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NHS, Royal Preston Hospital, high marks

I’ve been reading about poor care in hospitals, mainly the Stafford incident.  They always bring out the complainers.   Over a year ago I had two minor operations as a day patient at Preston in the plastic surgery ward. I want to say that … Continue reading

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Visit to Blackpool and Green Party

Decided to look in at Blackpool today. The Green Party conference is there and we thought maybe we’d get some green ideas from some stalls. Their website wasn’t too encouraging as it said you needed a ticket but we thought … Continue reading

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Tithebarn v Talbot

Blackpool announced the go-ahead of its Talbot Gateway re-generation today costing almost £300m. A company called Muse (formerly Amec) are to build it starting next year. Unlike Prestons plan it has no flagship shop but  includes hotels, cinema, supermarket, bus station … Continue reading

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Fylde visit

Tuesday 10th March a springlike,  sunny day. Take a trip to Cleveleys – the new promenade looks good, people are sitting in the sun looking at the sea and there is clear visibility to the Lake District and the snow covered fells.  … Continue reading

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Planning for planners in the North West Region

After my note below on Preston Vision I was reading about the vision and the North West Development Agency when another group came into focus.  They are 4NW. A cliche ridden name, can’t say I’d heard of it before. This … Continue reading

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Preston – Leader of the Council Blog

Scouring the internet I came upon the Preston council website and the blog of the Leader of the Council, Ken Hudson.  It looks fairly new and although it might be political to even mention the blog,  it isn’t too overtly … Continue reading

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Carphone Warehouse

Carphone Warehouse are in the news in Preston. They have a large call centre in Tulketh Mill and although I’m not too up to speed on the Academy they have been involved in  funding.  They also announced plans to create … Continue reading

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House prices in Lancashire

Have house prices reached the bottom yet?  There are a few sources of prices but the Land Registry is the only one that bases them on actual paid prices. The data from them is a bit slower than the Halifax and Nationwide … Continue reading

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Female Referees

BBC Radio 4 went to Leyland (north of Preston I’m sure she said) in their ‘Today’ current affairs programme at 8am this week. The Lancashire FA are training female referees and this was national news. The FA are looking for more female … Continue reading

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