This category relates to all things to do with the people of Preston.
#UKUncut – Tax Avoidance Protest in city centre
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Runners took to the street for Prestonās annual Santa Dash for festive fun and fundraising. The Santa Dash attracted a host of participants to the Flag Market with the younger […]
Locally sourced food has become a hot topic in recent years. As people become more conscious about what they eat and how far itās travelled to get to their table, […]
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 […]
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 […]