- ‘Russian Lidl’ set to open soon in Preston once finishing touches have been added to the store
- Five months of road closures between Broughton and Whittingham to build new aqueduct
- To the workhouse! Bed sharing and the ‘itch’ in Victorian Preston
- Discovering Preston’s former cinema sites (part one)
- New Covid rules from 21 June to 19 July and latest Preston and Lancashire Delta variant guidance
Cruel vandals destroy tribute to key workers in Avenham and Miller park
Posted on - 13th November, 2020 - 3:17pm | Author - Danielle Kate Wroe | Posted in - Crime, Parks, Preston Council, Preston News
During the coronavirus pandemic, the nation’s focus has been on thanking the NHS and other key workers for the amazing hard work they do.
Advertisement
Unfortunately today (Friday 13 November), @ParksInPreston have reported the ‘Thank You Key Workers’ sign and flowerbed in Avenham and Miller Park has been vandalised.
One angry Twitter user said: “Absolutely disgusting. Find them and make them pay for and replant everything, and pick every leaf up in Avenham!”
Preston City Council said their fantastic team will restore the sign and re-plant the flower bed.
Find more stories in your local area below
Read more: Latest news and updates from Blog Preston
Share Preston in pictures
View more
Advertisement
Subscribe to the newsletter
Sign up below to receive Blog Preston's weekly newsletter. It wings its way into inboxes every Sunday rounding up our best content from the last week and a look ahead to what's happening.
Advertisement News by locationFind news by location, select an area of your choice to be kept up to date with the latest goings on.
Advertisement
Categories
Find news by category, select an category of your choice to be kept up to date with the latest goings on.