Preston's windiest corner

This week's weather has been a wild and thrilling mix of rain, hail, wind and snow. Surely the test for any precipitation device. The other afternoon I nipped out for a Christmas tree shaped donut and was caught in a weather vortex at the foot of the outdoor market. No sooner than you could say 'discount supermarket' I was spun round like a whirling dervish careering towards a six foot high window. Thankfully the wheels of an elderly person's shopper stopped me in my tracks and I was back on course again. As I pootled my way down Orchard Street, grasping at what was left of my umbrella, it got me thinking, umbrella manufacturers would be wise to send their brollies up to us Prestonians for testing.