A new short story by prize winning Preston novelist Jenn Ashworth ‘Five Thousand Lads a Year’ was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 today. Five Thousand Lads a Year is about […]

Preston has been recognised for its wartime contribution in a new book by train enthusiast Michael Williams – Steaming to Victory: How Britain’s railways won the war ( published by […]

Riding the Guild Wheel, by Clare Traynor Sometimes I say the most bizarre things, almost like my mouth and brain are completely unrelated. No connection between the two at all, so […]

  Belisama is the goddess of the river Ribble, which runs from Ribble Head in North Yorkshire, through Ribblesdale, Central Lancashire and out to the Irish Sea. Her name is […]

Bringing a little bit of culture to the Blog, I came across this lovely poem about Penwortham and thought it an evocative description of this time of year. ‘Autumnal Day […]