A former councillor who represented Broughton when the village’s sub-postmistress was wrongly prosecuted and later jailed after getting caught up in the Post Office scandal says that it was all […]
3 months ago Royal Preston Hospital maternity workers granted new staff roomSharoe Green Maternity Unit’s staff room at Royal Preston Hospital has had a refurbishment, funded by local charity, Baby Beat. Midwives and other maternity staff at Royal Preston now have […]
3 months ago Cold weather health alert upgraded to amber for Preston and LancashireA cold health alert due to rapidly falling temperatures has been upgraded to an amber alert by health bosses. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) had a yellow alert in […]
3 months ago Royal Preston Hospital department passes inspection with flying coloursLancashire Teaching Hospitals sterile services department has passed an ISO external audit, revealing no major or minor non-conformities. This means there are no deviations from specifications, standards or expectations in […]
3 months ago Advertisement Advertisement National Highways North West issues severe weather alert for snowA severe weather alert has been issued ahead of what is forecast to be a week of disruptive cold weather. National Highways has followed the UK Health Security Agency and […]
3 months ago Booking a GP appointment feels like ‘going into battle’A Lancashire woman has told NHS bosses in the county that she has sometimes avoided trying to book a GP appointment because dealing with reception staff can be so “confrontational”. […]
3 months ago Disabled man left unable to shop when new Preston Tesco opened without mobility scootersBlackpool Road’s Tesco store has now put mobility scooters in store after more than a month’s wait. The store has now confirmed that scooters are ready to use in the […]
3 months ago Dylan Crossey inquest to take place at County Hall for three daysA family’s seven year wait for answers about what happened to their son when he was hit by a car while out cycling may happen this week. Dylan Crossey was […]
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