive fun and fundraising. The Santa Dash attracted a host of participants to the Flag Market with the younger […]

14 years ago
Feature: Local food in Lancashire

Locally sourced food has become a hot topic in recent years. As people become more conscious about what they eat and how far itā€™s travelled to get to their table, […]

14 years ago
Guest post: Save our club. Jalgos forever.

In 1963 the Lancashire Evening Post ran a story about a colour bar operating in Preston. An organized pub crawl organized by the Commonwealth Association discovered two bars in the […]

14 years ago
Police cordon off Deepdale area as blaze rages on

A former warehouse has been evacuatedĀ and a 500 feet areaĀ cordonedĀ off after a four-storey building was engulfed by flames. The building, on Kent St, is home to the Iqra education centre […]

14 years ago
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