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Dunelm Preston shoppers help 50 in-need families beat summer holiday boredom

One of the donations made on behalf of Dunelm Shoppers at Dunelm in Preston have donate more than 50 gift packs to children during the summer holidays. Staff at the Preston Dunelm branch at the Capitol Centre partnered with […]

2 years ago
Preston City Council approves waiving rent arrears for three community groups

A sunlit Preston Town Hall Pic: Tony Worrall Preston City Council has effectively waived a total of £28,000 of rental payments for three community groups in order to ensure that they can continue to do their work. The […]

2 years ago
Sharoe Green hospital and life as nurse in the 1960s

Sharoe Green Hospital when it was a workhouse Pic: workhouses.org.uk Sharoe Green Hospital began life as a workhouse, in 1869, and was still used as a workhouse hospital until 1929. Preston Borough Council owned and operated it until the NHS […]

2 years ago
Police concerned for 42-year-old woman missing from Preston

Emma Fare Police are concerned about a woman who is missing from Preston. Emma Fare was last seen at about 10.28pm on Friday 25 August in Croft Street. The 42-year-old is white, […]

2 years ago
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Withy Grove Park sees car park expansion and changes

The revamped sports pitches at Withy Grove Pic: South Ribble Borough Council The car park at a popular Bamber Bridge park is being expanded. South Ribble Borough Council has announced a change to Withy Grove Park. A further 30 spaces are being […]

2 years ago
Bungalows needed to meet the Preston and South Ribble retirement boom

The Crownlee bungalows built in the 1980s Pic: Google The economics of building bungalows will always make them more difficult to deliver than houses – but the needs of an ageing population demand that the challenge they present is […]

2 years ago
Free wellbeing and hockey festival coming to Kirkham

UCLan and TeamREB hockey team A free wellbeing festival and hockey tournament is coming to Kirkham. Organised by local Rebecca Worthington, the event will take place on Sunday 3 September at Fylde Hockey Club. Rebecca […]

2 years ago
City of Preston 10k looking for marshals, set up and race HQ volunteers 

Preston 10k runners The SPAR City of Preston 10K, delivered by Quest Events returns on Sunday 24th September 2023 to Preston city centre.  For this year’s event, Quest Events is appealing for volunteers to […]

2 years ago
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