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Artist Interview: WED Ryan

Lisa McManus — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:59 +0000

Earlier this year I spotted a painting of Preston Bus Station at the Harris Museum and Art Gallery’s Open Exhibition. I loved its precise lines and simplicity, so much so I jotted the name of the painting and its creator down in my notepad. A few months later I went in search of the painter, WED Ryan, and discovered the painting, entitled For Demolition?, is [...]

Preston charity Carers Central receive £1,700 from Sainsbury’s

Ed Walker — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:26:50 +0000

A Preston charity has received £1700 from a major supermarket. Carers Central provides support to over 3200 carers across the city and the surrounding area. Sainsbury’s appointed them as their charity of the year and deputy store manager Mike MacNeil. Ben Blackman, Chief Executive of Carers Central said: “We are so thankful to everyone at Sainsbury’s Deepdale for everything they have done to help us. [...]

Next Preston Social event to be a Preston Tweetup

Ed Walker — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:30:41 +0000

The latest event for the Preston Social will see Twitter users across the city come together. Social will return to its roots over four years since the first Preston Tweetup took place in the Snug at the Continental. Tweetups allow users of the Twitter site to come together, chat, discuss issues and meet people who they may only know online but in a safe [...]

Fulwood man Javeed Patel jailed for raping a teenager on her way home

Ed Walker — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:13:29 +0000

An Asian man who preyed on a 19-year-old girl as she walked home from the city centre has been found guilty of rape. Javeed Patel, 33, of Garrison Road, Fulwood was convicted by th jury of two counts of rape. Patel approached the victim on Lincoln Street in the early hours of Sunday 7 October last year. He followed the victim in his car and [...]

Teacher makes 40-minute local history documentary about Fulwood

Ed Walker — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:38 +0000

A local teacher and filmmaker has created a documentary about the past of the North of Preston. The 40 minute film about the history of Fulwood has been created by Gary Cunliffe. Mr Cunliffe was inspired by a book released in the 1980s which traced the history of Fulwood in a history walk. The book has now been turned into a real-life history walk for [...]

New vegetarian restaurant opens on Plungington

Ed Walker — Sun, 19 May 2013 08:00:18 +0000

A new vegetarian Indian eatery has opened in Preston. On Friday 17 May the newly sworn-in Mayor of Preston cut the ribbons on the RKS restaurant on Plungington Road. It will serve a range of sweet and savoury dishes and specialise in authentic surti Indian sweets. The RKS firm have been trading since 1986 and this is the first time they have launched an eat [...]

Artist Interview: Gary Wiggins

Lisa McManus — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:25:56 +0000

We spent yesterday evening at the Harris Museum and Art Gallery. At the top of the stairway there awaits a pack of dogs often associated with status on the streets of Britain. ’Devil dogs’, the tabloids call them. These detailed large scale drawings depict a Pit Bull Terrier and a Staffordshire Bull Terrier plus other animals, including a chimpanzee and a mouse, with funny little asides [...]

Council plots masterplan to examine how thousands of new homes can be built in North West Preston

Ed Walker — Sat, 18 May 2013 10:42:56 +0000

Consultants have been called in to help the city council figure out how the North West of Preston can grow. A “masterplan” will be produced for how the area around the M6/M55 taking in Broughton, Cottam, Woodplumpton and Bartle can support new homes. Preston City Council has expressed its desire to see up to 4,000 new homes built in the area. A planning war between [...]

Deepdale Retail Park tables new planning application to add extra stores

Ed Walker — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:24:57 +0000

One of Preston’s largest retail parks continues its battle for permission to add additional stores. The Deepdale Retail Park Trust has applied for an amendment to an existing planning application to demolish and former warehouse and build new retail units. The plans – originally approved in June 2010 – were shelved due to poor economic conditions. Preston City Council is subject to a planning appeal [...]

Fulwood motorists take up police offer for number plate screws to keep car crime down

Ed Walker — Wed, 15 May 2013 07:30:15 +0000

Police have helped fit 120 cars with number plate screws during a crime prevention event in Fulwood. Officers were at Asda on Saturday to speak with over 150 members of the public about car theft. The number plate screws were fitted by Halfords and free vehicle checks were also performed. S Mike Sampson from the Fulwood Neighbourhood Policing Team said, “It was great to get [...]