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The Guardian Preston

  • Fresh starch: how TikTok helped spark a baked potato revival in the UK
    by Hannah Al-Othman and Dan Milmo on 14/09/2024 at 6:00 am

    Customers are coming to Preston’s Spud Bros from as far away as Australia thanks to a revival of the humble jacket potato on social media The humble baked potato is enjoying a renaissance, with TikTok algorithms bringing the stuffed spud to new audiences and transforming this once-tired classic into the lunch of the moment.Young potato sellers are breathing new life into the traditional British meal, with modern twists on favourite toppings. Continue reading...

  • Teenager who appeared in Flintoff’s Field of Dreams killed in car crash
    by Matthew Weaver and agencies on 13/09/2024 at 11:51 am

    Umar Mahmood, 18, died alongside Adam Bodi, 16, his former schoolmate, when car hit trees in PrestonA teenager who appeared in the TV programme Freddie Flintoff’s Field of Dreams has been killed in a car crash.Umar Mahmood, 18, who featured in the first series of the BBC show in 2022, being coached by the former England cricket all-rounder Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff, died alongside 16-year-old Adam Bodi. Continue reading...

  • ‘Stripped to the bone’: Lancashire courts in chaos as Raac adds to crisis
    by Helen Pidd North of England editor on 30/11/2023 at 9:45 am

    A day at Blackburn magistrates court highlights the confusion after closures in Blackpool and PrestonIt was a big day for AJ when he turned up at Blackpool magistrates court earlier this month. The 36-year-old was found guilty last month of harassing a young woman, and was returning to court to be sentenced. Prison was possible, so the stakes were high, particularly for someone with autism, agoraphobia and anxiety.Getting there from his home in Morecambe was no mean feat without a car: a […]

  • Mary Mitchell obituary
    by Ian Mitchell on 06/04/2023 at 3:43 pm

    My wife, Mary Mitchell, who has died aged 70 after a stroke, was a housewife who had a great capacity to overcome the troubles life threw at her.She was born in Leeds, the first child of Sylvia (nee Binney) and Bob Pickering, who were both architects, and was brought up in Preston, Lancashire. After attending Penwortham girls’ grammar school, she lived and worked in Swansea for a short time as a laboratory assistant before parting with her first husband and returning to Preston, where she met […]

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