Pictured above from the left Councillor James Hull,  Joseph Hall, the Preston Guild Mayor, Carl Crompton with the Mayoress, Bernie Blackburn and Amy Ankers  Preston Guild Mayor, Carl Crompton presented winners […]

Now displayed on Flickr, Bernie Blackburn’s excellent Preston Now and Then photographic collection Bernie exhibited his series of modern day scenes of Preston artfully blended with archive photographs at St […]

A long-awaited photo exhibition opened to the public today, offering a fascinating glimpse into Preston’s history. The ‘Preston Now and Then’ exhibition, collected and curated by Lea photographer Bernie Blackburn, […]

A photo exhibition showcasing modern-day Preston versus the city of yesteryear will take place later this month. The pictures, put together by Lea resident Bernie Blackburn, will be shown at […]

Blog Preston is helping to fund a Guild exhibition which shows just how much the city has changed over the last century. The ‘Preston Now and Then’ collection has been […]

A Preston photographer who has been working on a project to re-create classic photographs of the city is looking for funding to stage an exhibition. Lea-based snapper Bernie Blackburn wants […]