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Preston Past: A Ramble Along Church Street (Part 1)

Paul D. Swarbrick — Wed, 30 May 2012 09:02:00 +0000

This time we will start our journey by looking at the buildings and shop premises along the south side of Church Street in an easterly direction. The 1921 image of a Preston Whit Walk, seen immediately above, shows the section of Church Street which I will discuss in this article. Quite a lot has changed structurally as can be seen in the comparative image immediately below. In The uppermost image above, the shop premises at the far left was, [...]

New crossing on Longridge Road to help complete Guild Wheel

Ed Walker — Wed, 30 May 2012 07:34:57 +0000

Work is due to begin to help complete a 21-mile cycle route around the city in time for the Preston Guild. The Guild Wheel, which goes in a ring around Preston, is missing a crossing on Longridge Road near the Red Scar industrial estate. Lancashire County Council will begin work shortly to allow a safe crossing point to link the east and West of Longridge [...]

Drivers face six-months of delays as roadwork scheme looms in Fulwood

Ed Walker — Tue, 29 May 2012 20:28:45 +0000

Drivers and Fulwood residents are being warned of delays as a six-month long series of roadworks begins. Two extra lanes are being added to Junction 31a of the M6 where it joins Bluebell Way and new traffic signals added to the roundabout. Three roundabouts on Eastway, Olivers Place and Sherwood Way, and Pittman Way and Andertons Way will be widened as part of the scheme. [...]

Mayor opens A Public Affair exhibition at Harris Art Gallery

Irene Flack — Tue, 29 May 2012 12:03:56 +0000

On Fri 25th May, following on from the very successful ‘Private Affair’ exhibition at the Harris Art Gallery, the Mayor opened the latest display called ‘A Public Affair’. The aim of this exhibition is to showcase some of the Harris’s finest paintings from the original Newsham bequest, hung as closely as possible to the way they were displayed in Victorian times. The exhibition then takes [...]

Grimsargh Parish council wins funding for Guild leaflet

Ed Walker — Tue, 29 May 2012 09:34:51 +0000

A parish council in Preston has received £200 to help fund a leaflet about the Guild. Grimsargh Parish Council was awarded a grant from Lancashire County Council to keep its residents in the loop on all things Guild-related. Sue Whittam, clerk to the council, said: “This is a good example of the community working together to celebrate Preston Guild 2012.” The leaflet has information about [...]

Food festival set for Winckley Square in September

Ed Walker — Tue, 29 May 2012 07:32:00 +0000

A giant edible map of Preston will take over Winckley Square in September as part of a food festival. The Square Food Festival will run during the Guild and show off the best of Lancashire’s food and drink on Saturday 1 September and Sunday 2 September. Visitors to the foodie feast will be able to make their favourite Preston building out of cake, and then [...]

Skaters, Brockholes and Preston’s churches feature in new short films about the city

Ed Walker — Mon, 28 May 2012 10:43:52 +0000

Budding filmmakers have released three short videos in the latest installments of the Preston Motion Picture Project. The films, showcasing Preston’s skateboard community, the city’s churches and the Brockholes Nature Reserve are made by groups of students. The project – set up by Matt Stanton – sees short films featuring Preston’s landscapes, heritage and residents. The first clip, below, focuses on the skate community in [...]

Council planning upgrade of key Preston commuting route to cut congestion

Ed Walker — Mon, 28 May 2012 07:30:43 +0000

A key commuter route into Preston will see an upgrade worth millions over the next few years. The A6 from its junction with the M65 near Cuerden heading north into Preston will be targeted by Lancashire County Council to ease congestion. The County Council has won £5m of funding to boost economic growth along the key road and cut traffic jams, a pot of funding [...]

Caribbean Carnival King and Queens light up Preston flag market

Ryan Owen Gibson — Sun, 27 May 2012 18:10:35 +0000

Preston flag market was awash with sound and colour yesterday afternoon, playing stage to King and Queens vying to lead the Caribbean Carnival procession next weekend. On one of the hottest days of the year, activities kicked off at 12pm with Brouhaha dance company providing eye-catching and elaborate costumes for the public to wear. At 1pm, crowds began to gather around a fenced enclosure where [...]

Two Preston teens charged with thefts from cars

Ed Walker — Sun, 27 May 2012 13:46:55 +0000

Two teenage boys from Preston have been charged by police for stealing from a number of vehicles across the city. A 16-year-old from Fulwood and a 17-year-old from Ashton will appear at Preston Youth Court next year. The 16-year-old is charged with two cases of stealing from a motor vegicle and an assault. The 17-year-old is charged with stealing a satnav. Police are warning residents [...]