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In Case You Missed It: Five stories from Preston this week August 21 to 27

Jabberwocky from Rag and Bone This week, 16 and 17 year olds are being urged to take up their coronavirus vaccine and Covid cases have been dropping in 15 areas of Preston and South Ribble, […]

4 years ago
‘Dreams do come true’ as 17-year-old with quadriplegia cerebral palsy gets job at Preston North End

Brian Burdekin 17-year-old Brian Burdekin from Deepdale, who has quadriplegia cerebral palsy, is celebrating after starting his first job. Brian recently secured a role selling lottery tickets for Preston North End, and […]

4 years ago
New one-off outdoor event to replace Chorley Live

Performers at Chorley Live in 2019 Pic: Paul Heyes New event Chorley’s Big Weekend has been announced to take place in October, replacing Chorley Live for this year. The event will be a mix of indoor and outdoor activities […]

4 years ago
New cafe to come to Ormskirk Road in Preston city centre

A planning application for a new eatery in Preston city centre has been submitted. The proposals seek to convert the use of 36 Ormskirk Road from a Language School to […]

4 years ago
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The Parish of St Ambrose in Leyland announces arrival of new Vicar

Revd Paul Robinson The Parish of St Ambrose in Leyland has announced that they will be welcoming a new Vicar to the parish on Wednesday 1 September. Revd Paul Robinson was formerly the […]

4 years ago
UCLan’s graduation celebrations return

Thousands of students are returning to the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) for their long-awaited graduation ceremonies. Graduates from the classes of summer 2020, winter 2020 and summer 2021 will […]

4 years ago
Arts and culture festival Lancashire Encounter coming back to Preston

Lancashire Encounter will be back this September with an extended festival including performance, music, street theatre and art. Beginning on Friday 17 September, the event will take place at sites across […]

4 years ago
Preston MakeFest to be held at The Harris this weekend

Attendees at an #RJam event back in 2018 On Saturday 28 August Preston MakeFest will take place in the Harris for an afternoon expo event.  Prestonians are being invited to attend the exa.foundation’s very first showcase event, where […]

4 years ago
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