The industrial era is one easy to overlook in a provincial context in the face of what I and people of varying ages learnt in school. We are granted a rough idea about how life changed, but my education in the matter was confined to general developments leading up to the years when Victoria was on the throne. But what of the individuals who sought to change Preston for the better?

If you’re in Preston city centre this Friday or Saturday evening (26th & 27th March) keep your eyes peeled for a ‘Fake Moon’ rising over Preston Bus Station. Yes folks […]

A new touring exhibition arrived at the Harris Museum on Friday.

What better way to chase away the post Christmas blues than have a friend to stay? A good pal arrived on Sunday and rather than curling up in front of […]

Ahead of the 2012 Preston Guild, the Harris Museum is asking what makes Preston’s history special for a new exhibition.

Despite the predictions that our BBQ summer is going to become a drizzle summer there is still plenty of things to do and see during the next month in Preston. […]

This is a guest post by Denise Swanson, a fine art photographer and blogger at Abstracts of Nature. You can follow Denise on twitter @abstracts . If you’d like to […]