Preston City Council and the Friends of Winckley Square will honour a WWI soldier on Preston’s Roll of Honour in the run-up to Remembrance Day. Private Joseph Lee Lynch, a […]

Preston a military camp? In August 1914 war fever gripped the nation. Preston was a garrison town and a major railway hub, thus it rapidly became an armed camp with […]

The outstanding Great War 1918 ‘Final Advance to Victory’ V.C. group of five medals awarded to 21-year-old Preston-born, Private James Towers, 2nd Battalion, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) will go up for auction […]

Six-foot Tommies are popping up around Preston in remembrance of those who lost their lives in World War One. The transparent silhouettes are located at iconic places around the city […]

A wreath is laid by the club’s historian at Deepdale Before Saturday’s kick-off against Rotherham there was a pause for Preston North End players and fans alike. The club unveiled […]

UCLan is set to host a free World War One remembrance event. ‘Lancashire Remembers’ is being held as part of a national initiative to raise funds for armed forces and mental […]

The students laid a wreath at the grave of Corporal John McNamara VC A group of South Ribble students have journeyed to Belgium’s battlefields to honour local World War I soldiers. […]

Amongst the hustle and bustle of the city’s railway station there will be a moment taken to mark the Preston Pals. The station was a key gateway for soldiers heading […]