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Penwortham paratrooper attempts 11 summits of Britain’s three Peaks

A Penwortham paratrooper has attempted to summit Britain’s three tallest peaks 11 times to raise funds for Support Our Paras. Beginning on Saturday 12 June, Ben Swarbrick aimed to scale […]

3 years ago
In Case You Missed It: Five stories from Preston this week June 19 to 25

We’ve had plenty of news to bring you from Preston over the past week. In a week where a Prestonian raised funds for Baby Beat by climbing Ben Nevis and with Covid-19 vaccinations […]

3 years ago
Four generations to take on Moonlight and Memories walk to remember much-loved family member

Four generations of a Lancashire family are coming together for St Catherine’s Hospice’s Moonlight and Memories Walk this summer. Eighty-year-old great-grandma Teresa Worden has rallied her family, friends and neighbours […]

3 years ago
Prestonian raises funds for Baby Beat by climbing Ben Nevis

A Preston man has taken on Ben Nevis to raise vital funds for a maternity services charity who helped him and his family through a very challenging time. Chris Wilding, […]

3 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Branded Rosemere mugs ensure visitors can stay hydrated in style

Rosemere Cancer Centre’s in-patient ward at Royal Preston Hospital has recently received £377 worth of mugs after Rosemere Cancer Foundation, the centre’s charity, bought 108 new mugs. The mugs are […]

3 years ago
Brothers raise over £5,000 in memory of their late grandad for Rosemere Cancer Foundation

Brothers Ryan and Liam Banks have recently completed the National Three Peaks to raise over £5,000 for Rosemere Cancer Foundation in memory of their beloved grandad. Not only did the […]

3 years ago
Emmaus Big Marathon Month sees communication specialists raise funds for the Preston branch

Employees from communications specialists Online Systems have teamed up to complete a long-distance fundraising challenge in support of homelessness charity Emmaus Preston. 20 staff from Cumbria-based Online Systems are aiming […]

3 years ago
Four-year-old Prestonian can join in with family activities after receiving specialist tricycle

Toby with his specialist tricycle A four-year-old from Preston is wowing cyclists after he received a game-changing specialist tricycle from a disabled children’s charity. Toby Savage has cerebral palsy, a life-long condition which affects his […]

3 years ago
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