Made in Preston
the Made in Preston website, since 2002.
Information about things made in Preston and its surrounding area.
Made in Preston website established in 2002. Contact Pete to find out more using this link.
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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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Lancashire City Deal let’s see the action
An impressive Business Insight supplement in The Times newspaper, Tuesday 10th December, covering Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire’s big City Deal and Leyland Trucks. The articles give a very rosy, unquestioning picture but it is said infrastructure and education are … Continue reading
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Heritage lost for a pittance – CCK1
Disappointing that Preston Council is selling an element of its inheritance for a pittance. The old registration suffix numbers CK and RN are part of the symbols of Preston. For a few pounds the council is going to sell car … Continue reading
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More Preston Bus Station Positive News
More positive thinking about the bus station. It is expected that Lancashire County Council will buy the station from Preston City Council at a give away price. LCC have funds for a new bus station that they are expected to … Continue reading
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Lancashire Cheesemaking display
I had a cheesy grin. It was a visit to cheesemakers Dewlay just 8 miles north of Preston on the A6. Their cheesemaking site has a viewing gallery, exhibition, meeting room and a shop. So we decided to pop in … Continue reading
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Grade II Listing 1416042: Preston Bus Station
The campaign to save Preston Bus Station was given a boost this week when the bus station was listed by English Heritage. This puts the bus station in the top 800 post war heritage buildings in England. The listing of … Continue reading
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Transport Plans for Central Lancashire
It’s always pleasing to read about new transport and infrastructure projects. Transport is recognised as a key factor in enabling development. This week Transport for Lancashire announced new road schemes. Their plan of laying infrastructure is to enable the proposals … Continue reading
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4G mobile signal in Preston area
Mobile phone companies are racing to roll out the new 4G service. This will speed up mobile internet making video more viable and there is a commitment to making the signal more usable indoors. Although it will be interesting to … Continue reading
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Local interest in ‘The White Queen’ on BBC
The BBC historical dramatisation ‘The White Queen’ based on a book written by Philippa Gregory, seeks to give a female perspective to history in the 15th Century by portraying events from the Queen’s view. The three ladies most in the … Continue reading
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Preston Bus Station conspiracy theory
The Evening Post published a story yesterday that the recommendation of the consultants was to refurbish the bus station. To add a touch of mystery it is alleged this part was deleted at the request of Lancashire County Council (LCC) … Continue reading
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Museum of Lancashire – Preston People Panorama
What great photographs of the people of Preston. Taken in super wide panorama during the period of the Guild 2012. The many groups of Preston; sport clubs, public services, schools, churches, businesses. 100s of people on some of the … Continue reading
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Broadband Speeds accelerate across Lancashire
The recent roll out of fibre by BT has brought high speed internet, 80MB maximum, to areas outside of the towns and cities covered by Virgin and more choice within. Fibre lines are available through BT, Plusnet, Talk Talk, and … Continue reading
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Is Stoke giving Preston a Bus Station message
Preston’s Council Leader gave us his version of the Bus Station Blues on the BBC Culture Show last week. It seems it will be knocked down on the altar of day to day council services and pressure from Lancashire County Council. … Continue reading
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Big Bra maker hits town
A new name for manufacturing in Preston is ‘made in preston’ and nothing to do with this website. Newly launched and working from a factory here in Preston. If you’re looking for a big bra buy one freshly made by … Continue reading
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Back from holiday and have a few new articles to post.
Just back from a month in Australia. It was hot, wet, expensive, like someone has turned up the brightness of the sun to double bright. In the cities and resorts it’s good on creature comforts and you can still taste … Continue reading
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High Speed Rail Northern Route – 2032!
The high speed rail route beyond Birmingham has been announced today. The northwest terminus will be four new platforms at Piccadilly in Manchester and there will be a parkway station at Manchester Airport. A link to the West Coast Main … Continue reading
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Are we worried about HMV?
Yes we’re worried about HMV. Worried that it seemed a bit stuck in a time warp, worried it might go when it’s a big store and good to enter when a great track is playing. Worried that a name from … Continue reading
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The Preston Doomsday Scenario
It’s easy to sit at home and scoff about Doomsday Scenario statements from the leader of Preston’s council as reported in the Evening Post. Today’s comment about the Guild Hall being on the agenda for cuts or even knocked down … Continue reading
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North West of England football hierarchy 1st January 2013
Where does your club stand in the north west from Premier to Conference Premier League? I’d expect Preston North End to be at least 8th and potentially 5th. Above Wigan and running to be ahead of Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton and … Continue reading
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Those Nerdy Sociopaths supporting Preston Bus Station
To add spice and maybe humour to the bus station debate the Leader of Preston Council, or at least someone claiming to be him, tweeted, on the 19th December at 8.23pm and perhaps a few seconds, that nerdy sociopaths who … Continue reading
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Preston Bus Station ‘demolish in principle’
Yesterday, 17th Dec, Preston council cabinet sat and voted to demolish the Market Hall, Market Car Park and Lancastria House. The bus station vote was that it should be demolished in principle but a number of alternatives will be looked … Continue reading
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