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Towards the end of their Royal Highnesses visit to
@prestonmarkets
earlier today, the Earl and Countess of Wessex sat down with creator Nick park on the bronze bench paying homage to his Wallace and Gromit film franchise.
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The owner of popular Indian street food vendor - Chacha’s in Preston Markets was pleased that Sophie, Countess of Wessex enjoyed the food. He said: “Our biryani is famous anyway, she tried it and I’m really pleased that she liked it.”
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Well said Dan
#proudpreston
'Preston is one of the most important cities in the world'
Historian Dan Snow told
#BBCBreakfast
why the Lancashire city has a special place
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Just running the numbers on November, and 50 per cent of the city reads Blog Preston at least once-a-month. It's a far cry from when we started in January 2009, we''re nearly 10 years old. Where does the time go eh? Thanks for everyone's support. 👍
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A new supermarket called the NHS Heroes Support Hub is opening at Fulwood Central – and absolutely everything on the shelves will be free of charge for staff of
@LancsHospitals
💙
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Tributes are pouring in for Preston photographer Tony Worrall who has died aged 61.
RIP Tony, you will be greatly missed 💔
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Nice shot from up above of the new mural - Mother - by Shawn Sharpe that's on the side of Hogarth's in Church Street 🎨
Pic: scrappyNW
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The pubs and bars of Preston will be the subject of a new London Underground-style map - the designers
@pubstops
are looking for feedback 🍻
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Thoughts?
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Easy to knock footballers but the support from
@louismoult
has been fantastic throughout the Big PNE Sleep Out. Spent more than two hours chatting with
@pnefc
fans and gave a lovely speech about the work
@TheFoxtonCentre
does
Keep donating!
#pnesleepout
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A deer out for a morning stroll. Spot by
@melanie_grafton
on Pope Walk in Penwortham during an early morning exercise.
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.
@Corbyn4Leader
spoke in Preston today. Event had to be moved outside to accommodate crowd:
http://t.co/9BcxZUORWX
http://t.co/aHM6FeUfaQ
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Our Ranvir is top of the leaderboard! 💃👏
It's national Foxtrot Day! The highest score of the series so far for Ranvir and Giovanni!
@ranvir01
and
@pernicegiovann1
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BREAKING: Preston will go into local lockdown from midnight tonight. Fines will be issued to people and businesses not sticking to the rules
#lockdown
#coronavirus
#Preston
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Congratulations to
@Flintoff11
Freddie and Rachael on their newest addition, Preston.
We're biased, but we think it's a great name!!
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Retweet if you would like some kind of big screen offering in Preston city centre to watch the World Cup football on (like loads of other cities/towns have)
@BIDPreston
@prestoncouncil
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'Dreams do come true' as 17-year-old Brian Burdekin from Deepdale, who has quadriplegia cerebral palsy, starts his first job, selling lottery tickets at
@pnefc
🙌
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One of our readers has sent in this latest traffic info map of the delays in Preston following the M6 closure:
Pic: Joe Goulding
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Aerial picture from Yvonne Grime shows the fire on Winter Hill from her plane landing at Manchester Airport
@LancashireFRS
on their way:
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Preston has become the focal point of Lancashire's Palestine campaign as calls for a ceasefire in Gaza continue. Around 5,000 people have marched from close to Deepdale stadium car park, down Deepdale Road to the city centre before hearing speeches on the Flag Market.
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Right we are in to begin set up for the Big PNE Sleep Out at Deepdale. Head for the Bill Shankly Kop end for all those brave souls taking part
@pnecommunity
@pnefc
#pnesleepout
@Biffa
@TheFoxtonCentre
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The city has turned white on Tuesday morning. An earlier crash on the Guild Way at Penwortham has now cleared. Thanks to John Wildman for these enchanting early morning photos of the snow.
@metofficeNWEng
❄️❄️❄️
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The 150-year-old Friargate bookshop trying to keep the pages turning through the coronavirus pandemic
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Some very good news to bring you for Christmas Eve, two previously homeless people in Preston now have a roof over their heads thanks to all those funds raised at the Big PNE Sleep Out
@pnecommunity
@louismoult
@TheFoxtonCentre
@Biffa
#pnefc
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Congratulations to PLAU Gin and Beer House, which has won the Best Conversion to Pub Use award by
@CAMRA_Official
and
@HistoricEngland
🍻
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This was the scene outside Royal Preston Hospital. And rightly so.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@LancsHospitals
#ClapForCarers
#clapforNHS
#ClapForOurCarers
#clapforkeyworkers
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A year on from that VERY cold night at Deepdale and we're delighted to say
@TheFoxtonCentre
have been able to complete the purchase of a property in the city to be converted into a safe place for rough sleepers:
@pnefc
@pnecommunity
@biffa
#pnefc
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Well done Preston, another thumping round of clapping there 👏👏👏
#ClapForOurCarers
#clapforNHS
#clapforkeyworkers
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More than 50 people gathered on Preston's Flag Market this evening to give out duvets, clothes and more to the city's rough sleepers. Any additional items are going to
@TheFoxtonCentre
. Remember, here is how you can help:
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Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers has died at the age of 66, it has been announced.
He had a connection with Preston, studying at Preston Polytechnic as an art student in the mid-1970s.
Dave was granted an honorary fellowship by the
@UCLan
in December 2015.
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A WWII-themed pizza restaurant, Winston's. We knew how to live didn't we? 🍕
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Today we said goodbye to
@TonyWorrall1
In his memory there's a quiet spot in
@HarrisPreston
where you can sit and see some of Tony's fantastic photos on the screen.
