News and information about the Garrison area of Preston, Lancashire. Part of the district of Fulwood the area includes Preston’s barracks and lots of new housing to the Eastern edge of the city.
Queens Lancashire Regiment Memorial Completed at National ArboretumAfter a nine-month delay forced by the Coronavirus emergency, an imposing memorial to Lancashire’s last single-county regiment has finally been installed at the National Memorial Arboretum, the nation’s year-round centre […]
3 years ago How to recycle your Christmas tree in Preston, South Ribble, Fylde, Ribble Valley, Wyre and West LancashireNow that the festive period is winding down, the Christmas decorations will soon be packed away for another year. But many people will be left unsure what to do with […]
3 years ago New Co-Op food store opens in former Fulwood restaurant buildingA new Co-op food store has opened in Fulwood on Friday, 4 December, following a £635,000 investment creating 12 jobs. The Garstang Road store runs on 100 per cent renewable […]
3 years ago Suspected arson at former Royal Garrison pub in FulwoodA joint investigation into a fire at the former Royal Garrison pub is underway. Preston Police and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service are looking into the suspected arson, which took place […]
3 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Fulwood Scarecrow fest now in full swingLocal community group We Are Fulwood has successfully started its very first scarecrow trail. Maps are available for residents to tick off all of the scarecrows they can find, with […]
3 years ago Local community invited to join in with Longsands school scarecrow trailLongsands Community Primary School is organising a scarecrow trail and inviting the local community to take part. The Fulwood school’s Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (PTFA) is encouraging people to […]
3 years ago Where Preston’s coronavirus hotspots are for latest available positive cases dataCoronavirus cases in Preston are spiking in central and eastern parts of the city. One Preston ward has one of the highest infection rates in all of Lancashire in the […]
3 years ago Work begins to turn former Fulwood pub into Muslim centreWork has started to turn the former Withy Trees pub in Fulwood into a Muslim place of worship, teaching centre and foodbank. Photos taken by a Brackenbury Road resident show […]
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