To the south of Preston, Lostock Hall is an area between Penwortham and Walton-le-Dale. It has a railway station is within South Ribble. Its name comes from James de Lostock who in 1212 built Lostock’s Hall.
St Catherine’s Hospice secures research partnership with top Lancashire academicsA local charity has united with leading county academics to create an in-house research subcommittee. Lostock Hall’s St Catherine’s Hospice seeks to become a research-leading hospice, with innovative work steered […]
2 years ago Lostock Hall girl creates ‘Stand with Ukraine’ mugs to support relief effortA five-year-old South Ribble girl who felt moved by the war in Ukraine has raised £268 by making mugs to help fund the relief effort. Eden Buckley, who lives in […]
2 years ago Funding helps Preston hospice employ five new nursesPeople across Preston with life-shortening conditions will be able to stay at home thanks to more funding which will help fund five new specialist hospice nurses to visit patients. The […]
2 years ago Investigation continues into fire at two Penwortham homesDozens of firefighters attended a fire at the ground floor of two properties in Penwortham. Crews were called out at 12.22am on Saturday (26 February) with five fire engines from […]
2 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Solicitors to waive will-writing fees during St Catherine’s Hospice ‘Wills Week’Local solicitors will waive will-writing fees in exchange for a donation to St Catherine’s Hospice this March under the ‘Wills Week’ initiative. This year, the annual campaign is running from […]
2 years ago Preston McDonald’s group raises £6k for St Catherine’s HospiceA Preston McDonald’s franchisee and his group of restaurants have raised £6,144 for St Catherine’s Hospice in Lostock Hall. Preston, Blackpool, Leyland, Fleetwood, Chorley, Fulwood, and Lytham restaurants hosted fundraising events, including drive-thru car washes, raffles, […]
2 years ago Latest South Ribble planning applications week beginning January 31Below are the planning applications validated by South Ribble Borough Council in the week beginning January 31. Application to Vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans) and Condition 14 (FRA) of planning […]
2 years ago Preston mum-of-three says ‘trust your instincts’ after losing beloved husband to brain tumourAfter her ‘fit and healthy’ husband died from a brain tumour, a Preston mum-of-three says anyone who is worried they may have a tumour should ‘trust their instincts’. Lara Griffith’s […]
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