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Fashionable faces strut their stuff at Fishergate fashion show

Some of the formal outfits in display Future fashion designers and models strutted their stuff in Preston. A partnership between the Fishergate Shopping Centre and the University of Central Lancashire the catwalk event sees outfits from brands […]

7 years ago
How this Preston project is capturing sounds from around the globe

Many traditional instruments have been recorded for the first time by Global Sound Movement A university project which captures ‘hard to reach sounds’ in villages across the world has won a major award. Global Sound Movement records rare and exotic musical instruments and then […]

7 years ago
Trees of the world planted in Moor Park

Director of the UCLan Confucius Institute Feixia Yu, Leader of Preston City Council Peter Rankin, Isabel Donnelly, Dean and Director of Business Development and Partnerships at UCLan, Mayor of Preston Councillor John Collins and Confucius Institute Chinese Co-ordinator Ling Gao. A continental flavour of tree types will be planted in Preston’s oldest park as part of its restoration. Moor Park is home to ten new trees native to China, France, […]

7 years ago
How this small piece of wood is helping those with Alzheimer’s

This one proved popular in the care homes A small piece of wood with some intricate designs could be a simple way of helping those with the late stages of dementia. Researchers and designers at the University of […]

7 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement New student halls to be built in Garstang Road

Artist impression of the new student halls A huge new block of student flats is to tower over Garstang Road in Preston. Canterbury Halls would be built alongside the Unicorn pub, in front of where the former […]

7 years ago
Students pool student loans to build Preston nightlife website

Business managements students Will Taylor and Dan Collins along with games development student Kev Strachand Three Preston students have put their student loans together and created a website about Preston’s nightlife. Impulse is what the trio say a ‘night out equivalent of JustEast’ – the […]

7 years ago
UCLan chief says ‘I want cranes back on Preston’s skyline’

Professor Mike Thomas has signalled a shift in the strategy by the university The man in control of one of Preston’s biggest employers has signalled a change in strategy from the university. Vice-chancellor Professor Mike Thomas said the University of Central Lancashire was […]

7 years ago
UCLan receives green light for its ‘social spaces’ buildings

Proposals show how the extension to Foster Building would look This is how part of Preston’s university could look come Autumn next year. Permission has been granted for the University of Central Lancashire to create new ‘social’ areas around its […]

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