There are plans for a further exhibition in due course.
Thanks to the team at the Harris for their help.
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The owners of Cottam's most Christmassy house have raised over £14,000 for charity with their 2019 Christmas lights display, which included a green heart tribute to a very special little boy ✨💚✨
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This took our breath away, sunset over Preston on Saturday evening from Cuerdale Lane. Thanks to Martin Saunders for sending in.
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A man who was living on the streets of Preston has received a life-saving operation after local organisations and charities including
@CGAPreston
stepped in to help
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A bridge in Ashton-on-Ribble has been painted in rainbow colours as a tribute to the keyworkers who have kept Preston running during the Covid-19 pandemic 🌈
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From tomorrow Helen from Top Cafe is providing free breakfasts so children don't have to go to school on an empty stomach
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This was the queue to see the moon at
@HarrisPreston
shortly before 11am this morning: Pic: Eric Pode
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This is why you might have seen lanterns in the sky tonight
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Meet the Fishergate Bollard 2.0
@FishergateBllrd
@BIDPreston
@LancashireCC
@LancsRoadPolice
@visitpreston
@prestoncouncil
@PrestonPolice
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You were all brilliant. Thank you so much.
Donations remain open. Let's get that £50,000 for
@TheFoxtonCentre
#pnesleepout
#pnefc
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Around 35 bikers took part - and there won't be any hungry dogs or cats this Christmas!
@RSPCA_official
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A pie and ale house for Preston! And yes, it will sell butter pies
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Applause rang out across Preston tonight as residents opened their doors and windows to show support for NHS staff working on the frontlines during the
#coronavirus
pandemic
#clapforourcarers
👏👏👏
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Stephen Bayliss thought he would lighten the afternoon in Fulwood.
@PrestonPolice
were called as not everyone wanted to listen 👨🎤
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Great news for Preston as popular food and drink brands
@thebotanistuk
and
@Mowglistfood
sign up to open in
@StGeorgesPR1
in autumn 2020! 🍸🍛😋
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There’s a happy, vibrant and inclusive atmosphere on the Flag Market today for Preston Pride! 🏳️🌈
#prestonpride
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Professional baker Mazeda from Fulwood has been baking treat boxes to raise money for
@IslamicReliefUK
's Yemen Appeal - she's raised over £1,500 so far 🍰🍰🍰
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Preston's
@ranvir01
is through to the semi-finals of
@bbcstrictly
- well done Ranvir and
@pernicegiovann1
! 💃✨🕺
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When they used to fix potholes in Preston properly eh? This is Church Street in 1938. Thanks to Keith Johnson for the picture.
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Happy New Year to all our readers. Wishing you every health and happiness in 2019. Here's hoping it's a good one for our city too.
#HappyNewYear
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I grew up in Byrons - Saturday night memories of the Preston nightclub 30 years on, including sticky carpets, slippery dancefloor and leaking toilets
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In a very kind gesture, Roast in Preston city centre will once again offer free food to homeless people and emergency service workers on Christmas Day
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Big news for the city centre,
@Matalan
have confirmed they are opening a new store within
@StGeorgesPR1
🛍️
@BIDPreston
@visitpreston
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Since spring, we've watched on in delight as the family of swans has survived and thrived on the Lancaster Canal in Ashton. We spoke to
@CanalRiverTrust
to find out more about the famous family. Some amazing pics by
@donnalclifford
accompany the words 🦢💕
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A record-breaking July for us, with 892,000 views on the Blog. That's the highest ever in our 10 and a half years. Here's the most read stories...
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Preston food entrepreneur
@Kirsty_Henshaw
has donated over 7,000 of her
@kirstys_
ready meals to feed vulnerable and self-isolating people affected by the coronavirus pandemic
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Tick-tock, been lovingly restored and there's a new logo up:
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Fracking halted after 'four earthquakes inside thirty minutes'
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Tributes have flooded in after Preston's 'Spud Man' Keith Roberts died
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Tissues at the ready! Watch as Preston boy Josh is surprised with trip of a lifetime from online golfing community
@GolfVlogsUK
#Golfmates
😭
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Good morning! We've been down at Moor Park as
@BBCRadio2
announces BBC Live In The Park is coming to Preston!
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Preston mosques have ben collecting toiletries, easy meals and refreshments to help NHS staff during the coronavirus crisis
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Staff working at Royal Preston Hospital are set to benefit from new state-of-the-art wellbeing facilities, thanks to a £250,000 donation from local business James Hall and Co Ltd 😮
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Taxi driver Zaheer Hussain has been stripped of his licence by
@prestoncouncil
after hate fuelled rant
#Preston
#taxi
#Racism
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Two Prestonians have been shortlisted for the Community Heroes Awards 2019. Well done Martin and Peter!
#Preston
#lancashire
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The Preston flag has made it to the final of the inaugural
#FACupOfFlags
after a dramatic last-minute win against Coventry 🥳
@FlagInstitute
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Tributes from
@pnefc
staff and supporters have been flooding in following the death of 36-year-old former fans’ team player Stuart Bolton, who recently lost his battle with cancer. RIP Stu 🤍
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The streets are quiet at the moment - so this dinosaur took the opportunity to go for a stroll in Ashton!
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Someone has made this to go in the comments threads on Facebook. Incredible.
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Fantastic to have PC Paul Elliott joining us for the Big PNE Sleep Out
@PNEPolice
#pnesleepout
#pnefc
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Well done to 12-year-old Lewis - who plays for
@RugbyHoppers
- on raising £3,000 for
@RosemereCF
after his mum received treatment for breast cancer when he was seven years old
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