- Shark tea party launches display
- 3,000 apply to be hotel apprentices
- PM talks to king about preacher
- 'Hope' for UK police Libya visit
- Bank set to add £50bn economy boost
- Firefighters' pension strike threat
- Disruption fears as snow forecast
- Nine bomb plot terrorists jailed
- Redknapp 'hasn't thought about' job
- Sisters named oldest living twins
- Pupils suspended for snowball fight
- PM urges more women in boardrooms
- Three admit abuse at care home
- Lottery winners thank 'lucky' vibe
- Chef shocked by River Cottage fire
- UK 'will defend Falklands properly'
- Greek leaders agree to new cuts
- Ofcom acts to tackle 'slamming'
- Ofsted boss outlines rating changes
- Mills denies playing voicemail
Culture
TV’s Fern is star of city ‘Passion’ spectacular
Tv presenter Fern Britton and pop star Heather Small are among the star names who will appear in The Preston Passion as part of the city’s landmark Guild celebrations.
Book review: The Other Life by Susanne Winnacker
The tenderness of a teenage girl’s sexual awakening played out against a city stalked by savage mutants ... it’s a love affair to die for!
Samba king John Broadway-bound
A football freestyler is adding a touch of Lancashire magic to a Brazilian-themed spectacular, at a New York theatre.
Singer Stacey in Lava club show
She shot to fame after collaborating with rapper Snoop Dogg and now pop starlet Stacey Jackson is to perform at a Preston club.
Modern day family appeal
A museum is launching a project to investigate the modern day Preston family.
Music
Adam Ant is adamant: ‘The X Factor has made music into a quiz show’
“Oh I’m always up early these days. Need to walk the dogs.” Not quite the opening line one might expect from 80s post-punk pin-up Adam Ant.
Pacemakers in resort gig
Liverpool veteran popsters Gerry and the Pacemakers will be travelling across the Mersey to Morecambe.
Guest conductor back to lead Haffner Orchestra
Professional conductor Justin Doyle is coming back to home ground - to lead Lancaster’s Haffner Orchestra in a special guest appearance.
Sounds of soul heading to city
Its music continues to stand the test of time and now two pals are gearing up to host a Northern Soul night in Preston for hundreds of revellers.
TV and Film
Television manhunt
A picture of a prolific burglar will be shown on BBC’s Crimewatch in connection with a spate of break-ins across the country, including Lancashire.
Pay cut call for top TV director
A Lancashire MP has backed a bid to pay the BBC’s top boss significantly less.
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Frame or fortune for optician staff
An optician and an antiques expert are making spectacles of themselves for a new TV show.
Regional television to broadcast from city
Preston could have it’s own TV station as soon as Autumn 2013.
Books
Book review: Felling the Ancient Oaks by John Martin Robinson
For some of England’s most historic estates, the current imperative to preserve our past has come far too late.
Book review: Rival Passions by Zoë Miller
In the teeming market of romantic fiction, a clever, classy page-turner always acts like a breath of fresh air.
Book review: The Secret Children by Alison McQueen
James MacDonald is a son of the British Empire, a rich tea planter in India with a distinguished family history ... the lives of his two beautiful daughters should be mapped out for comfort and wealth.
Book review: Selection of OUP children’s books
February sees an exciting new selection of books from the classy stable at Oxford University Press Children’s Books.
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Book review: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Draw the curtains, throw a log on the fire and cosy up with one of the most bewitching books likely to come your way this year.
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Weather for Preston
Thursday 09 February 2012
Today
Light sleet
Temperature: 1 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: South east
Tomorrow
Light sleet
Temperature: -3 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: South east
