r/Preston

Been looking and most 1 bed flats close to town center are around 800-900 which seems excessive for Preston. With council tax, water, wifi and heating you are looking at 1200£, who is able to afford this? I live in a shared house and wanted to get my own place but it seems like a distant dream after going through the listings

Pretty damning report from Ofsted. From Good to Special Measures in 4 years!

I need to get to liverpool airport for 5am next Weds, no trains :(

If i just get up mega early will an uber take me there? I dont wanna miss my flight coz no taxis are about then, or they wont take the job or something.

Thanks!

Hi,

My girlfriend is looking for a new nail place and I’d like to know if anyone has any recommendations.

She used to go to Love Nails in town but hasn’t been happy with a lot of their work.

Thanks

I used to work as a kitchen porter this time a year ago at deepdale stadium, I thought I'd leave as the season has ended and look for a better job to work alongside study(consistent/more hours). It has been over half a year of applying to jobs online with the occasional in person query. I've had a couple interviews with no success, most don't get back to you or give you an automated response starting with "unfortunately...", the whole process is honestly a bit dehumanising. At this point I don't really believe there are any jobs in Preston but if you beg to differ, please point me in any direction that's hiring, not that it will help much but I'm grasping at straws here

Hi everyone,

i know there are a lot of these types of posts going around, but I just wanted to put the feelers out to see if there are any art/creative hobby related groups going on in Preston that I'm currently unaware of. I’m not big on socials and understand a lot of this kind of thing may be advertised there and I'm missing it as a result.

I’m a creative person - in particular trying to get back into a routine with drawing/painting, but i also crochet and am learning to sew (very slowly).

i would also really love to learn how to make pottery in the future if anyone has recommendations of a good place to start out with that locally as its quite an involved hobby.

All this to say, it tends to be quite a solitary set of hobbies to have and i would love to feel more part of a community and meet like-minded people in real life. Adulting can be lonely when you have mostly solitary hobbies and i also think meeting other creative people might give me some incentive to stop procrastinating my projects, and to try new things.

so if anyone can point me in any kind of direction, or a fellow creative person sees this and wants to reach out - i’d be more than happy :)

Cheers guys!

Hi all, as the title says, looking for somewhere showing Eurovision around Penwortham or Preston this weekend. Looking for somewhere to sit with a bit of atmosphere. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Hi everyone

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Moved to Preston a few years ago and still haven’t really made many friends here. It's quite difficult as an adult 😱Looking to meet new people and make genuine friendships :)

I’m into gaming, sports, Muay Thai, hiking, and I’m a big foodie too. Always down for good conversations, training, trying new food spots, or just chilling.

Drop me a message if you’re local and wanna connect :)

Its twice in a row now that they havn't been emptied, both our street and the next street over. We complained two week ago and they did nothing about it.

I’m mid-20’s, just finished my master’s and moving to Preston. I’m looking to rent a room, and I had two viewings set up through SpareRoom for tomorrow after work.

One was for a room that had ‘female roommates only’ in the title, which made sense since the ad said just one person lived there alone, a woman. I asked to have a call this evening to confirm the woman I was talking to was who she said as I’ve had a bad experience before.

She delayed a bit, then agreed to a call. The person who ended up ringing me was a man, and when I asked where the woman I’d been talking to was, he said she was his wife and asked if I wanted to talk to her. I hung up 😭

The person with the second viewing got cagey when I asked them to confirm who they were or show me any more pictures/videos of the place than on the ad (even though they said they currently live there & were at home).

So I’m a bit stuck. Is SpareRoom not the best place to find a room in Preston? Any recommendations of where to look?

Last year I went to Stanley House Spa and they had a little garden bit where you sat on a lounger and it overlooked some nice fields, is there anywhere similar I can go in Preston? Bonus points for:

- Can get to via public transport / walking (I don't drive)

- Toilets nearby

I don't mind if it is in actual nature or a beer garden/cafe etc. I just wanted it to be somewhere you could close your eyes or read, rather than for socialsing

Are any of our local cinemas doing any of the mortal kombat popcorn buckets or merchandise?