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Information about things made in Preston and its surrounding area.
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Recent Posts
- A Walk in Preston 19th January 2024 Friargate area
- A walk in Preston 21st October 2023
- Avenham Park in June 2023
- Preston to Leyland and back by bus and train 11th May 2023
- A Walk in Preston 27th April 2023
- The Mayor of Preston Visits The Ribble Steam Railway 25th March 2023
- A walk in Preston Centre 21st March 2023
- A Walk in Preston Centre 10th March 2023
- A walk in Preston Centre and Beatrice Todd on International Women’s Day 8th March 2023
- Deepdale Retail Centre and Preston Football Ground walk – 11th February 2023
- Well known Preston historian dies
- Preston Centre walk 31st January 2023
- A few photos of Preston 9th January 2023
- Book Review: Types and Shadows – A history of Preston City Parish
- A few photos from a walk in Preston 1st November 2022
- Harris Museum and Art Gallery Jigsaw 2022
- Covid 19 data in Preston March 15th 2021
- British Commercial Vehicle Museum re-opens after Covid Closure
- Harris Your Place – Plan up for Review
- Work Starts on new Western Distributor Road
- The Harris Open Art Exhibition 2019
- Trains in Preston: A time of change December 2019
- Harris Art Gallery Exhibition – Beautiful and Brutal 50 years of Preston Bus Station
- A Walk from Preston Station
- Railway Improvements – New trains and electrification Northern Rail
- A visit to The Ribble Steam Railway and Museum
- Old Tram Road Bridge Closed
- Museum of the Moon at the Harris
- The Preston Open Art Exhibition at The Harris
- Wires to Bolton
- The Harris: The Renewal
- Harris 125th and Triple Exhibition
- North End low down
- Railway Anniversary Month and Strand Road closure
- Barton Grange turns on the entertainment with style
- Dear Harris
- Tail winds at BAE Systems Lancashire
- Comics at the Harris
- Fair Do to Northern Rail?
- Ikea pull out, will NHS move in
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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Recession north v south
Today’s Times is crowing that the South East is less hit by the recession and will pull the rest of the country up “once again”. Well give us £9bn investment in a northern Olympic city, £20bn in a new underground … Continue reading
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PNE rumour mill
Talk is that Alan Irvine is wanted by Reading, although PNE are denying any offer. Hope it’s true and he stays at Preston. It’s always flattering and you know you have someone worthwhile if a club higher in the table … Continue reading
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Unwanted posts and what an unwonderful world this can be
I’m not getting a lot of genuine comment on this blog, although I don’t mind that. The blog is fully moderated so posts need approval. Unfortunately the people who think they can automatically get a comment onto this blog that advertises … Continue reading
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Gas and Electricity Prices
We get both our gas and electricity from British Gas Norweb region. Some people say it’s foolish not to move but I’ve found BG tariffs to be competitive. The downside is that you need to keep an eye on their … Continue reading
Richard Branson wants to update Preston railway station
Richard Branson spoke at Euston Station and said in return for a longer franchise he would invest to improve the West Coast Line top speed and bring Preston, Crewe and Carlisle stations into the 21st century. Taken at face value … Continue reading
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Voting and Parties in the European Elections – North West England
In the North West we have 12 parties, each with 8 candidates who are ranked in priority. There are 8 seats which is the second highest representation in the UK. The parties are: Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Green, BNP (British National … Continue reading
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European Parliament Elections
On 4th June there is an election for the European Parliament. So far I’ve received a leaflet from the Conservatives although I don’t know who my MEP is or what he or she does and the leaflet doesn’t tell me. … Continue reading
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Typhoon Tranche 3 initial signature
On May 14th the Prime Minister added his signature to the 4 nation requirement that will start negotiations for tranche 3 of Eurofighter Typhoon. As is often the case the defenders of budgets in the treasury didn’t want to spend … Continue reading
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PNE v Sheff United 1-2 aggregate in the play-off 1st round
Watched the Deepdale game in full on TV while on holiday overseas. Do the players know how far their fame is spread. Overall PNE put on a decent display and looked threatening but without showing any real flair. Sheffields goal in … Continue reading
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PNE in the play-offs
Two great results. Birmingham 1 PNE 2, PNE 2 QPR 1. Just ousted Cardiff from the play-offs by scoring 1 more goal than them. So the 6-0 victory must have been fortune smiling down.
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