Preston’s test tramline could be back on track

Deepdale

News and information on Deepdale in Preston, Lancashire. An area of the city known mainly for football as it is home to Deepdale the ground where Preston North End play. But it is also home to many residents in rows of tightly packed terraced housing.

A planning application has been submitted to use the old railway in Skeffington Road in Ribbleton as a test tramline. Preston Trampower‘s planning proposal sets out plans to use the […]

4 years ago Deepdale personal trainer helping ‘at risk’ people get safely back to exercising

A personal trainer from Deepdale is offering boot camp classes for people with health conditions including COPD, asthma and arthritis. The classes are run by Stella Sansom, who is trying […]

4 years ago New Deepdale firm helping small businesses during the pandemic

A new Deepdale firm is helping small businesses and local communities with a new service. Keep Britain Smiling has launched its gift box initiative to help others thrive during the […]

4 years ago Longridge and South Ribble are not included in the Preston local lockdown

After the announcement today of a government enforced local lockdown from midnight, many people in and around Preston are concerned about whether the lockdown will affect their household. The local […]

4 years ago Advertisement Advertisement New Deepdale Covid-19 test centre welcoming walk-ins

A new Covid-19 testing centre has opened in Deepdale today (Friday 7 August). The centre, which is based in the car park at Issa Medical Centre, is operating on a […]

4 years ago Pet sparrow from Deepdale reunited with family after going missing

A family from Deepdale have been reunited with their pet sparrow Rhia after she went missing on Monday (August 3). The family took her in after she dropped out of […]

4 years ago NHS thank Preston North End with life support training

Staff at Preston North End were given life support education as a ‘thank you’ for allowing their Deepdale facilities to be used for essential NHS training during Covid-19. Since the […]

4 years ago Ribble Urban Sketchers visit Preston virtually to create lockdown works of art

Ribble Urban Sketchers is a group from across Lancashire and beyond who meet once a month to sketch outdoors. They follow the directions from the Urban Sketching manifesto, where all […]

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