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local history in preston
Prehistoric Preston, ice dams and a glacial lake
For over 50,000 years, most of Britain was covered by a thick sheet of ice. Only the south was free of this bleak polar desert. Notably, the English Channel did […]
The Friends of Winckley Square have invited residents to a talk this March on the achievements of local women from history. At 7pm on 9 March, Friends of Winckley Square will discuss […]
The Domesday Book has been published online for the first time, and you can check out what Preston was like all the way back in 1086. Open Domesday, set up […]
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?
15 years ago Most Discussed- Reform UK’s Stephen Atkinson set to be next leader of Lancashire County Council | Blog Preston14 comments
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- ‘I now appear to live in a traffic jam’ busy Fulwood junction’s new traffic lights gridlock side streets | Blog Preston10 comments
- Broadgate eviction protest sees 20 people stand in solidarity | Blog Preston7 comments
- ‘We want to be loud active voices for the people of Preston’ – Preston Independents group hint at possible alliance with left-leaning parties in County Hall | Blog Preston11 comments
- Planning enforcement investigation underway as concerns raised over Fulwood’s former NatWest bank works
- Two people rescued after becoming stuck in mud on banks of the River Ribble
- Teenage boy arrested for attack on two PCSOs in Clayton Brook
- M6 closed as emergency services work at scene of major crash near Junction 32
- Classic curries and exciting street food at new Indian kitchen in Ribbleton
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