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
- Two more murals spotted 28th June 2024
- A walk in Preston – to the Tram Road Bridge 21st May 2024
- The Ribble Steam Railway – Saturday 24th March 2024
- A walk in Preston – Avenham way – April 2024
- 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
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Devolution of Lancashire
The councils of Lancashire are considering the benefits of combining under a single authority to obtain new powers devolved from central government. This has been done in Greater Manchester who have agreed to have an elected Mayor. Other cities and areas … Continue reading
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Lancashire County Council budget cuts
Lancashire County Council put a number of proposals forward to reduce their expenditure to meet the allocated budget from the government. Some headlines are the closure of the Museum of Lancashire on Stanley Street, plus several other museums including Helmshore … Continue reading
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Ribble Steam Railway announces its Santa Specials
Santa will be riding on the Ribble Steam Railway Santa Specials in Preston on Saturdays and Sundays and one Monday in December 2015. Saturday 5th, Sunday 6th December 2015 Saturday 12th, Sunday 13th December 2015 Saturday 19th, Sunday 20th, Monday … Continue reading
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Battle of Preston 1715 Commemoration
Preston Historical Society along with the Harris Museum, UCLan and Lancashire Archives are putting on a series of events related to the Battle of Preston, the last battle on English soil. Also an excellent series of articles in Blog Preston … Continue reading
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J.Fishwick & Sons of Leyland cease trading
Disappointing news that J.Fishwick of Leyland will cease trading after 108 years. The last bus service was on Saturday 24th October 2015. An announcement on their website said that anyone who had paid a deposit on a holiday would be … Continue reading
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Denis Healey RIP and his Preston Effect
Denis Healey, a forceful Londoner brought up as a Yorkshireman, died this weekend at the grand age of 98. After impressive war service, gaining an MBE in 1945, he joined the Labour Party becoming an MP in 1952. He was … Continue reading
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Re-imagining the Harris Museum
Jon Finch has been given the big role of re-imagining the Harris as a tourist and cultural destination for the region. The Harris is a Grade 1 listed building containing a huge collection of items and has always been a, … Continue reading
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Fishergate Centre Improvement
The fairly new mall next to Preston Railway Station is to be given a facelift subject to Council approval. The £25m development will include a Vue Cinema, new restaurant area and better links into the car park. It’s an interesting … Continue reading
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Preston Bus Station Winning Design
Preston Bus Station’s winning design. Not the one we’d have preferred as it looks a bit conventional and lacking impact. Also it sits too close to the Bus Station. A Grade 2 building is meant to be protected. One of … Continue reading
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Preston Guild Wheel
We thought we’d do a bit of walking on the 21 miles long Preston Guild Wheel circular trail. To date the only section we’ve walked is from Avenham Park to the Docks or vice versa. Although it’s not exactly … Continue reading
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UCLan – how things change
In February UCLan unveiled ambitious plans to better integrate the university into Preston City Centre getting rid of the roundabout at Adelphi. The plans have wide local political support and will start with the new Engineering Block next year. Having … Continue reading
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House Price Ascent
House prices in Preston fell in 2014 according to the Halifax. Recent forecasts though are saying that the North West is likely to increase in 2015 as the London property market treads ground and prospects for improved transport infrastructure in the … Continue reading
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House Price Decline
Unfortunate to see Preston named in the bottom 10 of a national list. Today’s Times says Preston has the 8th largest decrease in house prices in 2014 with a reduction of 2% to an average of £151,071, according to the … Continue reading
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Preston’s new University Engineering Centre
University of Central Lancashire, UCLan, recently announced a new Engineering Innovation Centre to be opened in 2018. The new building will be located near the Adelphi close to the heart of the UCLan Campus. It will contain equipment to … Continue reading
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Preston City Region
Preston is home to Lancashire County Council and perhaps that is why Preston has never rocked the boat and become a Unitary Council such as Blackburn & Darwen and Blackpool. Talk of devolution to the north of England opens the … Continue reading
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PNE 2nd in the table
Here is the League One standing on 30th October with Preston North End 2nd. A game in hand on the team above. Last time something like this was posted was November 2006 with PNE 1st. They nearly went down that season. … Continue reading
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Preston Bus Station £1 buy out and £20m investment
Lancashire County Council bought Grade II listed Preston Bus Station for £1 and this week have announced plans for its redevelopment. These include: Reducing the number of bus bays from 80 to 40. Using only the east side for buses. … Continue reading
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Preston Guild Hall £1 Buy Out
The Guild Hall has been bought by local businessman Simon Rigby and a large trust fund set up to support arts and culture in Preston. There are plans to invest over £1m in the Guild Hall to improve the entrance … Continue reading
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Management Redundancies at BAE and Lancashire County Council
In the last few weeks BAE SYSTEMS announced between 150 and 450 management job losses at their Warton plant. Lancashire County Council announced 150 management job losses. BAE said they hope to re-deploy some people to other parts of the … Continue reading
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Transport Investment around Preston
On top of the Northern Hub which will deliver electrified rail for the rail links from Preston to Manchester via Bolton and via Wigan and to Blackpool we have fresh discussion on a ‘northern powerhouse’. The Northern Powerhouse is the … Continue reading
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